Program Overview

Bachelor of Accounting (Pathway to Master of Finance)

Overview

The Bachelor of Accounting (Pathway to Master of Finance) is a three-year undergraduate program designed to provide students with the education and skills necessary to become accountants in public practice, commerce, industry, and the public sector. The program also offers a sound qualification for careers in business and management.

Program Details

• Degree Level: Undergraduate
• Duration: 3 years full-time
• Mode: On-campus/Online
• Program Code: DBCO
• Prerequisites: None
• Assumed Knowledge: None
• Fees: AUD$ 38,300 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2025

Admission Criteria

The admission criteria are grouped to assist applicants in finding relevant information. Applicants must meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result and demonstrate that they fulfill any prerequisite requirements and essential requirements for admission:

• Recent secondary education: Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent, and qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) with a competitive Selection Rank (ATAR), or complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points.
• Higher education study: Complete or partly complete a recognized higher education program at a recognized higher education institution, or complete at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at undergraduate level or above.
• Vocational Education and Training (VET): Complete an award from a registered training organization at Certificate IV or above.
• Work and life experience: Qualify for Special Entry, or complete a 12-month UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent, or hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past.

Essential Requirements for Admission

• Achieve a GPA of 4.0 or above on completion of their second year of study to be eligible.
• No prerequisites are required for this program.
• No assumed knowledge is required for this program.

English Language Entry Requirements

International students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission:

• IELTS total: 6.0
• IELTS reading: 6.0
• IELTS writing: 6.0

Program Structure

The program requires the completion of courses totaling 108 units. Students undertake the UniSA Business core courses, the required courses in Accounting, appropriate electives, and four masters pathway courses.

Courses

First Year

• Quantitative Methods for Business (MATH 1053)
• Accounting for Business (ACCT 1008)
• Career Development in Business (BUSS 1060)
• Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange (MARK 1010)
• Financial Accounting 1 (ACCT 1006)
• Business and Society (BUSS 1057)
• Principles of Economics (ECON 1008)
• Business Law (LAWS 1018)

Second Year

• Financial Accounting 2 (ACCT 2005)
• Management Accounting (ACCT 2006)
• Management and Organisation (BUSS 2068)
• Business Intelligence (INFS 2036)
• Companies and Partnership Law (COML 2005)
• Cost Management and Control Systems (ACCT 2013)
• Auditing Theory and Practice (ACCT 3005)
• Financial Accounting 3 (ACCT 3007)

Third Year

• Financial Theory and Financial Markets (BANK 5014)
• Taxation Law 1 (ACCT 3002)
• Sustainability Accounting and Reporting (ACCT 3010)
• Corporate Finance (BUSS 5233)
• International Finance (BANK 5028)
• Contemporary Issues in Accounting (ACCT 3003)
• Strategic Financial Analysis (BUSS 3083)
• Investment Management (BANK 5013)

Electives

• Experiential Electives:
  • Business Internship 30 Days (BUSS 3010)
  • Business Decision Making Simulation (BUSS 3074)
  • Business Practicum (BUSS 3080)
  • International Business Project (BUSS 2063)
  • Social Enterprise Case Competition (BUSS 2087)
  • Tax Clinic (ACCT 3017)
  • Virtual Industry Internship (BUSS 3100)
• Suggested Electives:
  • Entrepreneurship for Social and Market Impact (BUSS 2085)
  • International Business Environments (BUSS 3103)
  • Negotiated Project (BUSS 3112)
  • Ethics and Financial Advice (BANK 2012)
  • Creativity and Innovation (BUSS 2066)
  • Business Virtual Study Tour - Undergraduate (BUSS 2070)
  • CPA Ethics and Governance (BUSS 3099)
  • Project Management: Principles and Strategies (INFS 2022)
  • Community Service Learning Project 1 (EDUC 4186)
  • Strategic Management (BUSS 3023)
  • Studies in Small Enterprise (BUSS 3001)

Rules and Notes

1. Students who have received 36 units block credit are not eligible for this program.
2. Electives may be used to complete an Experiential Elective, undertake an international student exchange, study other courses of interest, or complete a language study option.
3. View available Overseas Study Opportunities or contact the program director for more information.

Program Director

Mr. Scott Copeland

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