C10235v1 Bachelor of Accounting

Note(s)

This is a scholarship degree for current school leavers only.

This course is not offered to international students.

Overview

The Bachelor of Accounting is a cooperative education program in accounting. It is an intensive course offered in conjunction with major employers. Students complete a compulsory first major in Accounting, and receive a scholarship and full-time work training.

This course is a specialist degree for high-achieving students who view an accounting career as an excellent foundation for future business leadership. All students in the course receive a $40,000 scholarship, a year of full-time work training, and are encouraged to complete a second major or sub-major in another business discipline. It has a historical 100 per cent graduate employment rate.

Career options

Career options include accountant, management accountant, business analyst, investment manager, auditor, taxation adviser. Experienced accountants are highly sought in marketing, information systems, consulting and government.

Additional admission requirements

This is an intensive scholarship course intended primarily for current school leavers. Special application and selection procedures apply, including an early closing date for applications. Refer to the Bachelor of Accounting website for full details on application and selection:

Additional assumed knowledge

Mathematics and any two units of English.

Course duration and attendance

The course is completed in three years of full-time study, which includes two separate half years of full-time work training. Some subjects are fast-tracked over Summer session, while others are taken part-time during full-time work training, to allow completion of the degree within three years.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Accounting comprises 150 credit points. All students must complete nine foundation core subjects and a compulsory Accounting major, and choose from a second major, two sub-majors, or a sub-major plus four electives. Electives or structured elective sequences (totalling 24 credit points) can be taken from any faculty in the University, or from another university or its equivalent, with Faculty approval.

Industrial training/professional practice

This course includes two separate half-years of full-time work training, with two different sponsoring employers.

The first work training period (internship) is in the second half of the first year of the course; the second internship is in the first half of the third year of the course. Students are not paid by the work training employer during these internships, but continue to receive their scholarship.

Course completion requirements

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Course program

A typical program is shown below, followed by the lists of available second majors and sub-majors.

Honours

Matriculation to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) is available. This is offered on a one-year, full-time basis.

Professional recognition

CPA Australia; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

Students successfully completing the Bachelor of Accounting satisfy the Accounting major educational requirements for undergraduate membership of both CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Other information

Further information is available from the Bachelor of Accounting website: