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2 Years
Hybrid learning (in-person at Dandenong campus or through Zoom)
Full time / Part time · Full-time: 3 days a week (12 hours face-to-face plus 24 hours personal study time per week for 4 subjects); Part-time: 2 days a week
2 March | 27 July
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Dandenong campus, Chisholm Institute, Victoria
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
CPA Australia / Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
CPA / CA ANZ / IPA
Course Content
Accounting Information & Systems
Introduces students to the preparation of accounting information using manual and automated accounting information systems, covering the full financial statement process and the impact of information technology on accounting through an overview of an accounting information system (AIS).
Business Analytics/Statistics
Introduces the basic practice of statistics for making decisions in the presence of variability, with emphasis on understanding data through statistical concepts and application using modern software packages.
Business Economics
Introduces the student to the principles of financial management from a corporate perspective, examining the theory and practice of investment and financing decision-making using analytical techniques for contemporary financial decision-making.
Business Law 1
Provides an introduction to core principles of contract and consumer protection law, the law of negligence and property law, and ethical standards that apply to business activities.
Business Finance
Provides the fundamental principles of marketing strategy by exploring how organisations adapt marketing activities in response to organisational, societal, and individual needs and wants.
Business Law 2
Building on the core principles developed in Business Law 1, this subject examines types of business organisations, relationships with internal and external stakeholders and the law regulating them, based on corporations law.
Management Accounting 1
Provides students with the foundation of management accounting, covering cost types and cost behaviours, and the application of cost accounting techniques to produce cost information for cost control and to solve business problems.
Corporate Reporting
Introduces students to the source of international financial reporting regulation and the conceptual framework, exploring key accounting standards to prepare external financial statements as an accounting professional.
Advanced Financial Accounting
Provides a range of challenging financial reporting topics to allow students to prepare more complex general purpose financial reports, including intangibles, superannuation, financial instruments, and foreign currency transactions.
Management Accounting 2
Further develops understanding of advanced cost control and practices to support decision-making for managers, including transfer pricing, employee incentive systems, budget control, behavioural issues, capital investments and sustainability accounting.
Auditing & Assurance
Provides insight into the environment in which auditors operate including legal liability, demonstrating audit planning and testing procedures, and analysing real world auditing problems.
Project 1
Introduces students to project management principles, focusing on the initiation and planning stages of a project and the tools and techniques required for successful delivery.
Accounting Theory
Covers contemporary developments in accounting theory, including normative measurement models, accounting regulation, international accounting standards, the conceptual framework, the critical perspective, and social & environmental accounting.
Advanced Taxation
Students analyse basic principles of Australian taxation and related case law, covering Commonwealth income tax legislation on individuals and businesses including assessable income, deductions, capital gains and fringe benefits tax.
Business Marketing
Introduces fundamental economic concepts and principles including the behaviour of firms and consumers, tools of economic analysis, price formation, basic models of market structure, inflation, unemployment and monetary policy.
Project 2
Offers organisational insights into information technology and systems relevant to organisations and managers, exploring the vital importance of IT in business performance and the improvement of people and processes through the use of technology.
Common Questions
Yes, the Chisholm Bachelor of Business (Accounting) is accredited by CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ). The course is also accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and aligned to Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Level 7.
Entry typically requires a completed Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping and a completed Diploma of Accounting or above. Alternative entry via a completed Diploma or above in a relevant discipline (such as Diploma of Business, Diploma of Information Technology, or Diploma of Sport Management) may also be accepted, but will require students to attend a three-week accounting basics support class at no cost. Applicants with a complete or incomplete higher education qualification in Accounting (minimum 1 year full-time passed) are also eligible.
The indicative total course cost is $32,112, based on the 2026 tuition fee, with an indicative annual tuition fee of $16,056. Students may be eligible for a FEE-HELP loan to help pay for all or part of the tuition fees, allowing them to study now and pay later.
Yes, students may choose to exit with an Associate Degree of Business (Accounting) upon the successful completion of all 8 second year subjects (96 credit points). The course code for the Associate Degree is CRS1401271 (CRICOS: 114093J).
The course is delivered via hybrid learning, which means in-person at the Dandenong campus or through Zoom. Full-time students attend 3 days a week and part-time students attend 2 days a week. The indicative weekly workload for 4 subjects is 12 hours face-to-face plus 24 hours personal study time.
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