Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc)
Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc)
Program Code
BACC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2018
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Accounting provides a solid foundation in financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, and taxation. The program introduces management theory, business mathematics, business law and economics; additionally students develop advanced analytical and decision-making skills needed for leadership roles. Alongside the professional knowledge and skills, students have the opportunity to enhance their critical thinking, communication skills and reflective practice. Graduates will be career ready for the business world of today and have the interpersonal skills to adapt to the demands of a future economy.
The Bachelor of Accounting is an AQF Level 7 program with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Accounting
There shall be a Bachelor of Accounting.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Accounting, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study not less than 72 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 27 units
- A major in Accounting to the value of 30 units
- Elective courses to the value of 15 units which may include a minor as listed below or any other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.
- the Adelaide Graduate Award
Students may choose to undertake at least one Minor to the value of 12 units from the following:
- Business Management
- Corporate Finance
- Creativity & Critical Thinking
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- International Business
- Management Consulting
- Marketing
- Marketing in South Australia
- Organisational Cybersecurity
- Project Management
- Public Administration
- Small and Family Business Management
Core Courses
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Core
To satisfy the requirements for Core students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 1001 Introduction to Management I 3 COMMGMT 2510 Client Relationships and the Role of Technology 3 COMMLAW 1004 Commercial Law I 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance I 3 ECON 1008 Data Analytics 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing I 3 PROF 1000 Professional Practices 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 3900 eChallenge 3 PROF 3500 Undergraduate Professions Internship 3 PROF 3500OL Undergraduate Professions Internship 3 PROF 3501 Undergraduate Professions Internship OS 3 PROF 3510 Industry Project 3
Major
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Accounting
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting I 3 ACCTING 2500 Cost and Management Accounting II 3 ACCTING 2501 Financial Accounting II 3 ACCTING 2502 Accounting Method II 3 ACCTING 2503 Accounting Information Systems II 3 ACCTING 3500 Accounting Theory III 3 ACCTING 3501 Corporate Accounting III 3 ACCTING 3502 Auditing III 3 COMMLAW 2500 Commercial Law II 3 COMMLAW 3500 Income Tax Law III 3
Minor
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Business Management
To satisfy the requirements for Business Management students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 2500 Organisational Behaviour II 3 COMMGMT 2511 Business Operations Management 3 COMMGMT 3501 Strategic Management III 3 COMMGMT 3502 Human Resource Management III 3 -
Corporate Finance
To satisfy the requirements for Corporate Finance students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 3500 Corporate Finance Theory III 3 CORPFIN 3503 Corporate Investment & Strategy III 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management II 3 CORPFIN 2503 Business Data Analytics II 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management III 3 CORPFIN 3502 Options, Futures & Risk Management III 3 -
Creativity & Critical Thinking
To satisfy the requirements for Creativity & Critical Thinking students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind 3 PHIL 1101 Argument and Critical Thinking 3 and
9 units from the following with a minimum of 3 units at level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 2002 Complex Problem Solving 3 ARTS 2301 Social Enterprise Internship II 3 ARTS 3301 Social Enterprise Internship III 3 CRARTS 2002 Creativity and the Adelaide Festival of Arts 3 CRWR 2013 The Writer's Voice: Intersections in Writing 3 CRWR 3001 Boundary Riders: Creative Critical Writing 3 MUSGEN 2003 Music, Media & Contemporary Society 3 MUSGEN 3002 Music and Ideas 3 PHIL 2030 Cognitive Science: Minds, Brains & Computers 3 PHIL 2051 Art, Perception and Creativity 3 PHIL 3014 Epistemology: Knowledge, Truth and Justification 3 -
Economics
To satisfy the requirements for Economics students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 1005 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Basic) I 3 ECON 1010 Introduction to Mathematical Economic (Advanced) I 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 2504 Intermediate Econometrics II 3 ECON 2506 Intermediate Microeconomics II 3 ECON 2507 Intermediate Macroeconomics II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 3500 Resource and Environmental Economics III 3 ECON 3501 Development Economics III 3 ECON 3502 Econometrics III 3 ECON 3503 Game Theory III 3 ECON 3506 International Trade III 3 ECON 3508 Public Economics III 3 ECON 3510 International Finance III 3 ECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets III 3 ECON 3516 Industrial Organisation III 3 ECON 3519 Advanced Mathematical Economics III 3 -
Entrepreneurship
To satisfy the requirements for Entrepreneurship students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 1011 Entrepreneurship Foundations and Mindset 3 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 1006 Opportunity Assessment 3 ENTREP 1020 Design Thinking: Problems to Practice 3 ENTREP 2010 Creating Digital Venture 3 ENTREP 2014 Exploring Innovation 3 ENTREP 3015 Entrepreneurial Leadership 3 ENTREP 3020 Corporate Entrepreneurship in Organisations 3 ENTREP 3901 Tech eChallenge 3 -
International Business
To satisfy the requirements for International Business students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 3508 Systems Thinking for a Complex World 3 COMMLAW 2502 Legal Aspects of International Business II 3 INTBUS 1000 International Business Environment 3 INTBUS 2001 International Business Operations 3 -
Management Consulting
To satisfy the requirements for Management Consulting students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 2500 Organisational Behaviour II 3 COMMGMT 3005 Small and Family Business Perspectives 3 COMMGMT 3501 Strategic Management III 3 MARKETNG 3006 Delivering Customer Insights 3 -
Marketing
To satisfy the requirements for Marketing students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing I 3 MARKETNG 2010 Marketing Strategy 3 MARKETNG 2501 Consumer Behaviour II 3 MARKETNG 3004 Marketing Planning Project 3 -
Marketing in South Australia
To satisfy the requirements for Marketing in South Australia students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 3005 Small and Family Business Perspectives 3 MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing I 3 MARKETNG 3003 Business to Business Marketing 3 MARKETNG 3501 International Marketing III 3 -
Organisational Cybersecurity
To satisfy the requirements for Organisational Cybersecurity students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 2506 Business Information Systems & Management 3 COMMGMT 2507 Information Risks, Threats & Controls 3 COMMGMT 2508 Business Data & Cyber Security 3 COMMGMT 2509 Policies & Procedures in Organisational Cyber Security 3 -
Project Management
To satisfy the requirements for Project Management students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PROJMGNT 1001 Project Management I 3 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PROJMGNT 1002 Project Risk Management 3 PROJMGNT 2002 Systems Thinking and Projects 3 PROJMGNT 2003 Leadership in Stakeholder Management 3 PROJMGNT 3003 Project Procurement & Resourcing 3 PROJMGNT 3004 Project Management Strategy & Competency 3 -
Public Administration
To satisfy the requirements for Public Administration students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting I 3 ACCTING 2002 Public Sector Accountability 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 1002 Australia in the Global Economy I 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ABORIG 1001 Indigenous People, Country & Protocols 3 COMMGMT 2500 Organisational Behaviour II 3 COMMGMT 3508 Systems Thinking for a Complex World 3 PROJMGNT 1001 Project Management I 3 PROJMGNT 2003 Leadership in Stakeholder Management 3 -
Small & Family Business Management
To satisfy the requirements for Small & Family Business Management students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 3005 Small and Family Business Perspectives 3 COMMGMT 3509 Professionalising Small & Family Business 3 INTBUS 3002 Internationalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 3 MARKETNG 3003 Business to Business Marketing 3
Electives
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Elective
To satisfy the requirements for Electives, students must complete courses to the value of 15 units. Electives may comprise any of the courses available as a Minor, or any other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.