Accounting & Finance courses

About Graduate Diploma In Accounting in Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Understand and process accounting information in a range of business environments.

This qualification allows you to add a specialisation in accounting to further your career.

You will use your existing graduate skills or extensive experience to start your business study at the equivalent level to the final year of a business degree.

The Graduate Diploma in Accounting is a great option if you are seeking promotion in your existing employment, wish to widen your skill and knowledge base and keep ahead in the knowledge game or if you are considering a career change, including self-employment.

Your studies will see you process and evaluate a full set of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices in New Zealand. On completion, you will demonstrate a technical, analytical and conceptual understanding of the role of accounting in the business environment.

Employment pathways

As a graduate of this programme, you will be qualified to work in a range of accounting roles including financial accounting, management accounting and business consulting.

Internship with study

When you study this programme you have the option to apply for an internship at a local company.

The Internship with study is organised through the NMIT Internship Coordinator. Find out more about how to apply for an Internship with Study here.

The internship will allow you to gain valuable business experience and a reference for your CV which may assist you with your next step up the corporate ladder in New Zealand.

Graduate outcomes

Graduates of this programme will be able to:

• Demonstrate and apply core business competences such as - but not limited to - critical thinking, decision making, negotiation, presentation, problem solving, managing self and others.
• Research, assess and critically evaluate business information relevant to their selected business areas and business environment and communicate this information in both written and oral form.
• Evaluate and adopt different approaches to decision making as required by the environment.
• Practise business in a legal, sustainable, ethical and culturally appropriate manner.
• Demonstrate a technical, analytical and conceptual understanding of the role of accounting in the business environment.
• Process and evaluate a full set of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices in New Zealand.

Academic qualification equivalents

• An undergraduate degree from an overseas tertiary institution, deemed by the New Zealand Qualifications 

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS        :       overall academic score of at least 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each band)
• TOEFL      :       Score of 60 (with a writing score of 20)
• PTE           :      Academic) score of 50

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