MJDU-ACBLW v.1 Accounting and Business Law Double Major (BCom)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
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.
Professional Recognition
This double major is accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), and graduates are eligible to apply for associate membership of both professional bodies. Graduates are elegible to enter into the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) program, subject to that institute's employment conditions.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| BLAW2012 | v.1 | Applied Contract Law | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 25.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| BLAW3005 | v.1 | Practical Employment Law | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ACCT2005 | v.1 | Financial Accounting | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ACCT2002 | v.1 | Management Accounting | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| BLAW2006 | v.1 | Company Law for Business | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| BLAW2013 | v.1 * | Business and Company Law | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| FNCE2000 | v.1 | Introduction to Finance Principles | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ACCT2006 | v.1 | Corporate Accounting | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| BLAW2009 | v.1 | Property Law for Business | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| BLAW2010 | v.1 | Practical Consumer and Competition Law | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| ACCT2000 | v.1 | Accounting Systems | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ACCT3000 | v.1 | Auditing | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| BLAW3004 | v.1 | Business Intellectual Property | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| BLAW2014 | v.1 | Tort Liability for Business | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| ACCT3001 | v.1 | Management Control Systems | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ACCT3004 | v.1 | Accounting Theory and Analysis | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| TAXA3009 | v.1 | Taxation Planning | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| TAXA2000 | v.1 | Introduction to Australian Tax Law | 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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