Degree Structure

The program is 96 units consisting of 60 units of 10 core courses and 36 units of 6 elective courses. This program does not include a thesis component.

Core Courses (60 units)

These core courses deal with the development of accounting skills and are the courses required by the professional accounting bodies.

BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting
INFS7040 E-Commerce for Managers
BUSN7031 Management Accounting and Cost Analysis
BUSN7057 Business Association Law
BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting
BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
FINM7007 Financial Management
BUSN7052 Commercial Law
STAT7055 Quantitative Methods
ECON8069 Business Economics

and select 6 elective postgraduate courses form the College of Business and Economics

From 2009, FINM7007 Financial Management replaces FINM6003 Applied Corporate Finance. Students who have completed FINM6003 prior to 2009 are exempted from the requirement to complete FINM7007.

From 2009, STAT7055 Quantitative Methods replaces STAT8055 Quantitative Methods. Students who have completed STAT8055 prior to 2009 are exempted from the requirement to complete STAT7055.

Elective Courses (36 units)

Elective courses to the value of 36 units of credit are to be chosen from the current postgraduate courses offered within the College. Students are advised to include the courses BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services and BUSN7021 Taxation Law.

Students who wish to include a research project may elect to take the 6 unit course BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report or the 12 unit BUSN8802 Master Research Project (Commerce)

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.