Overview

Accounting is the method of evaluating and reporting the financial health of businesses and individuals. In studying the accounting minor sequence, you’ll learn to analyse, research and make informed recommendations about a broad range of accounting problems and issues. You’ll also become proficient in internationally-recognised accounting principles, practices and techniques and apply them to a variety of situations, and you’ll prepare for a rewarding career as a professional accountant, tax professional, business advisor or manager.

Choose accounting and you’ll be given the skills, knowledge and accreditations you need to embark on a career that can provide value to almost any kind of organisation or business. – regardless of whether the wider economic outlook is a boom, bust, bull market, or recession.

Accreditation

Graduates with an accounting major and the accounting accreditation minor are eligible for membership with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Institute of Public Accountants.

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Career opportunities

Our accounting and finance graduates have pursued careers as:

  • accountants
  • tax professionals
  • auditors
  • data analysts
  • financial advisers
  • financial planners
  • investment analysts
  • financial assurance managers
  • compliance managers
  • business advisors

Industry partnerships

We enjoy deep industry connections with many well-known organisations across Australia. Here are just a few of our host partners for business: 

  • CISCO Mentor Me Program
  • Adecco
  • Brisbane Paralympic Football Program 
  • Highered Global Talent Search and Virtual Global Careers Fair
  • Impact for Women
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Completion requirements

A Minor consists of 40 cp.

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
  • ACCT305Accounting Information Systems10 CP
  • ECON200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
  • LEGL300Taxation Law10 CP

Note: Students should get advice from their Course Coordinator on professional accreditations before finalizing their unit enrolments.

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