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The University of Ballarat had its starting in 1870, making it to a very old tertiary institution in Australia. Since then we have strengthened close links with our region, as well as our national and partners world wide. Up to 25,000 students now studying at UB are able to select from a growing list of Higher Education and TAFE courses. UB is famous for its teaching and learning presentation, graduate satisfaction and starting salaries – as well as being Victoria’s premier regional university. So we are joyful to be working in association with Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) to make possible for students from around the world to earn qualification from the University of Ballarat in business or information technology and to succeed in their selected career.

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

The aim of this course is to provide stimulating and rigorous studies at degree level in accountancy and other disciplines relevant to business, which together with professional experience, will contribute to the future supply of qualified accounts. Therefore, the underlying focus of this course will be on the fundamental concepts which enable students to become skilled professionals in accounting. In order to be eligible for the award, students need to complete a minimum of eight Accounting units, plus Organisations Law and Income Tax Practice.

Year 1

Semester 1

CP571
Business Information Systems 

JN501
Management Principles OR ELective

JH501
Introduction to Human Resource Management

JM501
Introduction to Marketing OR Elective BL502 Foundations of Law


Semester 2

JN601
Managerial Skills OR Elective

BA506
Accounting and Business Decisions

BE507
Business Microeconomics

BL502
Foundations of Law

Year 2  

Semester 1


BA507
Accounting Fundamentals

MB521
Business Statistics

CP611
Database Management Systems 

Elective  


Semester 2

BL503
Commercial Law

BA603
Corporate Accounting

BE508
Business Macroeconomics

Elective

Year 3  

Semester 1 

BL731
Income Tax Law and Practice

BL611
Organisations Law 

BA613
Management Accounting 1

BA606
Financial Accounting 


Semester 2

BA701
Financial Management

BA614
Management Accounting 2

BA741
Auditing

Elective 

Indicative electives  

JM602
Consumer Behaviour 

BL732 
Taxation

JN601
Managerial Skills

JH601
Human Resource Development

CP586
Multimedia Communications

JM502
Marketing Planning

Not more than 12 units can be counted at level 1.
- As they are subject to staff availability, there is no guarantee that every unit will beoffered in any particular semester.
- All units are subject to change through the processes of regular course revision.
- This information was correct at the time of publishing.


Entry requirements: Successful completion of Year 12, or equivalent

English requirements: Equivalent IELTS 6.0

Course duration: Six semestersm

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