UndergraduateBusiness
Bachelor of Accounting
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The value proposition of CDU's Bachelor of Accounting is almost entirely about the accreditation stack: graduates meet the educational requirements for CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), and the broader accounting suite at CDU also carries CIMA (UK) and ACCA recognition. For a degree at a regional Australian university, that's a fairly comprehensive set of professional pathways, and it means graduates aren't limited to local NT employers if they want to sit CPA or CA exams interstate or move to accounting roles in the UK or elsewhere in the Commonwealth.
Content-wise it's a fairly standard accounting core (financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, commercial law), but CDU frames electives around the resources and government sectors that dominate the Territory economy: mining royalties, public sector financial management, and small-business advisory work show up more than in accounting degrees oriented toward corporate finance in a capital-city CBD. A combined Bachelor of Accounting/Diploma of Laws option exists for students who want commercial law grounding without committing to a full LLB.
Delivery is flexible (on campus, online, or blended) and the degree can be taken part-time, which suits the number of students working in bookkeeping or para-accounting roles while they complete the qualification.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Company Accounting
- Auditing and Assurance
- Taxation Law
- Commercial Law
- Corporations Law
- Accounting Information Systems
- Business Finance
- Economics for Business
- choose from public sector accounting
- small business advisory
- resources sector accounting
- or a business minor
- integrated case study or professional practice unit in final year
- Professional accreditation built into course design: meets CPA Australia and CAANZ requirements
- 3 years full-time / 6 years part-time
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Accountant (General)ANZSCO 221111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, so it supports 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs an accredited accounting degree and a positive assessment from CPA Australia, CA ANZ, or the IPA.
Assessed by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ, or the Institute of Public Accountants (applicant chooses one)
Taxation AccountantANZSCO 221113
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ, or the Institute of Public Accountants (applicant chooses one)
Management AccountantANZSCO 221112
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ, or the Institute of Public Accountants (applicant chooses one)
External AuditorANZSCO 221213
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ, or the Institute of Public Accountants (applicant chooses one)
Internal AuditorANZSCO 221214
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ, or the Institute of Public Accountants (applicant chooses one)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Year 12 completion, ATAR approx 60 or equivalent
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