Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

The Bachelor of Business is the generalist degree of our age, opening job opportunities in a wide range of businesses, all around the world.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) are especially well prepared to enter the workplace and advance their careers.

Young people with Business degrees get work in almost every industry, improving the businesses and advancing their own careers.
Graduates can gain employment in accounting practices, medium and large corporations, the public sector and NGOs (non-government organisations).
The course opens the way for employment in:

• Business
• Accounting
• Taxation and auditing

The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) is accredited by CPA Australia (CPAA), Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency:

https://www.teqsa.gov.au/national-register/course/polytechnic-institute-australia-pty-ltd

Having successfully completed the Bachelor of Networking and Telecommunications, you should be able to:

1. The ability to critically analyse relevant concepts to understand practice in business and related professions in a global workplace
2. Demonstrate interrelationships between differing business and related disciplines
3. Locate and critically evaluate relevant data and literature to address business problems through a research approach
4. Apply critical and creative thinking to address issues in business
5. Convey information clearly and fluently in high-quality written form appropriate for their audience
6. Use oral communication appropriately to convey information clearly and fluently
7. Demonstrate and critically reflect on how individuals work in teams in a business environment in an inclusive manner
8. Critically analyse business decisions in terms of ethical practice and social responsibility
9. Critically analyse sustainability principles for various stakeholders in relation to business contexts
10. Apply technical and professional skills necessary to operate effectively in business and related professions.

To obtain a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), candidates are required to successfully complete all 24 units. Not all units are offered each semester. If you complete the 8 100 level units with the Institute (either at the Institute or with Advanced Standing that does not exceed 4 of the 100 level units), you will be eligible to obtain a Diploma of Business.

The CRICOS-registered duration is 156 weeks or 3 years of full-time study (6 semesters). Please note the part-time mode is not available to a holder of a student visa who is not a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, or who is not an Australian permanent resident, or who is a temporary resident of Australia.

For domestic students, the course is 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time.

Face-to-face on campus.

The Institute uses authentic assessment principles that may include practical exercises, case studies, presentations, reports, online simulations, essays, and examinations. These may include being done under invigilation.

• Completion of Year 12, or equivalent, with a minimum ATAR of 60 AND
• NSW (or equivalent) Band 4 Standard English; and
• NSW (or equivalent) Band 3 Advanced Mathematics; or
• NSW (or equivalent) Band 4 Standard 2 Mathematics.
• An equivalent secondary qualification overseas that also meets the mathematics requirement above; or
• An accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or a Foundation Year Program offered by an accredited Australian provider that also meets the mathematics requirement above; or
• One year of completed accredited full-time study at a registered institution of tertiary education at AQF level 5 or above that also meets the mathematics requirement above.

Students whose first language is not English, must demonstrate competency in the English language. English proficiency can be demonstrated by providing certified evidence of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test result (or equivalent alternative test result, as follows), issued no more than two (2) years prior to date of application:

IELTS                          International English Language Testing System: Academic version

TOEFL iBT                    Test of English as a Foreign Language: Internet-based Test

PTE Academic           Pearson Test of English Academic

C1A                              Cambridge English C1 Advanced (previously CAE or Cambridge English: Advanced)

C2P                              Cambridge English C2 Proficiency (previously CPE or Cambridge English: Proficiency)

OET                              Occupational English Test

KITE                             Kaplan International Tools for English

Duolingo*                    Duolingo English Test (temporary alternative test for applicants from China)

Note that the most recent attempt at any language proficiency test supersedes any previous attempts or requirements

Other acceptable evidence of English proficiency includes:

• Successful completion of an AQF Level 5 Diploma or above with at least two (2) years of full-time study in English at an Australian registered vocational or higher education.

The date of application for admission must not be 2 or more years from the date of the test result. If the applicant has undertaken multiple tests, then the most recent test will be the only result considered.