Accounting Major

Every business in every industry needs the services of an accountant. After all, accountants are the ones responsible for knowing how to handle one of the most crucial aspects of business: money.

In this major you'll study the International Accounting Standards and how to implement them. You'll learn how to undertake cost analyses and forecasting, and how to analyse and report on financial statements.

You'll master your skills in learning environments that simulate working in industry. You'll also have access to industry professionals through guest speakers and panel presentations.

In your final year you'll apply your skills through a capstone experience, such as an internship or study tour. This valuable opportunity will enable you to further your practical skills and business knowledge at a local, national or international level.

Our graduates have found work across a wide range of industries, from fashion to mining to finance. And our accreditation with CAANZ and CPA Australia means that when you register as a Chartered Accountant or a Certified Practising Accountant, your qualification will be recognised worldwide - leaving you to just negotiate your role and salary.

Accounting extends well beyond the numbers. Did you know that accountants help businesses make ethical choices? Climate Change Accountants integrate environmental strategies, such as those outlined in the Paris Agreement, into their practices. Their ability to quantify sustainability data helps businesses make socially and environmentally responsible decisions.

This major is offered through the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced). It comprises more units than most of our other business majors in order to meet the necessary accreditation requirements.

You can study our Accounting major in combination with:

• one specialisation and two elective units, OR
• six electives, OR
• a second major from this list:
  • Audit Analytics
  • Business Law
  • Finance
  • Taxation.

You can also study Accounting under the following double degrees:

• Arts and Commerce
• Engineering and Commerce
• Laws and Commerce.

• Apply principles of accounting and analytics as they relate to the communicating business activity, GC1, GC3, GC6
• Analyse issues surrounding the development of accounting systems, incorporating state-of-the-art tools in database use and technologies, to support collection, aggregation, and presentation of relevant information, GC1, GC2, GC6
• Identify, analyse and communicate multi-source accounting information to inform business functions, GC1, GC3, GC6
• Analyse the consequences of globalisation on business models, risks, ethics and compliance in facilitating business decision-making, GC1, GC4
• Understand and encapsulate intercultural awareness in decision-making in the workplace of the future, GC4, GC5