Online Accounting Finance Degree :: Accredited Universities

This accounting course provides students with a sound knowledge base in financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, business law and finance.

This vocationally oriented and student-centred course provides students with employment and professional skills needed in a rapidly changing business environment. It allows for flexibility of study and prepares students for careers in a variety of business fields. In addition, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills are emphasised.

Students have a wide choice of business units from which they can choose electives that will complement their personal interests and career options. Alternatively, students may select electives from other disciplines including language studies, anthropology, history, social science, Indigenous studies, science and engineering.

The flexibility of Charles Darwin University courses permits students with satisfactory progress to move from an enrolment in the Bachelor of Accounting to the Bachelor of Commerce without penalty.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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Study your MSc Accounting at University of the West of Scotland (UWS). This part-time, distance learning top-up course – which is aimed at professional accountants – will give you a deeper understanding of the complex issues facing the profession. It will offer you with the opportunity to enhance your career prospects and assist you in pursuing senior roles within accounting and finance by providing evidence of your intellectual and analytic abilities.

The MSc has been designed in consultation with professionals working in the sector. It is aimed at those who have the necessary knowledge and skills expected of a professional accountant – as evidenced by their membership of an appropriate professional body (see below) – who wish to augment and broaden their current skills by developing a deeper understanding of the key issues facing contemporary accounting.

You will develop enquiry skills and research abilities to enable you to consider and understand at a deeper level developments within accounting; adding value to your existing professional qualification by developing your critical awareness and understanding of accounting’s current issues, and preparing you for future debates within the discipline. Graduates who have acquired this deeper, theoretical knowledge will be of key interest to employers within the profession

Entry Requirements

All candidates must be current members of an IFAC-accredited professional body (for example, in the UK, candidates must be members of ICAS, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA). Membership of an acceptable professional accounting body permits entry to the programme with advanced standing, such membership taken as being equivalent to 80 L11 credits.

Applicants may also be considered with other academic, vocational or professional qualifications deemed to be equivalent. University processes in relation to RPL/APEL will be followed.

International students:
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overall IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and no less than 5.5 in any individual component.

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The ACBSP accredited Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Specialization in Accounting degree aims to help students acquire a global perspective concerning economics and financial management and the ability to approach management strategically, including developing plans to improve business operations. In this industry-focused MBA accounting degree curriculum, students are immersed in accounting for managers, accounting information systems, leadership and ethics for managers and public and not-for-profit accounting.

The accounting specialization program looks at accounting from a manager's perspective and is geared toward helping students develop the ability to use cost and financial data in the planning, management and controlling functions of a company or organization. Students in this program can expect to learn to:

- Apply quantitative reasoning and analysis to business and management problems using knowledge of mathematics, statistics, finance and economics.

- Utilize principles of quantitative and qualitative research to business cases and evaluate the quality of research presented based on these principles.

- Use knowledge of economic concepts, principles and theory to critically analyze and evaluate economic problems and opportunities.

- Formulate critical thinking skills, including deriving the issue, understanding argument reasoning and developing conclusions.

- Discuss the opportunities provided by technology for businesses.

- Recognize and manage potential ethical and legal conflicts.

Entry Requirements

The following requirements must be met in order for the admissions process to be successfully completed:

Complete all required online admissions application documents.

Submit proof of high school graduation or equivalent.

You will be required to complete an informational admissions interview.

Non-native speakers of English are required to provide proof of English proficiency (e.g. TOEFL or other English proficiency assessment) prior to admission.

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The Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc) degree program centers on a comprehensive approach to introducing the discipline of professional accounting to students. The specialized curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge, and skills to pursue opportunities in the accounting field. The program culminates in a capstone experience from an accounting practice perspective. Exposure to micro and macro economics, cost accounting, managerial accounting and accounting in finance and taxation are highlighted throughout the curriculum.

The Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc) degree program offers students a comprehensive introduction to the field of accounting, as well as the skills and knowledge common to accounting professionals in today's business world. Successful completion can provide students with an applicable foundation of fundamental knowledge and skills, including how to:

- Prepare required financial statements according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

- Demonstrate the importance of the moral standards embodied in the Code of Ethics of the Accounting Profession, and recognize, understand and manage potential ethical and legal conflicts in accounting and business.

- Distinguish between financial, managerial, cost and tax accounting principles and practices and identify the appropriate information to be used in managerial decision making.

- Differentiate between the accounting principles used for federal income taxation of both individuals and business, and evaluate the impact of those differences on the financial statements and managerial decision-making.

- Formulate and communicate the relevant accounting issues in the Sarbanes-Oxley area and demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in business situations.

- Design and manage a complete set of accounts for a small to moderate-sized organization.

- Analyze the implications of technology and the Internet on today’s businesses.

Entry Requirements

The following requirements must be met in order for the admissions process to be successfully completed:

Complete all required online admissions application documents.

Submit proof of high school graduation or equivalent.

You will be required to complete an informational admissions interview.

Non-native speakers of English are required to provide proof of English proficiency (e.g. TOEFL or other English proficiency assessment) prior to admission.

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Prepare for a meaningful career with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Students will master accounting concepts and basic business principles in engaging courses. With correlating classes in management, finance, technology, marketing and business law students will round out their education and acquire practical knowledge.

Graduates from the BBA Accounting program have gone on to pursue careers as staff accountants, internal auditors, tax accountants, management accountants, financial analysts, financial managers, revenue analysts, budget analysts and business managers.

Entry Requirements

Students may be conditionally accepted to the college if all admissions requirements have been received except for the official transcripts as long as a College official has been able to verbally verify the graduation status or receipt of the GED from the granting institution.

Once official transcripts are received, showing the minimum has been met, full acceptance into the college will be offered.

After acceptance into Bryant & Stratton College Online, students will have the opportunity to take English and Math placement assessments in order to test out of required pre-college courses.

Other Fees

Books and supplies : $6,400

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