Programs of the Faculty of Law and Management

Bachelor of Accounting (LBCW)

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed VCE Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (any) or at least 20 in any other English and mathematics (ESL) with a minimum study score of at least 20 in each or NSW HSC – year-12 English (Band 2) and any 2 units of Mathematics (NSW Band 2/ Mathematical methods ACT). Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.

Degree requirements

To be eligible for the award of the degree students must complete units totalling 360 credit points, normally over three years of full-time study, though part-time study options are available. At least 285 credit points should be derived from units offered by the Faculty of Law and Management. Students must undertake no more than 120 credit points at first year level and at least 120 credit points at third year level, including a minimum of 90 credit points from the Faculty of Law and Management. All units are worth 15 credit points. Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a School of Business Course Adviser. The normal sequence of units undertaken by students is:

First year


Teaching period	Unit title	Unit code
TE-SEM-1	Accounting for Management Decisions	ACC1AMD
TE-SEM-1	Management Communications #	MGT2MCB #
TE-SEM-1	Management Information Systems	BUS1MIS
TE-SEM-1	Microeconomics	ECO1IMI
TE-SEM-2	Macroeconomics	ECO1IMA
TE-SEM-2	Statistics for Business	ECO1ISB
TE-SEM-2	Foundations of Management	MGT1FOM
TE-SEM-2	Business Law	LST2BSL

Second year


Teaching period	Unit title	Unit code
TE-SEM-1	Introductory Financial Accounting	ACC1IFA
TE-SEM-1	Law of Business Association	LST2LBA
TE-SEM-1	Cost Accounting and Decision Making	ACC2IMA
TE-SEM-1	Elective
TE-SEM-2	Finance	FIN2FIN
TE-SEM-2	Corporate Reading	ACC2CRE
TE-SEM-2	Management Accounting and Control	ACC2IMB
TE-SEM-2	Elective

Third year


Teaching period	Unit title	Unit code
TE-SEM-1	Advanced Financial Accounting	ACC3AFA
TE-SEM-1	Elective
TE-SEM-1	Elective
TE-SEM-1	Elective
TE-SEM-2	Auditing	ACC3AUD
TE-SEM-2	Taxation	ACC3TAX
TE-SEM-2	Third year level accounging subject*
TE-SEM-2	Elective

Key: # This unit is not core to the Bachelor of Accounting. However, it is strongly recommended that students undertake this unit in their first year of study as it provides a useful foundation for subsequent units.