BAcctFin

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3)

Queensland

English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

  1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
  2. 210 cp from Specified Units (Part A);
  3. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part B); and
  4. 10 cp BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities (Part C).

Progression requirements

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 210 credit points from the following:

  • ACCT207Financial Accounting10 CP
  • ACCT210Accounting Foundations10 CP
  • ACCT209Corporate Accounting10 CP
  • ACCT300Auditing10 CP
  • ACCT303Strategic Management Accounting10 CP
  • ACCT305Accounting Information Systems10 CP
  • BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
  • BAFN204Portfolio Management: Investing Wisely10 CP
  • BAFN207Financial Institutions Risk Management10 CP
  • BAFN310Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance10 CP

    New unit

  • BAFN311Emerging Technologies in Finance10 CP

    New unit

  • BUSN104Money Matters10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN112Managing Markets10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • ECON200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • LEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10 CP
  • LEGL201Company Law: Directors and Corporate Regulation10 CP
  • STAT207Business Data Analysis10 CP
  • LEGL300Taxation Law10 CP
  • BIPX301Professional Experience10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Specified UnitsITEC100Information Technology in Action

    (Inc: BUSN111, ITED100)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSN104Money Matters

    (Inc: ACCT100, BUSD104)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSN112Managing Markets

    (Inc: MKTG100, BUSD112)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSN113Managing People and Organisations

    (Inc: MGMT100, BUSD113)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsSTAT207Business Data Analysis

    (Inc: STAT102)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsLEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBAFN200Principles of Finance10 cp
  • Specified UnitsACCT210Accounting Foundations

    (Pre: BUSN104)

    (Inc: ACCT100)

    10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Commencing Semester 2

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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