Applied Finance courses

As one of the country’s foremost providers of applied finance education, Kaplan Professional offers a range of purpose-built online postgraduate qualifications. These are ideal for ambitious and driven individuals who are looking to succeed in a competitive banking and finance industry across Australia and abroad.

Our long-standing qualifications are designed to help you build specialist technical knowledge and critical skills necessary to operate effectively in ever-changing local and global markets, while positioning yourself for senior leadership positions.

Each qualification is designed and developed in consultation with leading academics and industry experts. This experience and insight offers an unrivalled combination of advanced technical rigour with practical and relevant learning centred on real-world industry outcomes.

With 100% online delivery, six annual intakes, personalised support and a wide range of electives to choose from, you can tailor your learning experience to suit your career and personal preferences.

Higher Education

Master of Applied Finance


Leading online degree designed for ambitious and savvy individuals who are looking for advanced academic rigour, but thrive on practical and real-world learning immediately applicable in the workplace, and directly relevant to future career roles.

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Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance


Set the direction of a financial career with the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance. Individuals can choose to specialise in a particular area of professional practice, or follow a generalist pathway and study the subjects of interest.

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Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance


Kaplan Professional’s Graduate Certificate provides individuals with the essential foundation knowledge and skills to climb the corporate ladder in an increasingly global market.

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Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance


Corporate finance is not just for bankers and accountants any more. With global opportunities and skills shortages, knowledge of how and why the finance industry works is more important than ever before in developing a career – and graduate education is the key to gaining this knowledge.

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Specialist programs

Business Valuation Specialisation


The Business Valuation Specialisation is offered to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand members via two pathways.

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NZX Adviser Course


Kaplan Professional, in conjunction with NZX Limited, is offering two New Zealand tailored subjects along with Kaplan Professional’s higher education subjects for the completion of the NZX Limited Diploma.

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Testimonials

Jessica Effeney

Hear how Jessica has benefited from Kaplan Professional’s online flexibility and unrivaled student support throughout her Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance studies.

Calen Wright

Hear how Calen has benefited from the flexibility and support of Kaplan Professional’s postgraduate applied finance qualifications, while learning practical and relevant outcomes he can apply directly to his career.

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