Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Management) BBus(Acc)/ BBus(Mgt)

Important information
The course
Course objectives
Professional accreditation
Venue
Credit for work done elsewhere
Course structure

Important information

Course code: 1334

Course director: Ms Nell Kimberley

The Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Management) double degree course is a combination of two degree programs and is structured so that successful completion leads to the award of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Bachelor of Business (Management).

Course objectives

The objective of this double degree program is to provide an integrated course of undergraduate studies in Accounting and Management. On completion its graduates should have:

a broad understanding and appreciation of management issues with emphasis on the role of accounting within an organisation;
developed effective interpersonal and communication skills with continuous independent and critical thinking;
an understanding of the external environment within which business operates and, in particular, emphasis on Australia's international context;
developed critical analytical and technical skills within the accounting environment;
the skills, opportunity and encouragement to progress into post-graduate studies and/or research;

Professional accreditation

The degree satisfies the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Venue

Day and evening classes are offered at the Caulfield campus and day classes at the Peninsula campus.

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)/Bachelor of Business (Management):

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 (post-1989) are eligible for up to a maximum of eight subjects on a subject-by-subject basis to be determined by the course director.