Bachelor of Accounting

When you study a Bachelor of Accounting at The University of Notre Dame Australia, you’ll receive a thorough grounding in all business areas. Embracing the theoretical and practical skills needed to ensure your success, your program will cover everything from business law and IT to corporate accounting and auditing. In addition, an internship with some of Australia’s best-known corporations will allow you to test your skills in the real world. Contact us today to start your learning journey.

Why study this degree?

• As long as there is commerce, society will always need accountants. And, with the rise of so many new industries in Australia, accountants have never been in higher demand. Studying your degree with Notre Dame will give you an extra edge, especially as the CPA fully accredits our degree Australia and Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.
• As part of your degree, you must undertake 150 hours of practical experience in a workplace of your choice. This is not work experience but an embedded internship – indeed, many of our students later find full-time employment with the company where they took their practicum. According to the current QILT (Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching) survey of Australian academic institutions, 76.7 per cent of our graduates found full-time employment after completing their business program at Notre Dame – more than 3 percent above the national average.
• The School of Business has built strong links with the business community, which provides obvious benefits for our students. The Commonwealth Bank, Century 21, Nine Network, Bauer Media and St George Bank are just some companies participating in our internship roster. Apart from a dynamic internship program, the university attracts some of the state’s high achievers to teach and inspire our students.
• A degree in accounting offers a wide variety of career paths. Depending on your interests and choice of courses, you could specialise in internal auditing, forensic accounting or tax accounting.

Learning outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Accounting graduates will be able to:
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the overall business environment and be able to solve problems in various areas of the accounting discipline
• Be professionally competent and confident accountants who use their knowledge and skills in the ethical delivery of services and advice to clients
• Think critically and make decisions by exercising appropriate professional judgement
• Critically analyse and apply research skills to business issues and problems
• Communicate well within organisations and with their stakeholders when interpreting and advising on accounting matters
• Reflect on personal values and beliefs and be empowered to act on ethical and professional values when dealing with clients and in the practice of the accounting profession.

Career opportunities

• Depending on your interests and choice of courses, the following careers are open to graduates of this program: Banking and finance, general business, Government, private consulting, and not-for-profit organisations. Options include: internal, forensic or tax accounting.