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Why Accounting at Swinburne?

Manage. Direct. Sustain.

 


Course info and features

Accounting is ‘the language of business’, informing key business decisions and providing the means to expand.

Accounting is more than just analysing numbers. As a Swinburne graduate you will have the management skills to move into executive positions.

Professionally recognised by CPA Australia, your degree can take you anywhere in the world. 

Swinburne's flexible degree structure

Swinburne's new degree structure adds flexibility to most of our undergraduate degrees.

Professional Major

Accounting

18 units
+

One Minor:

  • Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Business Studies
  • Communication
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Media Studies

Minors, cont.

  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Sociology
  • Tourism Management
  • External Studies
  • Electives+
  • General Studies
  • Industry Based Learning
  • Integrated Professional Practice

4 units each

+

Electives

2 units


You may also choose to complete a double degree, awarding you two qualifications in only four years of full time study:

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Campus Lilydale
Course Duration Three years full time or equivalent part time, plus optional Industry-Based Learning (IBL) 6 or 12 month placement. Not available to international students.
Lilydale ATAR Bonus

We'll provide a 5 point ATAR bonus to VCE applicants who choose to study at the Lilydale campus.

To be eligible you need to successfully complete year 12 at a nominated secondary school and apply for a degree program delivered on the Lilydale campus.

Students may study co-majors and minors not offered by the Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale through another Swinburne Faculty, subject to program prescription and timetabling availability.
View a full list of co-majors and minors.



Graduate career opportunities

As a graduate of this course, you'll be equipped with the practical skills and knowledge to enter a range of specialist or generalist business careers in Australia and overseas.

Fields of employment include:

  • Auditing
  • Taxation
  • Investment
  • Financial planning
  • Management

What can I do with this degree?

Learn about industry trends, graduate employment rates, average wage and further study options.


The Swinburne experience

Swinburne offers more than just classroom learning.

As a Swinburne student you can:


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Local Students

Telephone: 1300 ASK SWIN (1300 275 794)

International Students