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Future Students Undergraduate

Accounting

The Area of Study

Accounting is the collection, measurement and communication of economic information which is used for planning, reporting and decision making. Accountants are employed in all areas of commerce, industry and government. They are in demand world-wide, and undertake a range of activities such as participating with top management to set future direction for an organisation, analysing potential growth opportunities for new products and markets, developing management information systems to facilitate decision-making and organisational control, as well as reporting on an organisations performance.

The Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting program consists of core and elective units, which lead to professional membership of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). If you do not wish to be a professionally qualified accountant you may choose the Bachelor of Commerce which has fewer core accounting units. This allows you to follow alternative studies in accounting that may include finance, management accounting, computing/information systems and marketing.

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Degree Program Information

Degree UAI 2008 CSP Course Duration
Bachelor of Commerce ∧ 82.55 3 years full-time /equivalent part-time
Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting 83.10 3 years full-time /equivalent part-time
Bachelor of Commerce – Actuarial Studies with Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting 95.35 4-4.5 years full-time
Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting with Bachelor of Laws 95.90 5 years full-time
Bachelor of Business Administration with Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting 83.30 4 years full-time/equivalent part-time
Bachelor of Applied Finance with Bachelor Commerce – Accounting 86.55 4 years full-time/equivalent part-time

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What You Will Study

You must complete a program of study (major) in one of the following:

  • Accounting ∧
  • Professional Accounting and Actuarial Studies
  • Professional Accounting
  • Professional Accounting and Law

Your program of study may include units from the subject areas listed below:

  • accounting
  • economics
  • finance
  • organisational management
  • statistics

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A minimum of HSC Mathematics (Band 2) or equivalent is a subject prerequisite for first-year accounting units. Other units taken as part of a degree may require assumed knowledge, prerequisites or recommended studies and you should refer to the Macquarie University Handbook of Undergraduate Studies for full degree requirements.

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Accreditation

The professional accounting sequence in any of the degrees listed will meet the tertiary accreditation requirements of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA).

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Career Options

  • accounting
  • auditing
  • chartered accounting
  • financial analysis
  • forensic accounting
  • government accounting
  • investment management
  • management consulting
  • merchant banker
  • public practice
  • stockbroker
  • superannuation
  • taxation

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Some Major Employers

  • accounting and consulting firms
  • auditors
  • business analyst firms
  • financial institutions
  • forensic accounting firms
  • government organisations
  • merchant bankers
  • Stockbrokers
  • superannuation advisers

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Further Information

Department of Accounting and Finance
Macquarie University, NSW, 2109
Email: accounting@mq.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9850 8535
Fax: (02) 9850 8497
Web: www.accg.mq.edu.au

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