The Leaders Institute Bachelor of Accounting is a comprehensive, contemporary course that provides graduates with a broad understanding of practical, technical, and theoretical accounting, financial and general business skills and knowledge.

Graduates of the course acquire an education grounded in all facets of accounting practice inclusive of business finance, corporate and company law, taxation law, management and financial accounting, accounting theory and processes, and audit and assurance functions. Graduates acquire skills and knowledge in corporate governance, business ethics and professionalism.

The course addresses all of the curriculum requirements for graduates to be eligible to apply for professional recognition and membership to key peak bodies such as CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

The course, by its mapping to the AQF7 learning outcomes, implicitly addresses the five national threshold learning outcomes for accounting as prepared by the Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) Project, in the Academic Standards Statement for Accounting (Hancock, P, Freeman, M, & Associates; 2010 Appendix 2, pp. 16-20). These national threshold learning outcomes for accounting are judgement, knowledge, application skills, communication and teamwork and self-management. In the LTAS Project statement, the threshold learning outcomes are stated as being developed to align with the AQF7 Bachelor level learning outcome descriptors in the categories of Knowledge, Skills, and Application of Knowledge and Skills (Hancock, P, Freeman, M, & Associates; p.9).

Students will through their degree develop and apply theoretical knowledge and understanding to a variety of authentic learning tasks and assessments including case studies, reports, interviews, portfolios oral presentations, and practical exercises individually and in small teams. Assessments will include projects reflecting real world industry based problems.

Career Pathways

The course’s graduates will be market-and-business ready and advocates of lifelong learning. Graduate employment career pathways include:

• Business analysis
• Business risk and governance
• Financial accounting
• Management accounting
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Management consultancy

Professional Accreditation

Graduates who complete the Bachelor of Accounting meet the academic component of the requirements for membership to CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

The course structure derives its coherence in the following manner:

• Core and elective units
• Pre-requisite units
• Sequencing of units by semester and year throughout the course.

There are 18 units mapped to CPA Australia competencies, with only 16 required for CAANZ. Each of the units listed below for this course is 10 credit points.

Core

• AC101 Accounting I
• AC201 Accounting II
• AC202 Financial Accounting
• AC203 Governance & Ethics
• AC211 Management Accounting
• AC213 Corporate Accounting
• AC301 Accounting Theory
• AC302 Auditing and Assurance
• AC310 Accountancy Capstone 1
• AC311 Accountancy Capstone 2
• AC312 Accounting Systems and Processes
• AC314 Financial Reporting
• CS101 Computer Based Information Systems
• EC101 Economics
• FN201 Finance
• LW101 Law I
• LW203 Tax Law I
• LW302 Corporations Law
• MG101 Management
• MK101 Marketing
• OB101 Organisational and Human Management
• ST101 Applied Quantitative Data Analysis

2 x elective

More Information

For more information about elective units see the List of Units.

Domestic students

Completion of one of the following:

• Queensland Higher School Certificate or an interstate equivalent Higher School Certificate. OP 17 / ATAR 60;
• International Baccalaureate Diploma;
• AQF Level 5 or above qualification (or overseas equivalent).
• qualifications deemed equivalent to any of the above qualifications.

International students

Completion of one of the following:

• Queensland Higher School Certificate or an interstate equivalent Higher School Certificate. OP 17 / ATAR 60;
• International Baccalaureate Diploma;
• AQF Level 5 or above qualification (or overseas equivalent).
• qualifications deemed equivalent to any of the above qualifications.

International students whose entry qualifications were obtained in an institution where English is not the language of instruction normally require one of the following:

• International English Language Testing Services (IELTS) of 6.0, with a score of not less than 5.5 in any of the four skill areas;
• TOEFL (paper based) 550 with a score of 5 or better in the Test of Written English;
• or equivalent.

It is expected that students can demonstrate that the English language test was successfully completed within two years of the date of application for admission.

Note: International students must hold a valid student visa. There are numerous conditions that apply to a student visa. A holder of a student visa may not work, paid or unpaid, for more than 40 hours in any fortnight during semester. Current information on student visa conditions may be found here.

Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Credit for previous learning may be obtained through the process of articulation, credit transfer, and RPL or a combination of these processes. Students who wish to apply for RPL must provide evidence in terms of completed qualifications along with other relevant documentation.

Alternative Admission Arrangements

Alternative admission pathways are also open for educationally disadvantaged applicants and for First Nations Peoples applicants. These applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis with RPL, professional accreditations, and the provision of a portfolio of work for entry to micro-credential and single units.

Applicants seeking alternative entry must also fulfil the English language entry requirements.

Alternative pathways are evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Program Director (or delegated representative).

Graduates of the Bachelor of Accounting degree will be able to:

• synthesise, strategise and apply the principles, concepts and contributing parameters of accounting, management, economics and finance in a business environment;
• create innovative solutions, displaying judgement and decision making skills, for complex and routine business and management issues in regards to accounting principles;
• communicate effectively and by interacting with others, to enhance learning and further understanding;
• display social, professional and ethical leadership while working independently or in groups;
• apply cognitive skills to undertake appropriate research and to analyse and evaluate multidisciplinary contemporary practice for application, development and improvement in accounting and governance;
• apply principles of accounting and be able to analyse, with an awareness of the responsibility of developing business acumen, current and emerging practices to improve and contribute positively to the business field;
• apply international contemporary standards and best practices so as to provide positive improvement towards the accounting principles that have been adopted.

LEARNING TIME PERIOD AND FEES

International Student Fees:

Tuition per unit: AUD $ 2,500

Total Course Fees: AUD $ 60,000

One-time Application Fee (non-refundable): AUD $ 500

Deposit component of tuition fees (non-refundable): AUD $ 2,000*

Total amount paid up front and prior to issue of Confirmation of Enrolment: AUD $ 20,500

*If an international student cancels their course enrolment less than 28 days before the commencement of the course, a non-refundable $2,000 deposit component of tuition fees is due before commencement to recover administrative expenditure incurred.

Domestic Student Fees: Total Course Fees:

Tuition per unit: AUD $ 1,625

Total Course Fees: AUD $ 39,000

One-time Application Fee (non-refundable): AUD $ 500

Total amount paid up front: AUD $ 6,500