Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) aims to produce graduates who will communicate effectively and perceptively within a business environment, produce innovative solutions to problems, and apply investigative skills to a range of complex challenges faced in a business context. Furthermore, graduates will develop a thorough understanding of the core principles…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) aims to produce graduates who will communicate effectively and perceptively within a business environment, produce innovative solutions to problems, and apply investigative skills to a range of complex challenges faced in a business context. Furthermore, graduates will develop a thorough understanding of the core principles of business and accounting, giving them the skills required to perform a variety of accounting based roles in the corporate sector. Undertaking the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at CIC Higher Education will give students a strong foundation in accounting principles and essential business skills. Graduates of the program will be well prepared to enter the accounting and/or business world in a pre-management and management capacity.
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be well placed to begin a career in a variety of accounting based roles. Due to the strong management accountant units in this degree, future corporate positions may be possible.
Opportunities for Further Study
Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) can apply to study a number of postgraduate qualifications in Australia and abroad.
Purpose
The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) aims to produce graduates who will learn accounting, communicate effectively and perceptively within a business environment, produce innovative solutions to problems, and apply investigative skills to a range of complex challenges faced in a business context.
Knowledge
This course incorporates core knowledge in Business and Accounting. It is a program that is accredited by the professional accounting bodies, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and CPA Australia.
The course comprises a major sequence of 14 core Units ensuring depth of knowledge in the discipline. Breadth of knowledge is obtained through the choice of 10 elective Units.
Skills
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) will:
• Think creatively with an ability to critically evaluate concepts and ideas and generate effective and innovative solutions
• Possess depth in accounting knowledge to a professional standard and display the capacity and strategies to independently engage with the process of continuous learning
• Have developed skills to apply logic and rationale to analyse complex issues and to creatively solve problems through intelligent decision making
• Possess the ability to communicate effectively in ways appropriate to the discipline, audience and purpose
Application of Knowledge and Skills
Graduates of a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:
• Through their capacity for technical awareness and adaptability combined with their ability to research, synthesize and communicate relevant information.
• Through a strong foundation in accounting principles including ethical practice with the ability to draw on this knowledge and apply it in a professional environment.
• To effectively contribute to the profession as an individual or as part of a group with the poise, behaviour and ethical standing expected by the industry.
REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of a qualification equivalent to at least an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education to Year 12 or international equivalent.
English Language Admission Criteria:
IELTS (Academic): 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
TOEFL (Paper): 550 (TWE 4.0)
TOEFL (iBT): 60 (minimum of 20 in the writing section)
PTE: 50 (with no communication score less than 46)
CAE (before 2015): 52 (with no less than borderline in each skill)
CAE (from 2015): 169-175 (no band less than 169)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
CIC Higher Education Pty Ltd (CIC) is an Australian education institution specialising in providing students with higher education degrees. Study options on offer include the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Bachelor of Business (Management), and Bachelor of Business (Marketing). Its academic team has extensive knowledge & industry experience, helps students achieve their academic goals and develop employable skills. CIC is home to international students from more than 40 different countries.
