Description
The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) is designed for students wishing to pursue a career in accounting and/or finance, either as an accountant in private practice or employed in industry, commerce or the public sector. It allows students to major solely in Professional Accounting, or both Professional Accounting and Applied Finance and provides you with the knowledge and technical skills you need to succeed in the accounting/finance field.
This is the degree to take you straight into the accounting profession. Students can satisfy the educational requirements for admission to the major professional accounting bodies (CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)) by including relevant units in their program of study.
The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) provides you with the opportunity for an exciting career in accounting, a field that offers challenge, variety and job satisfaction; an opportunity to travel and work overseas and the opportunity to diversify your career into various sectors of the business community.
Career Opportunities
Examples include positions in accounting, financial administration in corporate organisations, auditing, stockbroking, investment advising, small and medium enterprise management and careers in government departments such as trade and industry.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee- EUR 11420 Year (National)
- EUR 11420 Year (International)
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
Course Aims
The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) offers an intense understanding of accounting principles, standards, methods and techniques to apply in real life business environments. It provides graduates an excellent opportunity of acquiring both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop a vivid career in accounting within a local and global context. It also builds a solid foundation for further professional development to highly motivated graduates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Graduate Attributes
Knowledge of a Discipline
Demonstrate effective command of specialist knowledge of the accounting discipline, including technical knowledge, to facilitate a career in accounting and entry into further professional development and professional practice. Graduates' discipline knowledge will cover the core curriculum areas required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Communication Skills
Communicate extensively to a range of stakeholders using appropriate and diverse written, verbal, numerical, statistical, graphical and visual methods to both communicate technical information as well as build rapport with clients, colleagues and others, whilst recognising the particular importance of the issues of disclosure of adequate information and reporting and transparency in the accounting profession. Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency of the generic skills required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Global Perspectives
Demonstrate an awareness of the global perspectives of and international developments within the accounting discipline, including international regulatory frameworks in the accounting and auditing areas, such as the possible convergence of US GAAP and IFRS, and the GRI vision of disclosure in economic, environmental and social performance. Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency of the generic skills required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Information Literacy
Demonstrate the ability to identify accounting and finance issues and problems and to collect, organise, analyse, present and evaluate relevant information using appropriate formats, methods and techniques for the accounting discipline, both in domestic and international contexts. Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency of the generic skills required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Life-Long Learning
Engage in self-directed learning in the workforce or through further study with personal strategies for lifelong professional development and learning to acquire knowledge for multi-dimensional strategic thinking. Graduates will pursue learning both independently and cooperatively, and this continual development will enable them to respond appropriately to complex, unfamiliar and unexpected challenges in the ever-changing business environment. Graduates will also become familiar with the value systems and cultural perspectives of fellow students. Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency of the generic skills required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Problem Solving
Explore and demonstrate an ability to explain and apply traditional accounting and finance standards, using advanced methods and sophisticated techniques in a variety of contexts, to identify problems and issues and formulate solutions within the professional area of accounting, both independently or as a member of a group. Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency of the generic skills required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Social Responsibility
Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and importance of the integrity and professional ethics required in the accounting discipline, including an awareness of relevant professional codes of conduct, strategies to identify and deal with unethical behaviour and of their professional responsibility towards clients and the community as a whole. Graduates also become aware of the importance of sustainability with regard to economic, environmental and social performance and the respective reporting requirements as it applies to their accounting career. Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency of the generic skills required by the ICAA and CPA Australia.
Team Work
Work in a team or collaboratively work within a multidisciplinary group to achieve common goals and to solve problems, to contribute specialist knowledge as required and to take responsibility and initiative to contribute to group performance. Graduates also become aware of the multicultural environment, acting with dignity and showing respect to the fellow members of the group.
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6 TOEFL iBT® test : 79
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test. More About IELTSRequirements
A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy).
Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.
Recommended studies: Any two units of Mathematics. For some units in the economics, finance and quantitative statistics areas it is recommended that students have previously studied mathematics. Also Accounting, Economics and Business.
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Alumni Study Travel Fund
Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.
- Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of New England.
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