Units for the course:

Bachelor of Business – Accounting and Financial Planning

The Bachelor of Business with a major in Accounting and Financial Planning consists of 24 units, and will see you undertake the following studies:

Five core business fundamental units
Three core practice business units
16 accounting and financial planning units.

Core Business Fundamental Units

Financial Information for Decision Making

Economics for Business Decision Making

Business Digitalisation

Contemporary Management Principles

Marketing and the Consumer Experience

Core Practice Business Units

These units are designed for you to apply your skills in practical scenarios to solidify your knowledge. You’ll complete Learning and Communicating for Innovative Business Practice, Industry Consulting Project and a choice of one unit from: Planning for Career Success, Sustainable Business Practice and Professional Internship – Business.

Learning and Communicating for Innovative Business Practice

Business Consulting Project

Planning for Career Success

Sustainable Business Practice

Professional Internship - Business

Accounting and Financial Planning Major Units

Financial Information Systems

Management Accounting for Planning and Control

Principles of Financial Planning

Financial Management

Ethics and Client Relationships

Finance and Behavioural Bias

Investment and Financial Planning Project

Personal Financial Risk and Estate Planning

Retirement Planning

Law of Commerce

Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact

View Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this Course students will be able to:

Define and integrate theoretical principles applicable to accounting and financial planning and apply those principles in a range of practices
Systematically review and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make informed judgements on options for innovatively solving a range of problems that arise in business contexts
Formulate creative solutions that are fit for purpose and demonstrate cognisance of the impact of business decisions on the triple bottom line
Coherently articulate a line of reasoning demonstrating cultural sensitivity and apply a framework to analyse and offer solutions to ethical dilemmas
Communicate a range of business arguments by evaluating and implementing alternative communication strategies as appropriate to the audience
Build on and continuously develop the intellectual independence to be critical and reflective learners, cognisant of new technologies
Work collaboratively in diverse groups

Course Rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business with a major in Accounting and Financial Planning students must complete 300 credit points comprising of:

Five [5] core business fundamental units (62.5 credit points)
Three [3] business practice core units (37.5 credit points)
Sixteen [16] units of study from the Accounting and Financial Planning discipline major (200 credit points)

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 with a major in Accounting and 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.

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