Bachelor of Accounting

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

Understand and apply the required technical and professional competencies of a recognised accounting professional in a range of business contexts.

Evaluate inputs from a variety of sources and stakeholders to ensure that the interests of others (including organisational, cultural and environmental), and the fundamental ethical values of integrity, objectivity and confidentiality are recognised.

Evaluate the use of digital technologies, mechanisation, computerisation, and/or automation to support current and future business processes as a future focused accounting professional.

Communicate specialist advice and decisions and work with to others to achieve organisational goals and provide professional expertise.

Exercise professional judgement using critical and reflective thinking and self-directed learning to continue developing as a self-reliant, ethical, and responsible accounting professional.

Leverage a well-developed professional identity by exhibiting the human capabilities and knowledge demanded of professional accountants and by modern organisations.

When Can I Start?

Not offered this year

Admission Requirements

Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting all advertised eligibility requirements, or satisfying the requirements of an approved non-standard admission pathway.

The University of Southern Queensland accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian senior secondary qualifications (such as the QCE or HSC), overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as GCE-A Levels), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, work experience, and completed enabling programs.

For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:
Domestic Applicants
International Applicants

English Language Requirements

All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University's English Language requirement. Further information regarding English language requirements can be found here

Recognition of Prior Learning for Credit

If you have prior work or other life experience or have studied previously, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL) for credit. Credit can help reduce your tuition fees, study load and the time it takes to complete your degree.

Learn more about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for credit.

Program Rules

The Bachelor of Accounting comprises 24 single-unit courses as indicated in the table below. Students are not permitted to complete more than ten (10) Level 1 courses as part of the program.

4 x Core courses
1 x 12-unit major (Professional Accounting)

plus one of the following:
second major* (8 units) (Finance, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Management, Marketing or Emergent Leadership) or
2 x 4-unit minors**
or
1 x 4-unit minor and 4 elective courses.

*Note: The Finance major is a recommended second major for students not wishing to undertake the Tax Practitioner and Finance minors.
**Note: The Tax Practitioner Minor and Finance minor are recommended combinations.

Program Structure

Core

4 Units

12-unit Major

12 Units

Plus one of the following

8 Units

Second Major

8 Units

2 x 4-unit minors

8 Units

1 x 4-unit minor and 4 elective courses

8 Units

Recommended Enrolment Patterns

The Recommended Enrolment Patterns will help you decide which courses to study and when. They take into account course pre-requisites, co-requisites and timetabling requirements.

You may choose to study fewer units than the full time pattern, or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so you should use these as a guide to best structure your studies, ensuring all requisites are met.

Professional Recognition/Accreditation

Tax Practitioners Board

CPA Australia

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Fees

At UniSQ fees are generally charged at course level and are therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors, such as a student's residency status.

For more information regarding fees and additional expenses of UniSQ programs, visit our Fees page.

Pathways, Exits and Articulations

Exit

Pathway

If you do not meet the entry requirements for this program a Pathway program may provide an alternative pathway.

Exit

An exit award is a lower-level qualifications you may be eligible to receive upon completing a portion of a program.

Articulation

With preset credit arrangements, an articulation establishes a clear pathway that allows students to move from one program—whether completed or partially completed—to another.

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