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Bachelor of Accounting

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Bachelor of Accounting

Bachelor of Accounting graduates can work as accountants in public practice or commerce and industry with an excellent understanding of the Australian and global economies. They can apply the Australian Accounting Standards and the Australian Auditing Standards within a work context and have an understanding of the theories and practice of investment and financial decision making. There is a strong emphasis on management accounting giving students experience in using a range of costing techniques as well as experience in strategic management decisions. Students develop an understanding of the legal environment in which Australian business operates with particular emphasis on the law as is it impacts on corporations. Students are provided with the opportunity to complete a joint study in a number of business and other areas. The degree gives graduates the academic qualifications to enable commencement of either the CPA Program or the Chartered Accountants Program.

  • Award Names
  • Joint Studies
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern
  • Workplace Learning
  • Residential School
  • Accreditation

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Accounting BAcc

Joint Studies

A joint study is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than Accounting or Business. Students are able to use the title of the joint study in conjunction with Bachelor of Accounting (e.g. Bachelor of Accounting/Finance, Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations). This course includes the following Joint Study options:

Advertising Joint Study (Advert) , Agribusiness Joint Study (Agribus) , Banking Joint Study (Bank) , Cultural Heritage Management Joint Study (CultHeritMgt) , Economics Joint Study (Econ) , Ecotourism Joint Study (Ecotourism) , Finance Joint Study (Fin) , Financial Planning Joint Study (FinPlan) , Human Resource Management Joint Study (HRM) , Industrial Relations Joint Study (IndRel) , Information Systems Joint Study (InfoSys) , International Business & Culture Joint Study (InternatBus&Cult) , Legal Studies Joint Study (LegalStud) , Leisure & Health Joint Study (Leis&Hlth) , Management Joint Study (Mgt) , Marketing Joint Study (Mkt) , Marketing, Communication & Digital Media Joint Study (MktComm&DigMedia) , Online Business Technologies Joint Study (OnlineBusTechs) , Organisational Communication and Public Relations Joint Study (OrgComm&PubRel) , Psychology Joint Study (Psych) , Sociology Joint Study (Sociol) , Vocational Training Joint Study (VocTrain)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Accounting (2412AC)

Distance Education - Bathurst
On Campus - Albury-Wodonga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney
On Campus - Port Macquarie
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Accounting

Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Standard CSU, UAC and VTAC admission requirements for undergraduate courses apply. International applicants must meet the CSU admission requirements in terms of English language requirements.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

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.

The Faculty of Business has a large number of standard credit packages for TAFE and other institutions.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of eighteen (18) core subjects and six (6) unrestricted elective subjects.

Students must ensure that there are no more than 12 level one subjects in their degree. The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code, e.g. ACC100 is a level one subject.

Core Subjects
ACC100 Accounting 1
ACC110 Accounting 2
ACC200 Accounting Systems
ACC210 Management Accounting
ACC222 External Reporting
ACC275 Professional Practice in Accounting
ACC311 Strategic and Sustainable Accounting
ACC322 Company Accounting
ACC331 Auditing & Assurance Services
ACC341 Accounting Theory
ECO130 Business Economics
FIN211 Financial Management
LAW110 Business Law
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
QBM117 Business Statistics

Unrestricted Electives

Students may undertake six (6) unrestricted electives or choose a Joint Study (see below) as their electives.

(An unrestricted elective is a subject that may be chosen from virtually any subject on offer across the University provided prerequisites, assumed knowledge, enrolment restrictions and any other Faculty requirements have been met.)

Charles Sturt University is committed to the process of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. As Australia's leading national inland university, it recognises the particular role and responsibility this tertiary educational institution has in promoting social justice and human rights for Indigenous Australians, both nationally and within the footprint of CSU.

You are encouraged to select IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities as an unrestricted elective subject in your first year and prior to undertaking MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture.

Joint Study

A joint study is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than Accounting. Students are then able to use the title of the joint study in conjunction with Bachelor of Accounting (e.g. Bachelor of Accounting/Finance).

For a Joint Study either from within the Faculty of Business or consisting of subjects from another Faculty, students must take an established sequence or set of five subjects. Established sequences are determined by the Faculty Board. Students must ensure that they take the necessary pre-requisites or have the required assumed knowledge.

No more than two subjects can be counted towards a Joint Study if they have already been undertaken as part of either the core or a specialisation.

A student cannot claim more than one Joint Study.

