Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce

Admission Requirements

The Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce is offered in the following majors: Accounting, Professional Accounting, Economics, Management & Public Administration, Official Statistics, Population Studies & Demography, and Land Management.
The general admission requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma are:
i) A USP bachelor’s degree with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in the 200 and 300 level courses of the relevant discipline;
ii) A tertiary qualification deemed by Senate or its delegate to be equivalent to clause (a);
iii) A professional qualification deemed by Senate or its delegate to be equivalent to clause (a);
iv) In exceptional cases, demonstrated experience or achievement deemed by Senate or its delegate to be sufficient; or
v) Have met the mature student admission criteria.

Notwithstanding the provisions set out above, Senate or its delegate may require applicants to demonstrate their suitability for admission by carrying out such work and/or sitting for such examinations as it may determine. A 400 level course taken as a qualifying course for the Postgraduate Diploma may become part of a future postgraduate programme.

Courses

The Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (Tourism & Hospitality Management) consists of four courses. DG400, TS401, plus one of TS402, TS403 or TS405; plus one 400 level elective course (such as one of the TS courses or DG408, DG417, DG422, LM402, MG401, MG402, MG412).

Programme Requirements

The Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (Tourism & Hospitality Management) consists of four courses. DG400, TS401, plus one of TS402, TS403 or TS405; plus one 400 level elective course (such as one of the TS courses or DG408, DG417, DG422, LM402, MG401, MG402, MG412).