Bachelors in Accounts & Finance in Australia

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QUT will prepare you to become knowledgeable in the fields of taxation, superannuation, insurance, and investment planning. The course is designed by industry experts to help you develop advanced knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and technical competencies to enable you to approach complex and unpredictable financial decisions.

Want to stand out from the crowd? Future employers will know instantly what career you are qualified for when you apply with this named degree.

Unlike pure accounting degrees, our Bachelor of Accounting and Finance will broaden your career choices. In addition to graduating with an extensive corporate accounting education, you will gain a good understanding of financial systems. This course also covers financial decision-making during times of uncertainty which can be applied to careers in banking, financial consulting, funds management, merchant banking, stockbroking or treasury.

We know that practical experience is important for you, so it’s important for us. Our work integrated learning programs prepare you for the future world of work and build your employability skills, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and hone your communication and project management skills.

Whether you want to be a professional accountant accredited with a major accounting body, or enhance your career prospects in a wide range of sectors of business and government, UNE’s Bachelor of Accounting lets you tailor your studies to suit your career goals.

You will develop a deep understanding of accounting concepts, methods and techniques for professional practice in the business world and learn to critically apply this knowledge to solve real-world problems. Hone your communication skills to effectively collaborate with others and present your ideas and advice, ensuring your adaptability and resilience in any role and industry you pursue.

The flexibility of UNE’s Bachelor of Accounting will help broaden your horizons. With our course you can:

• Choose to study finance, management, marketing, human resource management, economics, or other units of your choice.
• Target your career by taking elective units from other disciplines across the University. For example, pursue forensic accounting by studying accounting systems design; focus on IT systems by choosing from the computer science suite of units; or take screen or media studies units to open up possibilities to work in the film industry.
• Qualify for admission to the major Australian professional accounting bodies for full membership and continuing professional development.
• Qualify as a tax practitioner with only two additional units of study.
• Fast track your degree and complete the Bachelor of Accounting in two years full time or four years part time if you choose elective units rather than an additional major.
• Choose part-time study and fit the degree around your time constraints with up to 10 years to complete the course.
• Access a CPA Australia mentoring program to lay the groundwork for your professional career — you will enhance your practical experience by tapping into industry links and internship opportunities with Australian accounting firms.
• Apply for a scholarship — we have a range of opportunities.

UNE has the longest heritage of any Australian university in offering distance and online courses. We’re also highly rated – year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.

Apply with confidence that you will have access to high-quality teaching and support no matter whether you’re based on campus, across Australia or overseas.