Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
now offered at Sydney
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The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) specialisation prepares
you to become a professional accountant. It covers theoreticaland conceptual accounting matters and teaches you theaccounting skills necessary to make you employable in avariety of settings.
This degree is accredited by both the Certified Practicing
Accountants (CPA) Australia and the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia. Graduates are eligible for associate
membership of CPA Australia (ASA) which is a requirement forentry into the CPA program. Graduates are eligible to enter theCertified Accountant (CA) Program conducted by the Institute ofChartered Accountants in Australia. Graduates are eligible tojoin the Association of Taxation and Management
Accountants at the Member level, without further study.

KEY BENEFITS
Student support – comprehensive subject outlines
to support lectures and tutorials.
Library facilities – library systems anddatabases to access current researchmaterials in the extensive Charles
Sturt University Library network.
City centre locations – TheCharles Sturt University Study
Centres are located in the city centre,
located close to train stations and otherpublic transport facilities.
Excellent teaching staff – teaching staff arehighly qualified academics with substantial relevant
industry experience, ensuring both academic integrity
and real world focus.
Smaller classes – tutorial style teaching means
students receive individual personal attention, helping
them achieve greater success. Our students thrive inthis supportive environment.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Academic IELTS 6.0* (no band less than 5.5)
TOEFL Paper 550 (TWE 5.0)
TOEFL Computer 213 (TWE 5.0)
Embassy CES English for Academic
Purposes course*Students may be eligible for a visa to Australia with a lower
IELTS result (i.e. 5.5 or 5.0) if their Charles Sturt University
program is packaged with the appropriate preparatory English
study.

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australian Year 12 or equivalent.

NORMAL DURATION
3 years

PROGRAM CRICOS CODE
060437G (Sydney)

START DATES
30 July 2007
18 February 2008
14 June 2008

PRICES – INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Entire course fee
Per subject

AU$39,840
AU$1,660

HOW TO APPLY
Complete an application form located inside the
CSU brochure or visit http://www.csu.edu.au/
division/internat/apply/studycentres.htm

LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Study Centre Sydney
Level 1, 63 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Tel: +61 2 9291 9300
Fax: +61 2 9383 3302
Email: studycentre@csu.edu.au

COURSE STRUCTURE

24 SUBJECTSBachelor of Business (Accounting) is
widely recognised and valued. The vast
majority of graduates obtain positions
within a short period of graduating, if notbefore.
CORE SUBJECTS (8 subjects)
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
ECO110 Microeconomics
ECO120 Macroeconomics
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing Principles
QBM117 Business Statistics
ACCOUNTING SPECIALISATION(10 subjects)
ACC200 Accounting Systems
ACC210 Management Accounting 1
ACC222 External Reporting
ACC310 Management Accounting 2
ACC322 Company Accounting
ACC331 Auditing and Assurance Services
ACC341 Accounting Theory
FIN211
Financial Management
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (6 SUBJECTS)
An elective subject is any undergraduate subject
offered by CSU, provided prerequisites andenrolment restrictions have been met. In order tograduate, the number of Level 1 subjects cannot
exceed 12.
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for BusinessAccounting 1 is an introductory subject designed toprovide all business students with an overview of how
accounting data is processed into accounting
information.
ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
Examines the use of accounting information inmanagement decisions applicable to local and global
economies.
ACC200 Accounting Systems
This is an introductory accounting information
systems subject designed to provide students with anoverview of computerised accounting information
systems (AIS), some practical skills in using an AIS,
and an understanding of the scope and types ofdifferent AISs.
ACC210 Management Accounting 1
Examines the way in which accountants provide
financial and other information for managers to use
within organisations.
ACC222 External Reporting
In an international context this subject deals withcompany formation, changes in a company’s capital
structure and the statutory and professional financial
reporting requirements of incorporated reportingentities.
ACC310 Management Accounting 2Emphasises the role of management accounting indecision making, particularly in providing information
and analysis to support strategic management
activity.

Provider: Charles Sturt University CRICOS Provider Codes: 00005F (NSW), 02597E (QLD), 01947G (VIC)
Provider: Study Group Australia Pty Limited CRICOS Provider Codes: 01682E (NSW), 01755D (QLD)
Provider: Taylors Institute of Advanced Studies CRICOS Provider Code: 01160J (VIC)
The Charles Sturt University Study Centres are operated under a service agreement with Study Group Australia
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ACC322 Company Accounting
In the context of the internationalisation of accounting
this subject deals with the corporate form of businessorganisation, the form and content of corporate
financial statements, and how to account for: taxationof company profit; acquisition of another entity; andexpansion into an economic entity (parent-controlledentity; and investor-investee relationships).
ACC331 Auditing & Assurance Services
Adopts a risk-based approach to auditing andassurance services, exploring the practice and theoryof auditing as it applies to Australia within a globalenvironment.
ACC341 Accounting Theory
An integrative subject designed to give students anunderstanding of theory relating to the developmentof the accounting discipline as it exists today in theglobal economy.
ECO110 Microeconomics
This subject introduces a range of coremicroeconomic principles to students assuming noprevious knowledge of economics.
ECO120 Macroeconomics
Macroeconomic concepts and principles are used tostudy the structure and performance of the Australianeconomy.
FIN211
Financial Management
This subject introduces the student to the principles
of financial management from a corporateperspective.
LAW110 Business Law
Examines major features of the Australian Legal
System by analysing, describing and researching its
structure, creation and interpretation.
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
This subject examines the modern law of businessorganisations with emphasis on The law of trusts,
The law of partnerships and The law of corporations.
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
The fundamentals of income tax law and practice arecovered. The basic ideas of assessable income
including capital gains, allowable deductions and theessentials of tax accounting are examined in thecontext of their impact on businesses and taxpayers
in general. Goods and Services Tax and Fringe
Benefits Tax are also considered.
MGT100 Organisations and Management
This subject examines the philosophy and role ofmanagement within organisations. The various
aspects and functions of management are analysedso that students can apply management principles
and practices within both public and private sector
organisations.
MKT110 Marketing Principles
Examines the philosophy and role of marketing as amanagement discipline. Elements of the marketing
process are examined so that students can applymarketing principles and practices to service and nonservice organisations in the public and private sector.
QBM117 Business Statistics
This subject describes how statistical tools can beused by decision-makers in business environments.
Statistical techniques are applied in typical businesssituations using the computer where appropriate.

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