Make your future career in accounting count

The aim of the Bachelor of Accounting is to produce highly competent, work-ready graduates with an in-depth discipline knowledge, and the technical skills needed to work as socially responsible accounting professionals across the private and public sectors.

Through a mix of theoretical knowledge and interdisciplinary real-world learning experiences, you’ll develop expertise in communication, networking, cross-cultural awareness and teamwork. This will enable you to become an agile professional with diverse employment skills which are transferable across a range of different sectors. You’ll graduate as a critical thinker with solid collaborative experience, and will be qualified to undertake professional study programs with both the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia.

Course-specific information

This course is accredited by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia. High-achieving students can enrol in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) program.

Work Integrated Learning

The Bachelor of Accounting sees academics and industry working together to develop a range of diverse WIL opportunities for students, including internships, work placements, industry projects, competitions, exhibitions, study tours, virtual real-world learning experiences and more.

The faculty runs an optional three-week ‘pre-internship preparation program’ where students learn essential employment skills and interview techniques. The program culminates in a series of interviews hosted by Canberra-based accounting firms, with successful candidates going on to secure internships. Previous accounting students have undertaken internships and cadetships with organisations including International IDEA, Legal Aid ACT, E-choice, Boyce Chartered Accountants, Maxim Chartered Accountants and Chartered Accountants ANZ (CAANZ).

The degree concludes with a capstone project, which aims to integrate what you’ve learned throughout your degree and prepare you for the transition to either successful future employment or further studies.

Study a Bachelor of Accounting at UC and you will:

• understand the concepts and theories acquired in accounting
• exercise critical thinking skills when dealing with ambiguous and incomplete information
• identify and obtain relevant information for decision making and providing advice to stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds
• utilise discipline-specific technologies to analyse complex problems in a variety of contexts
• communicate clear, coherent and independent knowledge and ideas to a variety of stakeholders, addressing a diverse range of business/commerce problems
• develop the capacity to exercise initiative and professional judgement in an ethically and socially responsible manner.

Career opportunities

• Accountant
• Accounts officer
• Auditor
• Tax accountant
• Financial accountant
• Management accountant
• Chief financial officer
• Financial analyst
• Financial controller                        ï»¿

                                               Academic IELTS of 6.0 or equivalent, with no band score below 6.0