Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Information Technology
Course code/s: Bendigo (SZCITB)
This degree was previously titled Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Technology.
This double-degree program combines the Bachelor of Accounting with the Bachelor of Information Technology and is designed to meet the needs of industry by providing graduates with professional accreditation in Accounting and Information Technology. Students will have vocational choices in both discipline areas as well as options that require expertise in both areas.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this double-degree program will gain the benefits of accreditation associated with the single degree programs. The globally accredited accounting firms (CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants) have clearly indicated their desire to employ graduates who have both accounting and information technology qualifications. Graduates typically take up computer system management/auditing positions and often quickly progress to leadership positions within these organisations.
Industry-based learning
A limited number of scholarships are offered for students to undertake an industry-based learning component. Students who have completed three full years of study are eligible to apply. Each industry-based learning subject is undertaken full-time for half a year and is equivalent to two of the subjects required for the degree to be awarded. Further details may be obtained from the industry-based learning coordinator.
Course Structure
This double degree is a four and a half year full-time or equivalent part-time duration course and requires the completion of 540 credit points overall. Students may complete this double degree in four years as part of an accelerated study program. As part of the accelerated study program students will normally take five subjects in the first semester and four subjects in the second semester in all years of the course
The course comprises 36 subjects in total and contains the required components of each degree within the structure of the course with each component requiring 18 subjects. Each subject is valued at 15 credit points and students undertaking the accelerated study program will accumulate 135 credit points (nine subjects) each year.
The Accounting component of the course is made up of seven core business subjects, eight specialist commerce subjects and three elective School of Business subjects. The Information Technology component is made up of nine core IT subjects, seven elective IT subjects and two elective subjects from IT or other discipline.
Elective subjects
All elective subjects must be approved by the course coordinator and are normally chosen from subjects available on the Bendigo Campus. School of Business subjects will be chosen from the various business disciplines, for example marketing, human resource management or economics. Information technology or computer science subjects may be chosen and normally non-information technology subjects will be chosen from other disciplines including Business.
First year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject Title | Subject Code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Business Law | LST2BSL | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomics | ECO1IMI | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Information Technology Fundamentals | CSE1ITF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Programming Environment | CSE1PE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC1IFA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Information Systems | CSE1IS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals | CSE1OOF | 15 |
Second year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Cost Accounting and Decision Making | ACC2CAD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Corporate Reporting | ACC2CRE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Information Systems Development | CSE2ISD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Intermediate Object Oriented Programming | CSE1IOO | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Computer Networks | CSE2CN | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Management Accounting and Control | ACC2MAC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Statistics for Business | STA1CTS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law of Business Association | LST2LBA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Discrete Mathematics | MAT1DIS | 15 |
Third year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Auditing | ACC3AUD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Taxation | ACC3TAX | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two second/third year-level information technology subjects | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC3AFA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Business Finance | ACC3BF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Database Fundamentals | CSE2DBF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Third year level information technology subject | 15 |
Fourth year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Two third year level School of Business subjects | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two third year level information technology subjects | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Third year level information technology subject or non-information technology subject | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Third year level School of Business subject | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Professional Environment | CSE3PE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Third year level information technology subject | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Third year level information technology or non-information technology subject | 15 |