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Bachelor of Commerce

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Business | School of Commerce

Program Code: DBCC

Program Level: Undergraduate

SATAC code: 424181

Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) for 2009 Entry: 66.10 (Internal)

Home Campus: City West

Program Length (in EFTSL): 3

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Aim

To provide graduates with the education and skills necessary to be accountants in public practice, commerce and industry, and the public sector. It also provides a sound qualification for careers in business and management.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have:

 Alternatively, the minimum educational requirements may be met by those who have:

Minimum English language entry requirements: coursework programs

The minimum English language entry requirements for international students who speak English as a foreign language are detailed below. It should be noted that some programs may specify higher English language entry requirements. These will be indicated in relevant program documentation.

Applicants are required to meet at least one of the English language entry requirements listed. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive.

Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

Undergraduate

English Language Test (see Note 1)

Score

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

 

·Reading and Writing

6.0

·Overall Band Score

6.0

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

 

·TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test)

80 with no band less than 20

·TOEFL PBT (Paper-based test)

550 with TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5

 

 

English Language Programs

Score

Successful completion of the CELUSA Academic English Program

Level 4

 

 

Other Qualifications

·Successful completion of a secondary qualification in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of at least one year of tertiary study in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of one year of secondary or tertiary study conducted and completed in English within the last two years in a country in which English is commonly used, as determined by the University (see Note 2).

Note 1: Results from IELTS and TOEFL are valid for two years.

Note 2: The University, through UniSA International, maintains a list of countries where English is commonly used and which would satisfy this criteria. This may include particular educational institutions within a given non-English speaking country where English is the language of instruction.

Content/structure

The program comprises an eight course Division Core, an eight course accounting major, and nine elective courses. The eight elective courses may be used to take either a second eight course major in another discipline, or one or two four course minors in other disciplines (including the professional accounting minor). If only one minor is taken, the other four electives may be chosen from a broad range of courses. (See Note 6 concerning electives).

The program requires the completion of 24 courses totalling 108 units, as listed in the schedule below.

Professional Recognition

This program satisfies the educational requirements of Associate Membership with CPA Australia and qualify as a Chartered Accountant with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, depending on the courses taken as specified in Notes 3 and 4. Graduation from this program has been recognised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) as fulfilling requirements for maximum exemption in the ACCA's professional program.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Fees for International students: $AU 18,880 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.


Program requirements

Course name Area + Cat. No. Units EFTSL
FIRST YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
ACCT 10054.50.125
INFS 10114.50.125
LAWS 10024.50.125
COMM 10544.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
ACCT 10064.50.125
MATH 10534.50.125
MARK 10104.50.125
ECON 10064.50.125
SECOND YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
ACCT 20064.50.125
BANK 20054.50.125
ACCT 20054.50.125
Elective (see Notes 5 & 6)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
ACCT 30074.50.125
Introduction to Management
New title from 2010: Management Principles
BUSS 10544.50.125
Corporations and Partnership Law  or Elective (see Notes 3 & 4)
LAWS 2005 
Elective (see Notes 5 & 6)
  
THIRD YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Taxation Law 1  or Elective (see Notes 3 & 4)
ACCT 30024.50.125
Auditing Theory and Practice  or Elective (see Notes 3 & 4)
ACCT 30054.50.125
Elective (see Notes 5 & 6)
 4.5 
Elective (see Notes 5 & 6)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
BUSS 30174.50.125
Please note: Global Issues for Accounting is a final year course. Students should not attempt this course until the last year of their studies.   
ACCT 30034.50.125
Elective (see Notes 5 & 6)
 4.5 
Elective (see Notes 5 & 6)
 4.5 

Rules

The program comprises:

Notes

  1. The Division Core courses are offered in both the first and second half of the year. The Division core courses for the Bachelor of Commerce are:
    ACCT 1005 Accounting, Decisions and Accountability
    INFS 1011 Business Information Systems
    LAWS 1002 Introduction to Law
    COMM 1054 Managing Communication in Business
    MATH 1053 Quantitative Methods for Business
    MARK 1010 Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange
    ECON 1006 Microeconomics
    BUSS 1054 Introduction to Management 

  2. The accounting major comprises:
    ACCT 1005 Accounting, Decisions and Accountability (also in the division core)
    ACCT 1006 Financial Accounting 1
    ACCT 2005 Financial Accounting 2
    ACCT 3007 Financial Accounting 3
    BANK 2005 Finance and Investment
    ACCT 2006 Management Accounting
    BUSS 3017 Global Issues for Accounting
    ACCT 3003 Issues in Accounting Theory

  3. Students who wish to satisfy the educational requirements for admission to the professional program of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (to qualify as a chartered accountant) must take the professional accounting minor which comprises:
    LAWS 2005 Corporations and Partnership Law (taken in study period 5 of second year)
    ACCT 3005  Auditing Theory and Practice (taken in study period 2 of third year)
    ACCT 3002  Taxation Law 1 (taken in study period 2 of third year) 

  4. Students who wish to satisfy the educational requirements for admission to the professional program of CPA Australia (to qualify as a CPA) must complete at least 
    LAWS 2005 Corporations and Partnership Law (taken in study period 5 of second year)
    And may take :
    ACCT 3005  Auditing Theory and Practice (taken in study period 2 of third year)
    ACCT 3002  Taxation Law 1 (taken in study period 2 of third year)

  5. One elective course may be chosen from any course offered at the university. All other elective courses should be selected from those offered by the Schools in the Division of Business. However, with the approval of the Program Director, students may choose appropriate courses from outside this Division.

  6. Accounting electives are courses offered by the accounting discipline in the School of Commerce. Currently, these courses are:
    INFS 2030 Contemporary Accounting Information Systems
    ACCT 2013 Cost Management Systems
    ACCT 3004 Accounting: Organisational and Social Context
    ACCT 2008 Government and Not For Profit Accounting
    ACCT 2011 Small Business Accounting
    ACCT 2012 Strategic Management Accounting
    ACCT 3006 Taxation Law 2
    ACCT 3008 Management Control Systems
    All of these courses may not be offered every year. In choosing electives and courses generally, students should ensure that they satisfy any requirements.

  7. For international students, applicants accepted with an IELTS score less than 7 will be required to enrol in a 2 hour tutorial for COMM 1054 Managing Communication in Business.

  8. Students who have studied either course in the following list, will be deemed to have completed the core course requirement only for the purposes of: transition, program transfer, double degrees and transnational programs where a limited range of courses may be available; and granting of credit for related diploma programs such as SAIBT and Eynesbury.



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