CQ01 Bachelor of Accounting

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major

Core Structure

Number of units: 16 Total credit points: 96

If you wish to complete a Property major, you cannot include PROP12002 as one of your compulsory units.

A maximum of 12 level one units may be credited towards the Bachelor of Accounting.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning and Online Communication
ACCT11081 Introductory Financial Accounting
LAWS11030 Foundations of Business Law
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
STAT11048 Essential Statistics
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
FINC19011 Business Finance
ACCT19060 Management Accounting
ACCT19062 Intermediate Financial Accounting
ACCT19061 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT19064 Auditing & Professional Practice
LAWS19032 Company & Association Law
LAWS19033 Taxation Law and Practice A
ACCT13017 Financial Statement Analysis

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals
ACCT13018 Advanced Management Accounting
ACCT19083 Corporate Governance & Ethics
BUSN19024 Graduate Employability Skills
LAWS19034 Taxation Law and Practice B
PROP12002 Property Rights and Law

Digital Media Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MMST11009 Digital Video and Audio
MMST13017 Business of Digital Innovation
MMST11003 Visual Design Fundamentals
DGTL12006 Visual Communication Design
DGTL12010 Visual Storytelling
DGTL12005 Contemporary Photomedia
DGTL12007 Digital Communications Management
DGTL12004 Print Design

Electives or a Minor Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students choosing not to undertake a major listed above may select eight (8) units, which can be chosen from any undergraduate course at CQUniversity, provided pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements are met.

Minors

Students have the opportunity to take one or two minors, selecting units from the above majors.

Work Integrated Learning

To undertake the Work Integrated Learning option, students are required to undertake BUSN19024 as a core unit and BUSN12001 (equivalent to two units).

Students who meet the prerequisite requirements of BUSN12001 and are able to secure an approved professional work placement will undertake a maximum of 20 hours per week for 12 weeks. International students should check their work rights on their individual visa to ensure they remain compliant with visa conditions at all times. More information about visa conditions can be found on the Department of Home Affairs website. Please consult a Course Advisor as you will not be able to enrol in BUSN12001 yourself.

Financial Planning Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
FINC11001 Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning
FINC19012 Investment Analysis and Risk Management
FINC19014 Property Investment and Finance
FINC19016 Retirement and Superannuation
FINC19019 Insurance Planning
FINC19020 Financial Plan Construction
FINC13001 Estate Planning
PROP11001 Property Valuation

Geography and Environmental Studies Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete 6 from the following units:
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG19029 Applied Demography
GEOG13013 Sustainable Regions and Cities
GEOG12020 Australian Weather and Climate
Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia
GEOG11024 Conservation in Australia
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography

History Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST11037 Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History
HIST11038 The Modern World Emerges: An Overview
HIST19029 Modern Japan
HIST19032 War and Australian Society
HIST19031 Australia on the World Stage: History and Politics
HIST19038 20th Century: Crucible of the Modern World
HIST19035 Modern South East Asia
EVST19015 Australian Environmental History

Human Resources Management Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
HRMT19023 Conflict and Negotiation
HRMT19012 Performance Management
HRMT19013 Human Resource Training and Development
HRMT19014 Human Resources Planning, Recruitment & Selection

Journalism Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48


The Journalism major focuses on developing knowledge and skills in journalistic writing. You will be introduced to journalism within the broader context of media industries and will engage in debates about journalistic practice. You will cover news and narrative writing for a range of journalism genres, and the associated requirements for research, analysis, and conduct within the legal and ethical frameworks associated with journalistic practice. The Journalism major enables you to become familiar with a variety of skills, techniques and intellectual enquiry in the field of journalism. While this major does not enable you to graduate as a professionally qualified journalist, it can provide you with a good skill base and also support you to better understand the role of journalists with whom you may interact in your accounting, business or other career.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM11007 Media Writing
JOUR11005 Introduction to Journalism
COMM12016 Media Industries
COMM12033 Speech and Script
JOUR12010 Feature Writing
JOUR12039 News Writing and Reporting
COMM12022 Communication and Global Technologies
COMM13110 Journalism Project

Management Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
MGMT19105 Quality Management
MGMT19126 Operations Management
MGMT13151 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups
Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations

Marketing Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MRKT11028 Digital Marketing
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
MRKT19037 International Marketing
MRKT19038 Marketing Research and Analytics
MRKT19030 Marketing Communications
MRKT19031 Consumer Behaviour
MRKT19040 Strategic Marketing and Planning
MRKT13014 New Product Development and Branding

Property Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

If you wish to complete a Property major, you cannot include PROP12002 as one of your core units.


Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
PROP19003 Advanced Property Valuation
PROP19004 Rural Property Valuation
BLAR13040 Building Life Cycle Maintenance
ECON19036 Property Economics
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
FINC19014 Property Investment and Finance
PROP11001 Property Valuation
BLAR11050 Residential Construction
PROP12002 Property Rights and Law
PROP13001 Property Development
PROP13002 Property Management

Psychology Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48


A major in Psychology can provide you with a broad knowledge of the discipline of psychology and its applications. This major emphasises an understanding of human thought and behaviour from both theoretical and practical perspectives, rather than on statistical and research methods. This major alone does not provide a route towards professional registration as a psychologist. Rather, it can provide useful insights and perspectives on human thought and behaviour that can be useful in your accounting, business or other career - and in your life in general.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC11008 Biological Foundations of Psychology
PSYC11009 Fundamentals of Psychology 2: Psychological Literacy
PSYC12013 Personality
PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology
PSYC12010 Psychology Across the Lifespan
PSYC13017 Foundations of Psychopathology
PSYC13020 Individual Differences and Assessment
PSYC13021 Forensic Psychology

Public Relations Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM11110 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM11007 Media Writing
COMM12018 Advanced Public Relations
COMM12022 Communication and Global Technologies
COMM12025 Organisational Communication
COMM12033 Speech and Script
JOUR19024 Public Relations & the Media
COMM13110 Journalism Project