Accounting Major

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Qualified accountants are in demand around the world, meeting financial needs in dynamic business environments.

In this major you will gain a sound foundation in accounting, auditing, taxation and relevant areas of business law and financial management, and be able to apply this knowledge across a range of accounting contexts.

You'll learn how to develop and communicate information relating to the financial performance of organisations, and use your accounting knowledge to support business decision-making.

You will graduate with a qualification that is recognised internationally.

This major comprises 12 core units (due to accreditation requirements), which is more units than most other commerce majors; as such, you can only complete an Accounting major with either:

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

This major sits within the Bachelor of Commerce degree. You can also study this major as part of an Arts and Commerce, Engineering and Commerce, or Laws and Commerce double degree.

What you'll learn

• 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