Bachelor of Accounting/Diploma of Laws

The Bachelor of Accounting/Diploma of Laws is a unique course that prepares you to qualify as an accountant and teaches you about the legal issues affecting accounting practices.

The course is an opportunity to gain two qualifications in three years (if you study full time) and expand your career prospects as a more sought-after accountant in the corporate world.

The Bachelor of Accounting will give you the employment and professional skills you need in a rapidly changing business environment.

You will learn about financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, business law, corporate law, and finance.

The course also develops your communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.

The Diploma of Laws is designed to give you an understanding of the law, without committing to a full law degree.

You will gain a broad understanding of how the legal system and legal processes impact corporate accounting.

During the course, you will choose from a range of specialist units in law, so you can tailor your studies to suit your accounting interests and career goals.

On completing the diploma, you can apply to study a Bachelor of Laws and transfer credits for the units you have completed, so you can finish your degree faster.

Common Units(2 units) - 20

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below. CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (compulsory) Plus either: CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (new title from 2016), or CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Core Units(17 units) - 170

Compulsory Core units totalling 170 credit points as detailed below. Law Core Unit LWZ115 Legal Process Accounting Core Units ACT102 Introduction to Accounting COM105 Business Communications ECO107 Economics and the Modern Business Enterprise (replaces ECO105 from S2 2020) LAW105 Introduction to Business Law MAN105 Introduction to Management QAB105 Business Research Methods (new title 2020) ACT202 Management Accounting ACT204 Financial Accounting FIN205 Business Finance LAW205 Commercial and Corporate Law for Accountants ACT301 Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues ACT302 Strategic Management Accounting ACT303 Principles of Auditing ACT304 Accounting Information Systems ACT305 Corporate Accounting TAX305 Taxation

Specialist Elective(5 units) - 50

Law Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below. Students cannot include more than 10 credit points (one unit) of Specialist Electives at 100 level. Law Specialist Elective Units LWA110 Legal History (offered each year) LWA111 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law LWA113 Customary Law (next offered 2021) LWA210 Contemporary Issues LWA213 Family Law (next offered 2021) LWA217 Resources and Energy Law LWA221 Human Rights Law LWA316 Intellectual Property Law LWA319 Private International Law (next offered 2021) LWA321 Public International Law LWA325 Succession (next offered 2021) LWA328 Competition and Consumer Law (next offered 2021) LWA329 Conveyancing Law LWA331 Finance and Securities Law (not offered 2020) LWZ112 Comparative Legal Systems LWZ114 Criminal Law LWZ116 Torts LWZ118 Contracts LWZ204 Constitutional Law LWZ210 Equity LWZ211 Trusts LWZ223 Property Law LWZ304 Administrative Law LWZ315 Corporations Law LWZ316 Evidence LWZ317 Civil Procedure LWZ320 Professional Responsibility

Electives(0 units) - 0

- 240

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.