Help drive financial success.
If you’re good with numbers, love solving problems and always pay attention to the detail, a career in accounting is for you. Graduate with the financial and legal knowledge you’ll need to make an impact in a changing business world.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
- Campus note: Only first year offered at Gympie from 2019. Semester 2 commencement not available at Gympie. The option to study at Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa
- ^First year courses offered at Moreton Bay campus from Semester 1, 2020 subject to external accreditation for Moreton Bay campus offering.
- Campus note: Only first year offered at Gympie from 2019. Semester 2 commencement not available at Gympie. The option to study at Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa
- ^First year courses offered at Moreton Bay campus from Semester 1, 2020 subject to external accreditation for Moreton Bay campus offering.
If you’re good with numbers, love solving problems and always pay attention to the detail, a career in accounting is for you. Graduate with the financial and legal knowledge you’ll need to make an impact in a changing business world.
- Learn how to manage financial information and prepare financial reports
- Build a strong foundation in business law and ethics, financial accounting, company accounting, management accounting, taxation law and auditing
- Get 96 hours of hands-on accounting experience through an optional professional internship or placement organised by USC
Accreditation
This program is fully accredited by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and the Institute of Public Accountants, and has been designed to qualify graduates for associate membership of these professional bodies.
Career opportunities
Public accountant, auditor, management accountant, financial administrator, taxation consultant, banking.
Membership
CPA Australia^; Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand^; Institute of Public Accountants^
^ It is the responsibility of the student to confirm with the three Australian accounting bodies (CPA, CAANZ and IPA) whether any credit granted will impact on their eligibility for professional association membership.
Program structure
Introductory courses (5) 60 units
ACC106 Design of Roads and Drainage
BUS101 Sustainable Transport Systems
BUS102 Advanced Structural Analysis and Design
BUS108 Environmental Engineering
COR109 Computational Analysis
Developing and Graduate courses (11) 132 units
ACC210 Geotechnics and Geohydrology
ACC211 Management of Water Resources
ACC220 Engineering Project Management Principles
ACC221 Integrative Group Project
ACC310 Advanced Engineering Project 1
ACC311 Advanced Engineering Project 2
ACC320 Advanced Computational Analysis
ACC321 Accounting Principles
BUS203 Exploring Business Research
BUS306 Introduction to Economics
BUS320 Introduction to Informatics
Elective courses (8) 96 units
Select 8 elective courses (96 units) from the undergraduate elective course options. Of these electives 3 (36 units) must be developing or graduate level (200/300 coded) courses.
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Gympie) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Gympie) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (South Bank) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (South Bank) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Caboolture) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Caboolture) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Moreton Bay) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Moreton Bay) Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses
Program notes
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Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses