Table of undergraduate units of study: The University of Sydney Business School
The University of Sydney Business School subject areas
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Accounting
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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| For the award of a major in Accounting, students complete: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points in junior units of study: BUSS1030, ACCT1006 and BUSS1020* (or ECMT1010); | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: ACCT2011 and ACCT2012; and | |||
| (iii) a minimum of 24 credit points in elective senior units of study. | |||
| * Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees must complete BUSS1020 as it is a core unit for their programs, rather than the ECMT alternative. | |||
Junior units of study |
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| BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society |
6 | N ACCT1001, ACCT1002, ACCT1003, ACCT1004, ACCT1005 This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT1006 Accounting and Financial Management |
6 | P ACCT1005 or BUSS1030 N ACCT1001, ACCT1002, ACCT1003, ACCT1004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis |
6 | N ECMT1010, ECOF1010, MATH1005, MATH1905, MATH1015, STAT1021, ENVX1001 This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce, combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A |
6 | N ECMT1011, ECMT1012, ECMT1013, MATH1015, MATH1005, MATH1905, STAT1021, ECOF1010, BUSS1020, ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A |
6 | P (ACCT1001 or ACCT1005 or BUSS1030) and (ACCT1002 or ACCT1006) and (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020) N ACCT2001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT2012 Management Accounting A |
6 | P (ACCT1001 or ACCT1005 or BUSS1030) and (ACCT1002 or ACCT1006) N ACCT2002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units for the major |
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| ACCT3011 Financial Accounting B |
6 | P ACCT2011 or ACCT2001 N ACCT3001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT3012 Management Accounting B |
6 | P ACCT2012 or ACCT2002 N ACCT3002 Discipline Permission required for students who have not passed ACCT2012 (or ACCT2002) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT3013 Financial Statement Analysis |
6 | P (ACCT2011 or ACCT2001) and (FINC2011 or FINC2001) N ACCT3003 |
Semester 1 |
| ACCT3014 Auditing and Assurance |
6 | P ACCT3011 or ACCT3001 N ACCT3004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance |
6 | A CLAW2201 P ACCT2011 or ACCT2001 |
Semester 2 |
| ACCT3032 Current Issues in Management Accounting |
6 | P ACCT2012 or ACCT2002 |
Semester 1 |
| BUSS2100 Business Placement A (Internship) |
6 | P For Bachelor of Commerce (and all combined courses administered by the Business School): 48 credit points, including 5 x junior core units; For Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies): 48 credit points, including 2 junior core units. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employment Relations Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au |
Int February Int July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW2201 Corporations Law |
6 | P Any 4 full semester junior units of study including CLAW1001 N CLAW2001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Note: Students must have approval from the Discipline of Accounting to count BUSS2100 towards a major. | |||
Honours year units of study |
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| For the award of the Bachelor of Commerce, the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) or any other non-Business School degree with Honours in Accounting, students complete an additional honours year of study comprising the five units listed below. | |||
| BUSS4000 Honours in Business |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BUSS4001 Business Honours Research Methods |
12 | P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS4002 Business Honours Specialisation A |
12 | P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS4003 Business Honours Specialisation B |
12 | P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS4004 Business Honours Thesis |
12 | P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |