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Bachelor of Accounting

Bachelors Degree

Course snapshot

Domestic snapshot

  • Course abbreviation

    BAcc

  • Course code

    3002107

  • Credit points

    288

  • Equivalent units

    24

  • Indicative Fee

    Commonwealth supported

Overview

Accountants play a critical role within businesses as they provide financial advice and work strategically across all levels. Southern Cross University's Bachelor of Accounting has been designed to meet the changing needs of business with subjects aimed at producing work ready graduates who have the scope of skills to suit both private practice and a range of other industries.

Graduate AttributeCourse Learning Outcome
Intellectual rigour

Exercise critical thinking and judgement under supervision in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence to provide possible solutions to routine business problems in straightforward contexts.

Creativity

Critically apply integrated theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine business issues.

Ethical practice

Demonstrate exercising judgement under supervision to solve routine business problems in straightforward contexts and professional situations using social, sustainable, ethical, economic, regulatory and global perspectives.

Knowledge of a discipline

Demonstrate a broad coherent, theoretical and technical knowledge of the accounting discipline and a deeper knowledge in a chosen field speciality area of tax, financial services or business advisory services.

Lifelong learning

Reflect on, assess and regulate their own learning capabilities and performance feedback to identify action learning opportunities and self-improvements with personal autonomy. Locate, analyse, evaluate, and use information from a range of sources.

Communication and social skills

Justify and communicate clear, coherent and independent business advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to influence specialists and non-specialists. Contribute expertise in collaboration with others and in a team to provide possible solutions to routine business problems in a straightforward context.

Cultural competence

Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous Australian contemporary realities and protocols and cultural competence in local, Australia-wide and/or global settings.

Students may choose as electives, one or two double-weighted internship units. 

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Law

Location Teaching period UAC code QTAC code
Coffs Harbour Session 1, Session 2 338159 052251
Gold Coast Session 1, Session 2, Session 3 332162 052461
Lismore Session 1, Session 2 332103 052211
Online Session 1, Session 2, Session 3 N/A N/A

Career Outcomes

Southern Cross University has accreditation for this course with the following professional bodies:

  • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA)
  • Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia

Southern Cross University has applied for accreditation for this course with the following professional bodies:

  • Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)

This accreditation will enable graduates to enrol in CA, CPA Australia, and the IPA postgraduate programs. 

Requirements

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.

Entry requirements

Credit for prior learning

Generally, students seeking advanced standing will be assessed on a case-by -case basis due to strict accreditation requirements for this degree.

Course requirements

To be eligible for the Bachelor of Accounting a candidate shall successfully complete not less than twenty-four (24) units (288 credit points) comprising:

  1. all units listed in Part A; and
  2. one four (4) unit stream from Part B; or
  3. four (4) elective units from Part C.

Course structure

Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.

Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.

Unit Code Unit Title Available Credit points Level of learning Notes

Year 1, Session 1

ACC00151 -  Financial Accounting Intermediate
COM00207 -  Communication in Organisations Introductory
LAW00150 -  Introduction to Business Law Introductory Note 1
MAT10251 -  Statistical Analysis Intermediate

Year 1, Session 2

ACC00146 -  Management Accounting Advanced
ECO10250 -  Economics for Decision Making Introductory Note 2
LAW00004 -  Company Law Intermediate Note 1
MKT00075 -  Marketing Principles Introductory

Year 2, Session 1

ACC00152 -  Business Finance Advanced Note 2
FIN10254 -  Financial Institutions, Instruments and Markets Advanced Note 2
MNG10247 -  Managing Organisations Introductory
SOC10236 -  Applied Ethics and Sustainability Intermediate

Year 2, Session 2

ACC00132 -  Taxation Advanced Note 1
ACC00145 -  Financial Reporting Advanced
FIN10709 -  Foundations of Finance Intermediate Note 2
LAW01125 -  Stock Exchange and Finance Law Intermediate Note 2

Year 3, Session 1

ACC00130 -  Auditing Advanced
Advanced Management Accounting
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C

Year 3, Session 2

Business Analytics and Big Data
MNG00314 -  Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advanced
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C

Unit Code Unit Title Available Credit points Level of learning Notes

Year 1, Session 2

ACC00151 -  Financial Accounting Intermediate
COM00207 -  Communication in Organisations Introductory
ECO10250 -  Economics for Decision Making Introductory Note 2
MKT00075 -  Marketing Principles Introductory

