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HonoursCQ91 - Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business
Program Aim
The Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business program combines CQUniversity's two premier business programs, and is designed to allow students to combine studies in commerce related fields such as accounting, finance and property management with business management fields such as human resources management, information systems management and marketing. Students have a very broad range of possible fields of study in this program and a very wide range of career opportunities exist for graduates.
The program is professionally accredited with a number of professional bodies and depending on the major selected, completion of the program meets the education requirements for membership of professional organisations such as CPA Australia, ICA Australia, the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants, the Australian Institute of Management – details of membership pathways can be found in the More Details section. The strong professional focus of the degree ensures that upon completion of their program graduates receive not just an academic qualification, but recognition of their skills and knowledge by the peak professional bodies in their chosen field.
Program Structure
To satisfy the requirements for the award, students must complete 32 courses/192 units of credit which comply with the stated requirements.
Students must complete:
- 8 compulsory core courses;
- 13 accounting technical specialist courses, as noted in the accounting course list;
- 1 Bachelor of Business major (8 courses)
- 3 electives from the Bachelor of Business majors or other approved business courses provided prerequisites and corequisites are met
Available majors include:
- Tourism
- Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainability
- Public Relations
- Property
Note: The first year of the program will be availalbe internally at all regional campuses. Subsequent courses may be required to be undertaken via a combination of workshops, internal classes and distance education. Not all business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to the More Details section for information on campus availability.