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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

312677 v.1 Accounting and Business Law Double Major

Introduction

This double major is designed for those who wish to become professional accountants and to specialise in legal matters associated with the profession. It requires study in a number of areas of accounting, auditing, taxation and business law. This double major is recognised as being acceptable for membership of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). It is recognised as being acceptable for Associate membership of CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and entry to the ICAA graduate program.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 2
311816 v.1   Applied Contract Law 200 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 1
10841 v.3   Company Law 266 3.0 25.0
  OR  
313282 v.1   Business and Company Law 225 3.0 25.0
11013 v.4   Management Accounting 201 3.0 25.0
305228 v.2   Financial Accounting 250 3.0 25.0
3743 v.6   Employment Law 302 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
11020 v.5   Real Property Law 383 3.0 25.0
12607 v.4   Finance Principles 215 3.0 25.0
2843 v.7   Consumer Protection and Competition Law 205 3.0 25.0
305229 v.3   Advanced Financial Accounting 260 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 1
10804 v.5   Accounting Systems 204 4.0 25.0
10843 v.4   Intellectual Property Law 370 3.0 25.0
10989 v.5   Auditing 300 3.0 25.0
9803 v.7   Law of Torts 202 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
11014 v.5   Management Control Systems 301 3.0 25.0
11041 v.5   Taxation 231 3.0 25.0
309875 v.2   Accounting Theory and Analysis 308 3.0 25.0
  75.0

#    This unit meets the special needs of Hong Kong based students undertaking a law unit which would be accredited by the HK Institute of CPA’s.

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