Bachelor of Accounting (Advanced Leadership) Flinders University

Designed for high-achieving students to meet their full potential, this degree is designed for students demonstrating potential to attain leadership skills and work-relevant experience to make them of distinct value to employers. The advanced nature of this degree is encapsulated by a guaranteed industry placement, a research/project topic, participation in a student conference, and individual mentoring.

This degree provides a strong foundation in accounting principles and processes, management accounting, business law, economics, finance, computer information systems, auditing, and taxation law, international accounting developments and standards, and current issues in financial reporting. In addition, students will develop the ‘soft’ skills (eg interpersonal skills, communication, organisational skills, teamwork) that accountants need to deal with clients and grow businesses.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

• core topics in accounting principles; quantitative methods; management, people and organisations; economics for business; law for business; and foundations of finance
• specialisation topics in accounting
• a selection of business topics and electives.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

• further core topics
• further specialisation topics in accounting
• a selection of additional business topics and electives.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

• further core topics
• further specialisation topics in accounting
• a selection of additional business topics and electives.

Your career

The advanced leadership degree provides you with leadership skills and further work-relevant experience to boost your employability. Extensive opportunities exist for Flinders accounting graduates across business, government and not for profit sectors, both in Australia and internationally.

Potential occupations include:

• accountant
• graduate consultant
• graduate audit analyst
• graduate taxation advisor.

Potential employers include:

• accounting firms
• financial management firms
• investment advisory organisations
• financial planning firms
• government departments
• self-employment.