The following Joint Studies are offered in the Bachelor of Accounting

Banking joint study
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN310 Commercial Banking & Finance
FIN320 Financial Institutions Lending
LAW330 Finance Law

Economics joint study
Five subjects from the list below, one of which must be at level 3:
ECO130 Business Economics
ECO210 Labour Economics
ECO215 Managerial Economics for Business Strategy
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
ECO320 International Economics
ECO356 Environmental Economics
AGB110 Agricultural Economics (From Faculty of Science)

Finance joint study
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
PLUS two subjects from the list below:
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN340 International Finance
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management
FIN360 Treasury Risk Management
FIN370 Funds Management

Financial Planning joint study
FIN211 Financial Management*
FIN221 Investments
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN380 Superannuation
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
*Students studying the Bachelor of Business (Finance) or Bachelor of Business (Banking) should substitute LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues) for FIN211 Financial Management

Human Resource Management joint study
HRM210 Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
PLUS three subjects from the list below:
ECO210 Labour Economics
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
LAW370 Law of Employment
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour*
MGT340 International Management
*Students studying the Bachelor of Business (Management) need to choose an additional elective in place of MGT210

Industrial Relations joint study
LAW110 Business Law
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
PLUS three subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
LAW240 Industrial Law
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
ECO210 Labour Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW370 Law of Employment
MGT320 Managing Change

Information Systems joint study
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis
PLUS three subjects from the list below, one of which must be at level 3 and only one may be at level 1:
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC161 Computer Systems
ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC212 Internet Technologies
ITC218 IT Project Management
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice

International Business & Culture joint study
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT340 International Management
PLUS three subjects from the list below:
ECO320 International Economics
FIN340 International Finance
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
MKT260 International Marketing
BUS201 International Project
POL111 International Relations (From Faculty of Arts).

Legal Studies joint study
LAW110 Business Law
PLUS four subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law & Policy
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW370 Law of Employment

Management joint study
MGT330 Business Strategy
PLUS four subjects from the list below:
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT245 Managing Yourself & Others
MGT290 Project Management
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT340 International Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues

Marketing joint study
MKT110 Marketing & Society
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
PLUS three subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
MKT230 Market Research
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT260 International Marketing
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
MKT350 Product Innovation Management

Marketing, Communication & Digital Media joint study
COM112 Digital Media
MKT310 Integrated Media Communications
PLUS three subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 2:
MKT110 Marketing & Society*
COM116 What is Public Relations?
CCI100 Introduction to Media Production
COM222 Public Relations Tactics
COM219 Media, Communication & Globalisation
JRN101 Newsgathering and Writing
ADV206 Channel Planning
*Students studying the Bachelor of Business (Marketing) should replace MKT110 with another level 1 subject from the above list.

Online Business Technologies joint study
ITC212 Internet Technologies
PLUS four subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
MGT220 eCommerce
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies

From outside the Faculty of Business

Advertising joint study
(choose 40 points from)
ADV104 Understanding Advertising
ADV205 Advertising Creative
ADV206 Channel Planning
ADV317 Advertising Strategy and Planning (16 points)
ADV105 The Advertising Business

Agribusiness joint study
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AHT231 Agricultural Finance & Business Management
PLUS three subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB351 Commodity Trade and Pricing*
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR220 Extension
*AGB110 is assumed knowledge.

Cultural Heritage Management joint study
ENM163 Natural Resource Management
PKM260 Interpretive Planning
PKM266 Culture and Heritage
PLUS either
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
or
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policy & Planning (16 points)

Ecotourism joint study
REC200 Principles of Ecotourism
PLUS four subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
PKM208 An Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Adventure
PKM230 Social Psychology of Risk in Outdoor Recreation
PKM260 Interpretive Planning
PKM266 Culture and Heritage
PKM364 Outdoor Recreation Design
PKM363 Shoreline Recreation Management
PKM302 Philosophy of Outdoor Recreation
REC167 Recreation Leadership & Communication
REC205 Open Space Planning
REC302 Interpretive Guiding Management in Ecotourism

Leisure and Health joint study
Choose five subjects from the list below, one of which must be at level 3:
LES101 Introduction to Leisure and Health
LES102 Leisure Programming with Diverse Populations
LES110 Foundations of Leisure Activity
LES202 Community Leisure & Health Issues
LES301 Health Policy and Program Development
LES302 Leisure and Social Relations

Organisational Communication and Public Relations joint study
COM116 What is Public Relations?
PLUS four subjects from the list below, at least one of which must be at level 3:
COM124 Communication in Context
COM232 Public Relations Strategy
COM222 Public Relations Tactics
COM223 Communication Management
COM236 Making it Happen: Event Management
COM224 Communication Research Strategies
COM313 Crisis and Issues Management
COM322 Going Glocal: Regional and Global Public Relations

Psychology joint study
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PLUS three subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
Note: Students who have completed QBM117 Business Statistics or QBM120 Business Data Analysis and MKT230 Marketing Research should not complete PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology but should select an alternative subject from the list above.

