Bachelor of Accounting

You'll graduate career-ready, with both technical and professional competencies. The courses also teaches highly-valued generic skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork/collaboration and effective communication.

In your accounting degree, you'll have the flexibility to build on the core skills developed in your first year by choosing a major in your second year. This will also prepare you for a career in areas such as:

• financial planning
• business analytics
• risk management
• finance and data
• information systems management.

In the final year, you will complete two business capstone units, which gives you the opportunity to take part in a multidisciplinary group project or a research challenge competition. You may also complete two minors to expand your knowledge and enhance your employability. There are extensive opportunities to engage in workplace-based projects and authentic case-based scenarios.

By graduation, you will develop conceptual knowledge in accounting and become qualified for accreditation with CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

If you would like a strong conceptual knowledge in sustainability and global trends in accounting, the Bachelor of Accounting will prepare your with specialist knowledge and skills.

By completing the Bachelor of Accounting you will:

• execute case studies and business plans
• assess and execute an evidence-based capstone activity
• adapt cross-disciplinary knowledge to evaluate business decisions with creativity
• develop specialist knowledge in accounting, data analytics and finance to succeed in the profession.

This professional accounting degree gives you the technical and theoretical accounting knowledge as well as the analytical, communication and financial skills. These will prepare you for a career in any accounting firm, large or small. Accountants work in commerce, public or chartered accounting firms, government organisations, not-for-profit sectors, or as individual practitioners.

Career opportunities include:

• Accountant including Certified Practising, Chartered, or Forensic/Investigative
• Auditor
• Budget Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Business Risk and Governance Consultant
• Tax Consultant/Certified Tax Agent
• Financial Analyst, Controller, Project Manager
• Stockbroker
• Data Analyst

Check the average accountant salary at Labour Market Insights.

To attain the award of Bachelor of Accounting, students will be required to completed 288 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points of First Year Core studies
• 96 credit points of Professional Core studies
• 96 credit points made up of either:

Option A:

• 96 credit points of Major studies from the approved list

OR
Option B:

• 48 credit points of Minor studies BMIFPS Finance and Professional Skills AND
• 48 credit points of Minor studies from the approved list

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

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