Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
Australian Catholic University
About
Unlike pure accounting degrees, our Bachelor of Accounting and Finance will broaden your career choices.
In addition to graduating with an extensive corporate accounting education, you will gain a good understanding of financial instruments, institutions, markets and systems.
This course also covers financial decision-making under uncertainty which can be applied to careers in banking, financial consulting, funds management, merchant banking, stockbroking or treasury.
Future employers will know instantly what you are qualified in when you apply with a named degree.
And you’ll be eligible for membership with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the Institute of Public Accountants.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | BUSN113 Managing people and organisations | ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting | BUSN111 Working with technology | BUSN112 Managing markets |
| Year 1 - Semester 2 | STAT207 Business data analysis | BIPX202 Community engagement: building strengths and capabilities (Pre: UNCC100 or PHCC102 or PHCC104) | LEGL101 Introduction to business law: legal frameworks for businesses | UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHCC102 Being Human or PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life |
| Year 2 - Semester 1 | ACCT204 Management accounting (Pre: ACCT100) | ACCT207 Financial accounting (Pre: ACCT100) | BAFN205 Financial instruments and institutions | BAFN200 Principles of finance |
| Year 2 - Semester 2 | ACCT209 Corporate accounting (Pre: ACCT207) | LEGL201 Company law: directors and corporate regulation (Pre: LEGL101) | BAFN306 Entrepreneurial finance | BAFN204 Portfolio management: investing wisely (Pre: BAFN200) |
| Year 3 - Semester 1 | ECON200 Economics: policy frameworks and markets | LEGL300 Taxation law (Pre: LEGL101) | ACCT305 Accounting information systems (Pre: ACCT100) | UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100, PHCC102, PHCC104) Or PHCC320 The Just Society |
| Year 3 - Semester 2 | ACCT300 Auditing (Pre: ACCT209) | ACCT303 Strategic management accounting (Pre: ACCT204) | BUSN304 Working with diversity and conflict (Pre: Completion of 80 cp) or BIPX301 Professional experience | BAFN307 Financial risk management (Pre: BAFN200) |
Entry requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3)
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English
Or be admitted under the Passion 4 Business Program.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
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