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Bachelor of Accounting

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Campus

Sydney and Melbourne

CRICOS code

074601G

AQF Level

Level 7

Scholarships

Yes

Start Dates & Intakes

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Course Fees

FEE HELP Available (Domestic students only)

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Study Requirements

4 Units/Trimester Minimum of 8 units/year
Trimesters 1 & 2 are compulsory study periods for all continuing students.

Duration

6 Trimesters 3 years standard duration with 2 compulsory trimesters in each year

International Applicants

Yes

Start Dates & Intakes

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About Bachelor of Accounting

Accounting is a key management tool for business planning, monitoring and control that can create a range of career opportunities in government and in business, management and finance across a multitude of industries. Through a combination of required units and electives, students will gain requisite knowledge and skills in many areas of Accounting and related fields. As students develop an understanding of accounting principles and practices, they explore the relationship between accounting, finance and economics, the law, management and marketing. Students also have the opportunity of selecting four elective units, so as to tailor the degree to individual needs.

Subject to units undertaken and any course credits applied, students completing this course will satisfy the educational requirements for admission to the major professional accounting bodies of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, subject to pending TEQSA Course Re-Accreditation.

Course Structure & Unit Guide

The course consists of 24 units: 2 Core Units, 18 CPA Accredited Core Units and 4 Elective Units.

Core Units
  • MGTP102 Management Principles
  • MKTP103 Marketing Principles
CPA Accredited Core Units
  • BCOM101 Business Communication
  • OGBH201 Organisational Behaviour
  • BSTR301 Business Strategy
  • BAVA320 Business Analysis and Valuation
  • ACIS215 Accounting Information Systems
  • AFNR315 Advanced Financial Reporting
  • AUDT317 Auditing
  • BACT105 Business Accounting
  • BECO107 Business Economics
  • BLAW204 Business Law
  • CLAW314 Corporate Law
  • CRSE108 Corporate Responsibility and Ethics
  • COAC216 Cost Accounting
  • FIAC214 Financial Accounting
  • FINM202 Financial Management
  • QMTH104 Quantitative Methods
  • TLAW316 Taxation Law
  • COAC318 Corporate Accounting
Elective Units
  • CCMT313 Cross Cultural Management
  • CNMT210 Change Management
  • ENTP205 Entrepreneurship
  • HRMG203 Human Resource Management
  • ITMG306 International Management
  • LEMT305 Leadership for Managers
  • DBFN212 Database Fundamentals
  • DWIN309 Developing Web Information System
  • ENSN201 Enterprise Social Networks
  • ITBO201 IT for Business Organisations
  • PAQM321 Project and Quality Management
  • SYAD310 Systems Analysis & Design
  • WPDD202 Web Page Design and Development
  • CBEH209 Consumer Behaviour
  • IMCO211 Integrated Marketing Communications
  • IMKT 212 Internet Marketing
  • ITMK208 International Marketing
  • MARK210 Customer Relationship Management
  • MKMR303 Marketing Research
  • MKST304 Marketing Strategy

Admission Criteria

International
Domestic

Admission requirements: International Students

Applicants must meet the academic and English language admission criteria for Kent Higher Education courses.

To be eligible for admission you must satisfy both of the entry requirements below.

Have a formal qualification considered equivalent to an Australian Year 12

Be a minimum 18 years of age prior to course commencement

Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our Academic Entry Equivalencies

Applicants with Higher Education Study

Applicants who have undertaken any higher education study, within the last ten years since leaving school, may be eligible for admission to a Kent course with credit transfers (advanced standing). For more information…

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on this process, see Course Credit/Recognition of Prior Learning.

Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) Study

Applicants who have undertaken any VET study within the last ten years since leaving school may be eligible for admission to a Kent course with credit transfers (advanced standing). For more information on this process…

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see Course Credit/Recognition of Prior Learning.

Kent has approved articulation agreements in place for certain VET courses which specify the number of course credits you may be entitled to. (View our Articulation Agreements Register for the complete list).

Mature Age Students Applicants with Work and Life Experience

Kent understands that preparation for study is not restricted to formal educational attainment and that valuable intellectual and skills development can be gained through wide ranging experiences. 

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Kent will review applications on a case-by-case basis from persons of at least 21 years of age, who do not have formal qualifications for entry but who seek admission to courses on the basis of their educational and skills development through experience and informal study.

Entry pathways: International students

  • BSB60720: Advanced Diploma of Program Management
  • BSB60420: Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management
  • BSB50420: Diploma of Leadership and Management
  • BSB50820: Diploma of Project Management

English language proficiency: International students

IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall score with no band less than 5.5 or equivalent.

Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our English Language Proficiency Requirements

Admission requirements: Domestic Students

Applicants with Recent Secondary Education (within the past two years)

Australian Year 12 Students
The tertiary entrance requirement for Kent’s higher education courses is satisfactory completion of an Australian Year 12 program within the past two years.
The current Australian State and Territory Year 12 programs are:

NSW

Higher School Certificate (HSC)

VIC

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

QLD

Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA)

SA

South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)

WA

Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)

TAS

Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)

ACT

Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate

NT

Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE).

Applicants with Higher Education Study

Applicants who have undertaken any higher education study, within the last ten years since leaving school, may be eligible for admission to a Kent course with credit transfers (advanced standing). For more information…

Read More

on this process, see Course Credit/Recognition of Prior Learning.

Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) Study

Applicants who have undertaken any VET study within the last ten years since leaving school may be eligible for admission to a Kent course with credit transfers (advanced standing). For more information on this process…

Read More

see Course Credit/Recognition of Prior Learning.

Kent has approved articulation agreements in place for certain VET courses which specify the number of course credits you may be entitled to. (View our Articulation Agreements Register for the complete list).

Mature Age Students Applicants with Work and Life Experience

Kent understands that preparation for study is not restricted to formal educational attainment and that valuable intellectual and skills development can be gained through wide ranging experiences. 

Read More

Kent will review applications on a case-by-case basis from persons of at least 21 years of age, who do not have formal qualifications for entry but who seek admission to courses on the basis of their educational and skills development through experience and informal study.

ATAR Profile for Those Offered Places Wholly or Partly on the Basis of ATAR in Trimester 1, 2019

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR (OP in QLD) (Excluding adjustment factors) *
Selection Rank (ATAR/OP plus any adjustment factors) *
Highest rank to receive an offer
<5
<5
Median rank to receive an offer
<5
<5
Lowest rank to receive an offer
<5
<5

* <5 – indicates less than 5 ATAR-based offers made

Student Profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students at the institution. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and passed the census date in the most relevant recent intake period for which data are available, including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia.

Applicant Background
Number of Students
Percentage of all Students
(A) Higher education study
(includes a bridging or enabling course)
0
0%
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study
0
0%
(C) Recent secondary education
  • Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the impact of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)
  • Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR)
  • Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)
0
0%
(D) Work and life experience
(admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than the above)
0
0%
(E) International students
46
100%
All students
46
100%

<5 – the number of students is less than 5.
N/A – Students not accepted in this category.
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students.

English language proficiency: Domestic students

IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall score with no band less than 5.5 or equivalent.

Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our English Language Proficiency Requirements

Current Students and Alumni

Discover the journey and accomplishments of some of Kent’s current students and graduates by exploring their stories in Our Students and Alumni.

Explore more student testimonials at Kent’s Youtube channel.

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