Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) – Accounting
Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) – Accounting
Accounting prepares you for a career across borders. Acknowledged as ‘the language of business’, accounting is spoken by all organisations – big and small – including government agencies and departments, and all not-for-profit institutions around the globe. A major in Accounting will offer you a variety of career paths in…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Accounting prepares you for a career across borders. Acknowledged as ‘the language of business’, accounting is spoken by all organisations – big and small – including government agencies and departments, and all not-for-profit institutions around the globe. A major in Accounting will offer you a variety of career paths in the private and public sector, public accounting firms, small business and self-employment.
Accounting is essential for monitoring and guiding business operations to enable managers to gain an accurate and up-to-date picture of the financial health of their organisations.
Our Accounting major focuses on the preparation, interpretation and communication of accounting information that is essential for effective decision making within an organisation. You can choose to undertake focused study in financial or management accounting, or complete a more generalised program of study covering a range of accounting subjects in greater depth.
Get practical
Accounting students build practical, industry based experience through units that involve workshops, team exercises and group projects. For example, auditing students will work on a case study with senior staff members from Ernst and Young who lead training in the classroom based on current examples.
You’ll learn to
prepare financial accounting reports
analyse accounting information to evaluate business performance
use accounting information for optimal resource allocation
communicate the results of financial analysis
Course Structure
Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.
Your degree options
This major is offered as a degree-specific, or first, major for these degrees. It is also offered as a second major in our other bachelor’s degrees.
Career Pathways
The Accounting major offers a variety of career paths in the private and public sector, public accounting firms, small business and self-employment. Professional accountants are employed as company directors, board members, chief executive officers and partners in business.
Further Study
After completing the Accounting major, you can pursue further studies at honours level or undertake a master’s degree such as the Master of Commerce or (after appropriate work experience) the Master of Business Administration.
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
