Applicants who have completed senior secondary studies or equivalent qualification with a vocational education training (VET) or TAFE provider within the last two years are eligible for admission.
In order to be admitted into the Bachelor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Applicants will be required to provide evidence of completion of the NSW Higher School Certificate or its interstate or overseas equivalent.
IELTS: 6.0 with no band less than 6.0
Excelsia College’s Bachelor of Business (Accounting) is a three-year undergraduate qualification comprising discipline and professional studies. The course is a 144 credit points course undertaking 8 units per year (6 credit points per unit) from year 1 to year 3 across two semesters per year. There are both Core Units and Electives in this course.
Reasons to study this program:
• Development of both knowledge and skills to be an ethical and responsible accounting professional
• A breadth of electives in management and entrepreneurship to choose from
• Authentic curriculum where lessons can be immediately applied
• Study alongside students from other cultures
Year 1: Setting the Context for becoming a Professional Accountant
In Year 1, students are first introduced to the principles of accounting and management especially the technical skills required to prepare financial statements. Other business-related disciplines include economics and business law which set the framework for good business practice in commerce.
The unique learning experience with Excelsia College will also be introduced as students are required to study two Integrative Studies units: Life Calling and Purpose and Reading and Applying the Christian Story.
Year 2: Specialisation in Accounting
In Year 2, students will advance their knowledge in accounting and business by studying the specialised fields such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Taxation Law. They will broaden their business skills by learning finance in business and the technological advancement driven by the innovative business information systems.
To allow students to be an all-rounder professional, they have to choose two electives from a range of related business subjects such as: Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Research, Organisational Behaviour, Project Management, Family Business Management and Social Entrepreneurship.
Year 3: Becoming a responsible and accountable Professional
In Year 3, Excelsia will focus on developing accounting students to be responsible and accountable professionals by introducing courses such as Audit and Assurance, Ethics and Corporate Governance and Current Issues in Accounting.
In addition, students will further develop their technical accounting skills by learning more complex accounting processes such as preparation of cashflow statements and business forecasts.
Alternate electives such as Organisational Change and Development, Supply Chain and Operations Management, Services Marketing and, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation are also on offer.
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Course program
First Year
Account Principles
This unit introduces accounting with a focus on the following:
• accounting equation
• terms and definitions.
Economics for Managers
This unit covers basic economic theories to assist managers to make sound decisions. A broad view on macro-economics will be discussed including economical tools such as supply and demand curves.
Management Principles
This unit provides a good overview of general management by introducing the various tools and theoretical principles used to make sound decisions.
Formation 1
The formation units of study recognise that the spiritual, emotional and professional development of a person are closely interlinked. This unit allows students to explore their personal world view and cultural context as well as understand the context of Christianity and the Bible within Western culture.
Introduction to Business Law
This unit provides an introduction to various Australian laws and regulations that govern the business world, e.g. the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Financial Accounting
This unit focuses on the aspects of financial accounting, from accounts payable and accounts receivable to preparation of financial statements.
Business Data Analysis
This unit introduces all the key tools and formulae to analyse a range of business data and information for effective decision-making.
Business Finance
This unit will provide students with a good understanding of how companies fund their operations, whether through equity finance (shares) or debt finance (loans).
Second Year
Management Accounting
This unit provides students with a good overview of internal accounting processes as required by senior executives and management. Some of the tools learned are budgeting, cost accounting and activity-based costing.
Company Law
This unit extends a student’s knowledge from a basic understanding of the Australian business laws to a more detailed study on various regulations on a company such as contract law, tort, and director duties.
Formation 2
This unit provides students with an introduction to a resilience model for spiritual and holistic wellbeing. In the development of mature identity, it explores an ethical approach to current issues and character formation, and encourages the student to explore the integration of these into the professional context.
Business Information Systems
This unit explores the dynamic of technological advancement in the digital world and how that affects the business in data and information management.
There is special focus on internal control using the five components of the Committee of Sponsoring Organization (COSO) of the Treadway Commission frameworks.
Financial Analysis
Extending their learning from business data analysis, students will be given a range of financial analytical tools to examine financial reports for making sound business decisions.
Taxation
Taxation is an important skill for students to learn to become a professional accountant. In this unit, students will learn the basic calculations of various Australian tax regulations including the underlying theories and governing laws.
Electives (Second Year)
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Marketing Communications
• Organisational Behaviour
• Project Management
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Management of Small to Medium Enterprises
• Family Business Management
Third Year
Audit and Assurance
Audit is an integral part of accounting as financial statements of large and listed companies must be reviewed by an auditor. Students will be required to learn all the key concepts with regards to auditing, assurance and associated risk management.
Ethics and Corporate Governance
Students are introduced to the importance of being ethical and professional in the discharge of their accounting work. Topics
covered include:
• corporate and social responsibility
• sustainable accounting
• fraud detection
• internal control.
Advanced Financial Accounting
Students will advance their skills in financial accounting by learning complex issues such as:
• lease accounting
• intangibles assets
• earnings per share
• positive accounting theories.
Advanced Taxation
Students will advance their skills in taxation by learning complex issues such as:
• capital gains tax
• goods and services tax
• dividend and calculation of franking credits
• withholding tax.
Advanced Management Accounting
Students will advance their skills in management accounting by learning complex issues such as:
• transfer pricing
• dashboard reporting
• balanced scorecard
• performance management
• strategic alignment.
Current Issues in Accounting (Capstone)
Students will keep up-to-date on all accounting related issues that are affecting specific industries or the business world at large.
Current developments on accounting standards (e.g. lease) will also be discussed and explored.
Electives (Third Year)
• Employment Relations
• Performance Management
• Marketing Research
• Services Marketing
• Organisational Change and Development
• Supply Chain and Operations Management
• Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
• Social Entrepreneurship
Graduates of the Bachelor in Business (Accounting) may find entry level employment as an accountant, business analyst, auditor, financial advisor and taxation consultant among other career paths.
Upon graduation, such prospective students will have acquired a mix of a broad range of business/accounting knowledge and skills, and more specialist capabilities that will equip them to be innovative, effective and ethical.
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
