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Learning Mode
Undergraduate
Qualification
3 years full-time
Duration
Mar, Jul, Nov
Start Dates
24
Units
$2,124*
Fees Per Unit
In this course you’ll learn from seasoned finance experts who will equip you with the essential tools to evaluate and communicate financial insights that drive real business success.
Dive into cutting-edge technology and sustainable investment strategies, empowering you to guide clients through crucial financial decisions like investment planning, taxation, insurance, retirement, and estate planning.
Throughout your studies, you’ll be exposed to the latest financial management software, like Python. You’ll do assessments designed to prepare you for the workforce, such as developing strategies for real-life clients. You’ll also undertake a financial planning project, where you will learn to make investment decisions and get insight into what it’s like to be a financial advisor.
Work directly with real clients such as Build Pass, Inception Point, Insurance Brokers, Acorro, Inclusion Melbourne, and Springvale Toy Library.
‘The online flexibility has been a game changer for me. I have no idea where I would be without the ability to study when and how I need to. I have taken my work interstate, overseas, anywhere you can think of.’
Corey, Swinburne Online graduate
As an accountant or financial planner, you’ll never go out of business. There’s an expected increase of 9.2% for jobs over the next 5 years.
Our Business courses have been ranked in the Top 200 by THE World Universities Rankings for 2025.
Our Business courses have been ranked in the Top 200 by THE World Universities Rankings for 2025.
To be awarded the Bachelor of Business in Accounting & Financial Planning you must complete 24 units in total made up of:
Each year is split into 3 Teaching Periods (14 weeks per Teaching Period). You can choose to study full-time or part-time depending on your preference.
These are foundational units in major business study areas:
Learning and Communicating for Innovative Business Practice
Contemporary Management Principles
Marketing and the Consumer Experience
Financial Information for Decision-Making
You must complete one of the following.
These units are designed to:
Accounting and financial planning major units are designed to dive into practical, future-focused study:
Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact
Management Accounting and Business Intelligence
Principles of Financial Planning
Ethics and Client Relationships
Investment and Financial Planning Project
On successful completion of this Course students will be able to:
Course Rules
To qualify for the Bachelor of Business – Accounting & Financial Planning students must complete 300 credit points comprising of:
A unit of study can only be counted once. Where there are overlaps between majors and/or minors, students in the first instance choose another unit from the list of units available in the major/minor.
Volume of Learning
The Bachelor of Business – Accounting & Financial Planning consists of 300 credit points. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points (cps). In each year eight (8) units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four (4) units normally constitute a part-time load of 50 credit points. The volume of learning of the Bachelor of Business is typically 3 years.
The full Course Information Set and Whole of Institution Set are available for reference.
If you’re applying to Swinburne but haven’t completed Year 12, don’t worry! You can still apply if you have:
If you have completed Year 12 (the Victorian Certificate of Education – VCE, or an equivalent qualification from interstate or internationally), you can apply based on that.
If you’ve already studied you may be able to get advanced standing (credit transfer).
To learn more, reach out to a Course Consultant to discuss applying for credit.
Some students start their journey with a Diploma, which can help them progress to a degree.
If you’re applying to Swinburne but haven’t completed Year 12, don’t worry! You can still apply if you have:
If you have completed Year 12 (the Victorian Certificate of Education – VCE, or an equivalent qualification from interstate or internationally), you can apply based on that.
If you’ve already studied you may be able to get advanced standing (credit transfer).
To learn more, reach out to a Course Consultant to discuss applying for credit.
Some students start their journey with a Diploma, which can help them progress to a degree.
*Note: Unit fees may change each year.
There are several ways to help manage your course fees:
Please contact our Course Consultant to find out if you’re eligible for financial support.
There are a variety of Swinburne Scholarships to help reduce your costs.
Scholarships are available for both new and current students.
Please contact our Course Consultant to find out if you’re eligible for Swinburne Scholarships.
Credit for prior study:
Services & amenities fee:
For more details on scholarships and financial support, visit the Swinburne website or speak with a Course Consultant!
Let’s take a look at the wide range of roles you can pursue with a Bachelor of Business Accounting & Financial Planning (average annual salaries via SEEK):
Help clients from businesses to individuals manage their finances. Provide expert advice on financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
Help clients from businesses to individuals manage their finances. Provide expert advice on financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
Act as the “detective” in finance by examining records to ensure compliance, efficiency, and legal standards.
Act as the “detective” in finance by examining records to ensure compliance, efficiency, and legal standards.
Manage the accounting and financial activities of an organisation. Ensure accurate reporting and provide financial information to management.
Manage the accounting and financial activities of an organisation. Ensure accurate reporting and provide financial information to management.
Oversee the daily operations of the finance department. Lead the development of financial strategies and ensure accurate reporting.
Oversee the daily operations of the finance department. Lead the development of financial strategies and ensure accurate reporting.
Use your financial expertise to inform key decisions that guide your organisation’s growth.
Use your financial expertise to inform key decisions that guide your organisation’s growth.
Help individuals and businesses with tax planning and preparing tax returns. Provide essential support during the end-of-financial-year with your expertise in tax law.
Help individuals and businesses with tax planning and preparing tax returns. Provide essential support during the end-of-financial-year with your expertise in tax law.
Guide individuals and organisations through their financial goals. Provide expert advice on investments as well as retirement planning, superannuation and other key financial aspects of people’s lives.
Guide individuals and organisations through their financial goals. Provide expert advice on investments as well as retirement planning, superannuation and other key financial aspects of people’s lives.
Lead the team and manage projects from ideation to execution. Project Managers are responsible for project milestones, contracts, documentation, reporting on risks, leading teams, and delivering reports to senior leaders.
Lead the team and manage projects from ideation to execution. Project Managers are responsible for project milestones, contracts, documentation, reporting on risks, leading teams, and delivering reports to senior leaders.
The Bachelor of Business with majors in both Accounting and Financial Planning prioritises your readiness to succeed come graduation:
Each degree is thoughtfully designed for online learning, ensuring your experience is fulfilling and supported. At Swinburne Online, we want to ensure that your journey with us is a success. Our team of academic and online experts have developed engaging, media-rich course materials using cutting-edge digital technology and advanced teaching resources.
Canvas is where all your classwork will take place. You’ll experience engaging lectures, tackle assignments, and connect with others on lively discussion boards. All within an easy-to-use platform. Stay on top of your progress, plan your studies with ease, and set your own pace — whether you want to fast-track your degree with up to 12 units a year or take it slow with part-time study. It’s all about balancing your studies with the rest of your life!
We’re there for you each step of the way. Our dedicated Student Advisors are your go-to guides. They’ll help you through your enrolment, course planning, technical support and other questions you might have.
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The suite of Swinburne Online Business degrees provides students with the opportunity to forge connections within the industry. Students hear from industry leaders and work with real-life clients with demonstrated experience within their respective fields, such as SEEK.