Sociology joint study
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality
PLUS three SOC coded subjects, at least one at Level 2 and one at Level 3.

Vocational Training joint study
EPT331 Workplace Training
EPT332 Training in Adult & Vocational Education
EPT333 Assessment in Adult & Vocational Education
EEL320 Learning Theories for Post Compulsory Education
PLUS one subject from the list below:
EEE404 Assessment and Evaluation Practices
EEL407 Mentoring/Workplace PD Strategies for VET
EMT409 Technology for Adult Learning and Teaching
EPT320 High Level Facilitation Skills

Enrolment Pattern

Full-time suggested study sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

Year 1 Session 1

ACC100 Accounting 1
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations & Management
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 1 (Suggest IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories & Contemporary Realities)

Year 1 Session 2

ACC110 Accounting 2
ECO130 Business Economics
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
QBM117 Business Statistics

Year 2 Session 1

ACC200 Accounting Systems
ACC210 Management Accounting
FIN211 Financial Management
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 2

Year 2 Session 2

ACC222 External Reporting
ACC275 Professional Practice in Accounting
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 3

Year 3 Session 1

ACC322 Company Accounting
ACC331 Auditing & Assurance Services
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 4

Year 3 Session 2

ACC311 Strategic and Sustainable Accounting
ACC341 Accounting Theory
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 5
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 6

Part-time/distance education suggested study sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

Year 1 Session 1

ACC100 Accounting 1
MGT100 Organisations and Management

Year 1 Session 2

ECO130 Business Economics
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 1 (Suggest IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories & Contemporary Realities)

Year 2 Session 1

ACC110 Accounting 2
LAW110 Business Law

Year 2 Session 2

MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
QBM117 Business Statistics

Year 3 Session 1

ACC200 Accounting Systems
FIN211 Financial Management

Year 3 Session 2

LAW220 Business Organisations Law
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 2

Year 4 Session 1

ACC210 Management Accounting
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 3

Year 4 Session 2

ACC222 External Reporting
ACC275 Professional Practice in Accounting

Year 5 Session 1

ACC322 Company Accounting
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)

Year 5 Session 2

ACC311 Strategic and Sustainable Accounting
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 4

Year 6 Session 1

ACC331 Auditing & Assurance Services
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 5

Year 6 Session 2

ACC341 Accounting Theory
[ ] Unrestricted Elective 6

Please Note: The above is a suggested study sequence. A range of subjects will be offered in Session 3 each year. Students may wish to enrol in Session 3 to accelerate their course completion.

TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute (NCIT) Port Macquarie Articulated Program

Study Sequence

Year 1 Session 1

MGT100 Organisations & Management
LAW110 Business Law
ACC200 Accounting Systems
FIN211 Financial Management

Year 1 Session 2

ACC222 External Reporting
ECO130 Business Economics
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
QBM117 Business Statistics

Year 2 Session 1

LAW 220 Business Organisations Law
ACC210 Management Accounting
ACC322 Company Accounting
ACC331 Audit and Assurance Services

Year 2 Session 2

ACC275 Professional Practice in Accounting
ACC341 Accounting Theory
ACC311 Strategic and Sustainable Accounting
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

ACC275 Professional Practice in Accounting
COM223 Communication Management
EPT320 High Level Facilitation Skills for Post Compulsory Education
EPT331 Workplace Training
EPT332 Training in Adult and Vocational Education
EPT333 Assessment in Adult and Vocational Education

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

AGR220 Extension
PKM266 Culture and Heritage
PKM363 Shoreline Recreation Management
PKM397 Heritage Site Management
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policies and Planning

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

This course was developed to satisfy the accreditation requirements of CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. The accreditation enables graduates to enrol in CPA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand postgraduate programs.

 

 

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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