Bachelor of Accounting

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00300K

The Bachelor of Accounting prepares you with professional skills to become an accountant or work in a range of roles that rely on accounting knowledge.The course develops your communication, presentation and problem-solving skills. You will learn about financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, business law, corporate law, and finance.You can also choose to study business units to complement your personal interests and career options. Or, you may choose electives from other areas, including language studies, anthropology, history, social science, indigenous studies, applied science and engineering.

Structure

• The course requires completion of common, core and general elective units. Elective units allow the student to tailor the degree to their particular career aspirations.A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.Unit typeCredit PointsSpecific requirementsCommon Units(2 units)20 cpCommon units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below. CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (compulsory)Plus either:CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (new title from 2016), orCUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating TechnologySelect Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.Core Units(16 units)160 cpCompulsory Core units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. ACT102 Introduction to AccountingCOM105 Business Communications (recoded from CMC101)ECO107 Economics and the Modern Business Enterprise (replaces ECO105 from S2 2020 which was previously CME101 or BCO104)LAW105 Introduction to Business Law (recoded from CML101)MAN105 Introduction to Management (recoded from CMM101) QAB105 Quantitative Analysis for Business (recoded from CMQ101)ACT202 Management Accounting (recoded from CMA202)ACT204 Financial AccountingFIN205 Business Finance (recoded from CMF201)LAW205 Commercial and Corporate Law for Owners, Managers and Professionals (recoded from CML201)ACT301 Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues (recoded from CMA301)ACT302 Strategic Management Accounting (recoded from CMA302)ACT303 Principles of Auditing (recoded from CMA303)ACT304 Accounting Information Systems (recoded from CMA304 and new title)ACT305 Corporate Accounting (recoded from CMA305) TAX305 Taxation (recoded from CMT301) Specialist Elective(0 units)0 cpSpecialist Elective units are not required for this course. Electives(6 units)60 cpUnits totalling 60 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. When selecting electives choose units at a suitable level. A maximum of 20 credit points may be selected at 100 level as this course includes 80 credit points of compulsory 100 level units. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units coded as ACT1xx, ACT2xx and ACT3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively.  240Total Credit PointsStudents who commence in or after 2013No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.Of the total 240 credit points: (unless specified in the specific course structure above)* not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units* a minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or aboveStudents should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.2021 Unit ChangesLAW205 Commercial and Corporate Law for Accountants' unit title change to 'Commercial and Corporate Law for Owners, Managers and Professionals'Transfer from BACC to WACC01 - 2016Students who elect to transfer from the pre-2016 BACC Bachelor of Accounting to the newly accredited WACC01 Bachelor of Accounting should refer to the transfer rules and unit code translation table included below. Summary of transfer rules:Completed Unit(s) (pre-2016)Exempted Unit in the WACC01CMA101 Introduction to Accounting1 x ElectiveCMA101 Introduction to Accounting ANDCMA201 Principles of Financial AccountingACT102 Introduction to Accounting AND1 x ElectiveCMA101 Introduction to Accounting
• ANDCMA201 Principles of Financial Accounting
• ANDCMA204 Financial Accounting ApplicationsACT102 Introduction to Accounting ANDACT204 Financial Accounting AND1 x ElectiveCMA306 Professional Practice Project1 x Elective Unit Code Translation Table - 2016Following is a summary of unit code changes from 2016. Students who have completed the pre-2016 unit code should not enrol in the corresponding recoded unit (with the exception of *ACT102 and *ACT204 - see comments below). ALL students should enrol in the latest unit code from 2016.Pre-2016 Unit Code 2016 Unit Code (recoded equivalent unit)CMA101 Introduction to AccountingACT102 Introduction to Accounting (not equivalent)* students who have completed CMA101 and not CMA201 are not exempt from ACT102CMC101 Business CommunicationsCOM105 Business CommunicationsCME101 Principles of EconomicsECO105 Principles of Economics (replaced by ECO107 from S2 2020)CML101 Introduction to Business LawLAW105 Introduction to Business LawCMM101 Introduction to ManagementMAN105 Introduction to ManagementCMQ101 Quantitative Analysis for BusinessQAB105 Quantitative Analysis for BusinessCMA201 Principles of Financial AccountingACT204 Financial Accounting (not equivalent)* students who have completed CMA201 and not CMA204 are not exempt from ACT204CMA202 Management AccountingACT202 Management AccountingCMA204 Financial Accounting ApplicationsACT204 Financial Accounting (not equivalent)* students who have completed CMA204 and not CMA201 are not exempt from ACT204CMF201 Business FinanceFIN205 Business FinanceCML201 Commercial and Corporate Law for AccountantsLAW205 Commercial and Corporate Law for Owners, Managers and Professionals (new title from 2021)CMA301 Accounting Theory and Contemporary IssuesACT301 Accounting Theory and Contemporary IssuesCMA302 Strategic Management AccountingACT302 Strategic Management AccountingCMA303 Principles of AuditingACT303 Principles of AuditingCMA304 Computer-Based Accounting SystemsACT304 Accounting Information SystemsCMA305 Corporate AccountingACT305 Corporate AccountingCMA306 Professional Practice ProjectDiscontinued - no replacementCMT301 TaxationTAX305 Taxation

Subjects

• Business, Accounting and Services Industries

Standard entry requirements

Admission requirements are met by one of the following:Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher.Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010).Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course.Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience.* After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.

Study information

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The University of Western Australia (UWA)