Program Overview

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Bachelor of Accounting and Finance

The Bachelor of Accounting and Finance is a comprehensive undergraduate program designed to equip students with a deep understanding of accounting and finance principles, as well as the skills necessary to succeed in these fields.

Credit Points and Duration

• The program consists of 240 credit points.
• The minimum duration for completion is 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved Locations

• The program is offered in Brisbane, Melbourne, and North Sydney.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy and have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:

• English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3) in New South Wales.
• English (Units 3 & 4, C) in Queensland.
• Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English in Victoria. International applicants must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 credit points from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 210 credit points from Specified Units (Part A).
2. 20 credit points from Core Curriculum Units (Part B).
3. 10 credit points from Community Engagement Units (Part C).

Progression Requirements

Students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee in all aspects of progress through the course.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Part A: Specified Units

Complete exactly 210 credit points from the following units:

• ACCT207 Financial Accounting
• ACCT210 Accounting Foundations
• ACCT209 Corporate Accounting
• ACCT300 Auditing
• ACCT303 Strategic Management Accounting
• ACCT305 Accounting Information Systems
• BAFN200 Principles of Finance
• BAFN204 Portfolio Management: Investing Wisely
• BAFN207 Financial Institutions Risk Management
• BAFN310 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance
• BAFN311 Emerging Technologies in Finance
• BUSN104 Money Matters
• BUSN112 Managing Markets
• BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations
• ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets
• ITEC100 Information Technology in Action
• LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses
• LEGL201 Company Law: Directors and Corporate Regulation
• LEGL300 Taxation Law
• STAT207 Business Data Analysis

Part B: Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

• UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society
• PHCC102 Being Human
• PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life
• UNCC300 Justice and Change in a Global World
• PHCC320 The Just Society

Part C: Community Engagement Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

• BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities

Course Map

The course map outlines the sequence of units to be completed each semester. It is available for students commencing in Semester 1 or Semester 2.

Commencing Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 1:

• ITEC100 Information Technology in Action
• BUSN104 Money Matters
• BUSN112 Managing Markets
• BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations

Year 1, Semester 2:

• STAT207 Business Data Analysis
• LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses
• BAFN200 Principles of Finance
• ACCT210 Accounting Foundations

Year 2, Semester 1:

• Core Curriculum Unit 1
• ACCT207 Financial Accounting
• BAFN207 Financial Institutions Risk Management
• ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets

Year 2, Semester 2:

• ACCT209 Corporate Accounting
• LEGL201 Company Law: Directors and Corporate Regulation
• BAFN310 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance
• BAFN204 Portfolio Management: Investing Wisely

Year 3, Semester 1:

• LEGL300 Taxation Law
• BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities
• ACCT305 Accounting Information Systems
• Core Curriculum Unit 2

Year 3, Semester 2:

• ACCT300 Auditing
• ACCT303 Strategic Management Accounting
• BAFN311 Emerging Technologies in Finance
• BIPX301 Professional Experience

Commencing Semester 2

The course map for students commencing in Semester 2 is also provided, outlining the units to be completed each semester to ensure timely completion of the program.

Prerequisites and Incompatibles

Prerequisites are units that must be passed before enrolling in another unit. Incompatibles are units similar to another unit; if a student has previously passed an incompatible unit, they cannot enroll in the similar unit.