Year 2, Session 1

ACC00152 -  Business Finance Advanced Note 2
FIN10254 -  Financial Institutions, Instruments and Markets Advanced Note 2
LAW00150 -  Introduction to Business Law Introductory Note 1
MAT10251 -  Statistical Analysis Intermediate

Year 2, Session 2

ACC00145 -  Financial Reporting Advanced
ACC00146 -  Management Accounting Advanced
FIN10709 -  Foundations of Finance Intermediate Note 2
LAW00004 -  Company Law Intermediate Note 1

Year 3, Session 1

Advanced Management Accounting
ACC00130 -  Auditing Advanced
MNG10247 -  Managing Organisations Introductory
SOC10236 -  Applied Ethics and Sustainability Intermediate

Year 3, Session 2

Business Analytics and Big Data
ACC00132 -  Taxation Advanced Note 1
LAW01125 -  Stock Exchange and Finance Law Intermediate Note 2
MNG00314 -  Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advanced

Year 4, Session 1

Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C
Choose one (1) unit from Part B or Part C

Note 1:

This unit is mandatory to meet the educational requirements for the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) Registration

Note 2:

This unit is mandatory for ASIC’s Regulatory Guide 146 generic and/or specialist knowledge requirements for financial advisers (RG146 Registration)

Note 3:

Internship A is a double-weighted unit (24 credit points) requiring a 16 unit pre-requisite including the Professional Development for the Workplace unit (MNG10476). All internship placements must be approved by the Work Integrated Learning Coordinator, prior to commencement.

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes

Part A
ACC00130 Auditing Advanced
ACC00132 Taxation Advanced Note 1
ACC00145 Financial Reporting Advanced
ACC00146 Management Accounting Advanced
ACC00151 Financial Accounting Intermediate
ACC00152 Business Finance Advanced Note 2
ACC73001 Advanced Management Accounting
ACC73002 Business Analytics and Big Data
COM00207 Communication in Organisations Introductory
ECO10250 Economics for Decision Making Introductory Note 2
FIN10254 Financial Institutions, Instruments and Markets Advanced Note 2
FIN10709 Foundations of Finance Intermediate Note 2
LAW00004 Company Law Intermediate Note 1
LAW00150 Introduction to Business Law Introductory Note 1
LAW01125 Stock Exchange and Finance Law Intermediate Note 2
MAT10251 Statistical Analysis Intermediate
MKT00075 Marketing Principles Introductory
MNG00314 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advanced
MNG10247 Managing Organisations Introductory
SOC10236 Applied Ethics and Sustainability Intermediate

Part B
Complete four (4) units from one of the following streams:

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes
Complete four (4) units from below:
ACC00131 Advanced Auditing Advanced
ACC00148 Advanced Financial Reporting Advanced
MNG00114 Competitive Strategy Advanced
MNG10476 Professional Development for the Workplace Intermediate
MNG10714 The Human Resource Management Expert Practitioner Intermediate
MNG10720 Research for Business and Tourism Advanced
MNG73005 Internship A Advanced Note 3

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes
Complete the following four (4) units:
FIN00126 International Finance Advanced Note 2
FIN10252 Financial Planning Advanced Note 2
FIN10711 Portfolio Management Advanced Note 2
FIN10712 Financial Risk Management Advanced Note 2

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes
Complete the following two (2) units plus any other two (2) units from Part B:
ACC00134 Advanced Taxation Advanced Note 1
LAW71005 Property Principles Introductory Note 1

Part C

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes
ACC00131 Advanced Auditing Advanced
ACC00134 Advanced Taxation Advanced Note 1
ACC00148 Advanced Financial Reporting Advanced
FIN00126 International Finance Advanced Note 2
FIN10252 Financial Planning Advanced Note 2
FIN10711 Portfolio Management Advanced Note 2
MNG00114 Competitive Strategy Advanced
FIN10712 Financial Risk Management Advanced Note 2
MNG10476 Professional Development for the Workplace Intermediate
MNG10714 The Human Resource Management Expert Practitioner Intermediate
MNG10720 Research for Business and Tourism Advanced
MNG73005 Internship A Advanced Note 3
LAW71005 Property Principles Introductory Note 1