Bachelor of Business (Accounting) BBus(Acc)

• Important information
• The course
• Objectives
• Professional accreditation
• Venue
• Credit for work done elsewhere
• Course structure
  • Year one
  • Year two
  • Year three
  • Electives

Important information

Course code: 0315

Course director: Mr John Rice

The course

The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) course is designed to provide graduates with high level skills in both the specialised field of accounting and the general field of business management. Graduates will be capable of pursuing careers in professional accounting and a wide range of business fields.

The course blends a conceptual theoretical framework with practical applications and covers basic discipline material through to more specialised accounting strand requirements. Graduates will be well equipped to seek employment in both private and public-sector enterprises.

Objectives

On completion of this course students should:

• be able to apply rigorous theoretical and practical skills in accounting and corporate finance, as a basis for professional practice;
• have developed skills in management, marketing, economic principles, quantitative methods and strategic thinking;
• demonstrate the capacity to effectively synthesise and communicate knowledge when analysing and solving problems;
• appreciate the need for independent learning, adaptability and continuing education to meet the demands of a constantly changing business environment;
• have developed skills in interpersonal behaviour along with critical, analytical and technical skills within the accounting environment;
• have satisfied the membership requirements of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators;
• be ready for the market place in terms of practical knowledge and technical competence.

Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) is recognised by both the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia as meeting academic requirements for membership. However, students are advised to note the specific requirements for each of these bodies.

Venue

Day and evening classes are offered at the Caulfield campus. At the Peninsula campus students may be able to timetable classes between 8 am and 6 pm. Part-time Peninsula students must be prepared to attend day classes as necessary.

Credit for work done elsewhere

In addition to part one, section four of the degree regulations, the following credit transfers have been standardised for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting):

• Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators will be granted credit for three subjects.
• Holders of a recognised Certificate of Business Studies are eligible for credit for up to a maximum of four subjects in the course, to be determined by the course director.
• Holders of an Associate Diploma in Accounting from a TAFE college (prior to 1989 entry) are eligible for up to a maximum of six subjects on a subject-by-subject basis, depending on the specialisation undertaken in the Associate Diploma in Accounting.
• Holders of an Associate Diploma in Accounting from a TAFE college (post-1989 entry) are eligible for up to eight subjects credit. A maximum of eight subjects on a subject-by-subject basis is possible for an approved articulation program.
• Students who are members of an approved professional accounting body will be admitted to year two of the course. A list of approved professional bodies is available from the Syme Department of Accounting and the Peninsula campus administration offices.

Course structure

Candidates enrolled before 1988 will undertake the equivalent to the course set out in the Chisholm Institute of Technology handbook for the year in which they first enrolled, unless advised to the contrary. Where there has been a break in study other than by leave of absence, the candidates will undertake the equivalent to the course set out in the handbook for the year in which study is resumed.

Year one

First semester

• ACC1110 Accounting and financial decision making
• FIN1010 Commercial law
• MGM1230 Business communication
• MKT1120 Marketing theory and practice

• ACC1121 Accounting systems and procedures
• ECN1640 Business mathematics and statistics
• FIN1710 Macroeconomics
• MGM1300 Introduction to management

Year two

First semester

• ACC2391 Cost accounting
• ACC2491 Company reporting
• FIN1300 Money and capital markets
• MKT2111 Buyer behaviour

• ACC0011 Elective
• ACC2051 Financial modelling
• ACC2431 Management accounting
• FIN2710 Microeconomics

Year three

First semester

• ACC0021 Elective
• ACC2631 Financial management
• ACC3491 Advanced financial accounting theory and practice
• MGM3401 Strategic management

• ACC0031 Elective
• ACC3781 Corporate takeovers and insolvency
• ACC3791 International accounting
• MKT3141 Issues in competitive advantage

Electives

Electives can be chosen from those offered by the Syme Department of Accounting or any department within the university, providing that they are at the appropriate level, and prerequisites are met. Students who wish to meet the educational requirements for membership of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA), and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), will need to choose their elective subjects carefully. Electives must be approved by the course director.

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