Bachelor of Business - Accounting

Western Sydney University

In a fast-changing world, critical thinking, adaptability, and resilience are essential skills for future success. The Bachelor of Business is a future-focused degree designed to equip you with the knowledge, mindset, and tools to thrive in an evolving global economy. Delivered by experienced lecturers in state-of-the-art learning spaces, this program combines academic excellence with real-world relevance. Throughout your studies, you'll build essential employability skills in critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and agility. These skills are embedded across each year of the degree and applied through work-integrated learning experiences, including internships and industry projects. You'll also receive support through mentorship, career guidance, and networking opportunities to help you turn your ideas into action and make confident career decisions. This innovative degree places a strong emphasis on the intersection of business, technology, innovation, and social purpose. You’ll learn to drive innovation, apply sustainable business strategies, and engage critically with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), preparing you to become a responsible and ethical leader in your field. Build on your strengths and interests by specialising in one of ten majors: Accounting, Applied Finance and FinTech, Business Analytics, Economics, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing and MarTech, Property, or Sport Management. This diverse range of study areas opens the door to exciting and varied career opportunities, both locally and globally. Those undertaking the Sports Management major will have an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge gained from this degree in a workplace setting, through an internship or an engaging work-integrated learning experience. The School of Business is AACSB accredited, the longest standing and most recognised form of specialised business program accreditation, a reflection of the School’s ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching, research, curriculum development and learner success.The Accounting major equips you with the expert skills to create a career as an accounting specialist. You will be prepared to succeed in a range of roles in accounting practices, or roles in both public and private enterprises. In this major you will develop in-depth knowledge of accounting, supported by knowledge of law, economics, and finance. Accounting major subjects focus on the fundamentals of financial and management accounting, as well as accounting information and corporate systems. Students have opportunities to experience real-world accounting consultancy and apply their knowledge under academic supervision The Accounting major builds on this knowledge and skills in an applied discipline-based context. Accountants are in high global demand by enterprises in corporate, public, and not-for-profit sectors. The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) is accredited with and satisfies the pre-admission educational requirements for membership of CPA Australia (CPA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). Completion of this degree will allow students to claim a number of exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in obtaining the CIMA Professional Degree.

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