Bachelor of Commerce - Professional Accounting with the degree of Bachelor of Business Analytics

Accountants specialist number crunchers speak the language of business and are therefore key contributors to a business' success. Business analysts experts at extracting value from data help businesses better understand their consumers, innovate, reduce their risk and maximise opportunities. Analytics is becoming a strategic requirement in virtually all areas of business, including accounting, so having skills across both fields will give you a competitive edge when you start your career. This double degree will equip you with knowledge about how to use data as a tool for business strategy and decision making, and will enhance your standing as an accounting professional with advanced and comprehensive data analysis skills.

Key Features

• You'll be able to apply current theory and analytical techniques to real-world industry situations.
• A focus on multiple disciplines provides you with qualitative skills (graphic presentation and information communication), quantitative skills (modelling and statistics), computing skills (business information/intelligence systems and programming) and business training (accounting, business analytics, forecasting and management).
• You'll gain essential accounting and reporting knowledge, as well as a range of business-related skills in assurance and audit, commercial law, economics, financial management, information systems and statistics.
• The professional accounting sequence meets the tertiary education requirements of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).
• You can complete two degrees with only one additional year of study.systems, and their applications within a business environment.

Suitable For

Do you want to learn about business, information technology, finance and management? If so, this degree will prepare you for a demanding career in accounting and business analytics, where the demad for your skills is growing.

Professions

• Applications modeller and developer
• Behavioural forecasting
• Business analyst
• Business process improvement specialist
• Business process modelling consultant
• Customer insights manager
• Data analyst
• Management consultant
• IT planning manager
• Accountant auditor
• Financial institution manager
• Forensic accountant
• Government policy planner/analyst
• Merchant banker
• Stockbroker
• Business journalist
• Econometrician
• Economist
• Financial analyst
• Investment analyst
• Management consultant
• Market analyst
• Planning/policy analyst
• Public administrator
• Researcher
• Statistician
• Stockbroker

What You'll Study

Part of what makes Macquarie future focused is that we allow you the freedom to explore your interests across a range of areas, rather than lock you in to a single, narrow field. So follow your passions and tailor your course to your needs and interests.

Units

Units are what we call subjects. Most full-time students take four units – each worth a fixed number of credit points – per session.

Entry Requirements

For students from overseas, Macquarie uses an international selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels.

English Language Requirements

All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.

You may satisfy the English language requirements if you have completed:

• Senior secondary studies equivalent to the NSW HSC
• One year of Australian or comparable tertiary study in a country of qualification

Alternative entry

At Macquarie, we are all about success. With our International Academic Entry Program, we recognise your individual strengths, interests, and personal circumstances. If you have not achieved the overall score required for your program, but demonstrate particular strength in relevant subjects, we may consider you for alternative entry.

Course Fees

International fee-paying
AUD $36,450
Indicative annual fee
Fee per credit point AUD $1,518.75

The indicative annual fee displayed is based on completing a standard full time study load. Fees may increase each year. For courses longer than one year in duration, you will pay the fee that is current for the year that you enrol in the unit.