Bachelor of Accounting

What is this course about?

CSU's Bachelor of Accounting offers increased subject choice, greater workplace focus, and enhanced learning support.

Accounting is a dynamic and rapidly growing profession servicing all sectors of the economy from not-for-profit and public sector to global enterprises. Accountants in organisations hold important and highly paid roles ranging from financial and management accountants through to CEOs. Accounting is the language of business and this places accountants in a commanding position to lead organisations into the future.

The CSU Bachelor of Accounting degree is an excellent platform from which graduates can launch their accounting and management career. The practical focus of the course ensures that on completion you will be a work-ready graduate with employment opportunities in professional accounting practice, commerce, industry, government and the not-for-profit sector.

It is widely recognised that CSU accounting graduates have an excellent record of achieving graduate positions at leading firms.

The Bachelor of Accounting at Dubbo and Port Macquarie campuses is only available to domestic students.

Why do this degree?

Joint Studies

A principal advantage of the Bachelor of Accounting is the opportunity to specialise in a second area/discipline including Banking, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Legal Studies,  Management Marketing, or non-business areas such as Advertising, Ecotourism or Psychology.

Credit for TAFE or other University studies

Students who have studied and successfully completed relevant subjects at other universities or educational institutions may apply for credit for those subjects when applying to CSU courses. Credit will be granted for subjects which are equivalent in content and standard, at the discretion of the Course Director.

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Credit/Pathways

This course has articulation agreements with TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute (NCIT) Port Macquarie. Credit may be granted for relevant study at other universities or educational instiutions.

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Course Structure

The course consists of eighteen core subjects and six elective subjects.

If you select a prescribed set of subjects within your six electives, you can complete a Joint Study in another discipline area (e.g. Management, Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing) which will be included on your testamur.

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Graduation Requirements

To graduate with the Bachelor of Accounting students must complete 192 points at pass level or better (24 subjects). These subjects are a combination of core subjects, specialisation subjects and electives.

To graduate with the Associate Degree in Business Studies (AssocDegBusStud) students must complete 128 points (16 subjects).

To graduate with the award Diploma of Business Studies (DipBusStud) students must complete 64 points (8 subjects).

To graduate with the award Diploma in Commerce (DipCom) students must complete 64 points (8 subjects)

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject outlines and in course materials.