This course offers students without an undergraduate degree or specialisation in accounting the opportunity to study accounting. The skills acquired are relevant to many business areas including marketing, economics, finance, human resource management and information systems. The program is designed to provide students with the skills and competencies necessary to pursue a career in Accounting. It has been designed to meet the entry requirements of the professional accounting bodies: CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

This program aims to enable students to analyse, research and make informed recommendations with respect to a broad range of accounting problems and issues. In addition graduates should have been exposed to a body of knowledge of essential accounting principles, practices and techniques and be able to apply these to a variety of situations including auditing, financial reporting, internal controls, and management accounting. Graduates will gain an appreciation of the ethical, legal and professional dynamics of accounting and the accounting profession.