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Accounting (Professional)

Unit of study table (Table A)

Professional Accounting program

Achievement of a program in Professional Accounting requires 72 credit points from this table including:
(i) 24 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 24 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 24 credit points of 3000-level core units
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000-level units of study

Core
BUSS1020
Quantitative Business Analysis
6 A Mathematics (equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) OR MATH1111
N ECMT1010 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or STAT1021 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or MATH1115
BUSS1030
Accounting for Decision Making
6 N ACCT1001 or ACCT1002 or ACCT1003 or ACCT1004 or ACCT1005
BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision Making
6 A Mathematics (equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) OR MATH1111
N ECON1001 OR ECON1040
ACCT1006
Accounting and Financial Management
6 A HSC Mathematics
P BUSS1030 or ACCT1005
N ACCT1001 or ACCT1002 or ACCT1003 or ACCT1004

2000-level units of study

Core *
ACCT2011
Reporting on Business Performance
6 P (ACCT1001 or ACCT1005 or BUSS1030) and (ACCT1002 or ACCT1006)
ACCT2019
Accounting Analysis for Management Decisions
6 P (ACCT1001 or ACCT1005 or BUSS1030) and (ACCT1002 or ACCT1006)
N ACCT2012
CLAW2214
Business Law
6 N CLAW1001 or CLAW1003 or CLAW2201
FINC2011
Corporate Finance I
6 A BUSS1030
P {(BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001) or [(MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115] or 6 credit points in MATH units including MATH1905} and (BUSS1040 or ECON1001 or ECON1002)
* Students who wish to combine a Business Law major with the Professional Accounting program must complete CLAW1001 and CLAW1003 instead of CLAW2214, which will satisfy the requirements of the Professional Accounting Program unit CLAW2214.

3000-level units of study

Core
ACCT3011
Reporting on Business Groups
6 P ACCT2011
ACCT3600
Accounting and Auditing in Practice
6 A Students are expected to have an understanding of the key principles and rules of specified auditing standards, and be able to apply them in the context of business scenarios. Students are also expected to comprehend the form and content of published financial statements and be able to explain their function. All other requirements for the major or program associated with this capstone must be completed prior to or concurrently with (if enrolment rules permit) this unit of study. Capstones must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School only.
P Completion of at least 120 credit points including (ACCT2012 or ACCT2019) and ACCT3011
N ACCT3014
CLAW3201
Australian Taxation System
6 P CLAW1003 or CLAW2201 or CLAW2214
INFS3110
Information Systems for Accountants
6 A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903
N INFS2001