Help clients make better financial decisions.
This program gives you a strong foundation to be successful in an accountancy role in any industry. You’ll study a major in accounting and gain skills in financial management, business consulting and financial advising. You’ll specialise in areas such as financial accounting, law of business associations, company accounting, taxation law, and auditing.
Offered at Caboolture from Semester 1, 2018 subject to final approval
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
- * In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, all core, foundation and required courses are offered at Gympie. Elective courses are limited to Marketing and Management courses. Further elective courses are available at Sippy Downs.
- The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa.
- * In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, all core, foundation and required courses are offered at Gympie. Elective courses are limited to Marketing and Management courses. Further elective courses are available at Sippy Downs.
- The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa.
This program gives you a strong foundation to be successful in an accountancy role in any industry. You’ll study a major in accounting and gain skills in financial management, business consulting and financial advising. You’ll specialise in areas such as financial accounting, law of business associations, company accounting, taxation law, and auditing.
In addition to completing a major in accounting, choose to complete a major in Financial Planning, a Business major, or a minor and/or electives in another Business area. Our program is fully accredited by CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and Institute of Public Accountants, and has been designed to qualify graduates for associate membership of these professional bodies.
You’ll also have an opportunity to undertake an internship in your final year, consisting of 96 hours and organised by our staff. Our graduates have found roles in firms such as KPMG and Ernst and Young as a direct result of their internship.
Career opportunities
Accounting, auditing, company secretary, stockbroking, financial administration, taxation consulting, banking, business development manager.
Membership
CPA Australia^; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia^; Institute of Public Accountants^; Tax Practitioners Board †
^ It is the responsibility of the student to confirm with the three Australian accounting bodies (CPA, ICAA and IPA) whether any credit granted will impact on their eligibility for professional association membership.
† Students who complete FIN320 Individual Learner Needs and PED222 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments in addition to all required courses in the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) will satisfy the Tax Practitioners Board education requirements for becoming a registered tax agent.
Accreditation
The program is fully accredited with CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and Institute of Public Accountants.
Program structure
Introductory courses (6)
ACC106 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts
BUS101 Teaching Junior Secondary English
BUS102 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts
BUS104 Teaching Senior Secondary English
BUS108 Diversity and Inclusion
COR109 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
Advanced courses (10)
ACC210 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
ACC211 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
ACC220 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
ACC221 The Psychology of Learning
ACC310 Using Data for Learning
ACC311 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
ACC320 Researching Education
ACC321 Education Research Theories and Methodologies
BUS203 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
BUS320 Anatomy and Physiology
Elective courses (8)
Select 8 elective courses, 4 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses. At least 2 elective courses must be from the School of Business. Up to 6 electives may be from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Courses offered at Caboolture are yet to be confirmed
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Gympie) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Gympie) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (South Bank) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (South Bank) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to Planning your study page to manage your progression
- You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)
- Courses offered at Caboolture are yet to be confirmed