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Fee paying postgraduate:
Full-time - $19,760.00 pa
Part-time - $9,880.00 pa
Our Graduate Diploma of Customs Administration aims to qualify individuals from a variety of backgrounds, including customs and other public sector agencies and businesses involved in cross-border trade, to apply advanced knowledge and skills in a range of professional customs administration contexts. This course integrates technical skills with specialised customs administration theory and practice, and serves as a pathway to further learning.
Designed by CCES, this customs administration course has been formed via collaboration between industry, government and international agencies, including WCO. CCES is the world's leading provider of training and education in the highly specialised area of customs and border management.
Throughout your studies you'll gain knowledge about international customs policy and practice including key international instruments affecting customs operations and regulatory practices in conformity with the rules of international law. You'll also gain an understanding of key conventions, standards, guidelines and recommended practices of WCO.
Apply your knowledge and skills to a diverse range of problems faced by practitioners in, or those who interact with, border administrations. This includes different approaches to managing the import, export and transit of goods from the perspective of private and public sector organisations involved in cross-border trade.
Gain advanced in-depth technical skills in traditional and topical aspects of international customs law and customs administration preparing them to effectively apply complex policy and practice in workplaces focused on cross-border trade. Strengthen your judgement, adaptability and responsibility for customs administration roles.
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Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.
Enhance your employment options and advancement in customs administration, public sector agencies and businesses involved in cross-border trade. Deliver key customs brokerage and freight forwarding operations. Protect public health and safety and reduce crime through robust operations and procedures regulating transportation between countries. Apply policy in an ever-shifting environment, taking into account complex regulatory and legal implications. Ensure policy responses are compliant with GATT/WTO law, other international legal obligations and emerging and topical aspects of international trade. Resolve problems relating to cross-border trade with well-developed practical responses that meet international obligations while achieving national trade policy objectives.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| CUS401 | Customs Management Theory and Practice | 16 credit pts | ||
| CUS402 | International Customs Law | 16 credit pts |
| Select 32 points from the following: Students who wish to progress to the Master of Customs Administration must complete CUS551 Customs Research Methods (8). | ||||
| CUS423 | Environment Taxation | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS503 | International Trade Policy and Practice | 16 credit pts | ||
| CUS504 | Border Revenue | 16 credit pts | ||
| CUS520 | Excise | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS521 | Customs Reform and Modernisation | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS522 | International Supply Chain Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS530 | International Air Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS531 | Maritime Enforcement | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS532 | Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective | 8 credit pts | ||
| CUS551 | Customs Research Methods | 8 credit pts |
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Applicants for the Graduate Diploma of Customs Administration should hold:
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