Description
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Bachelor of Business (Accounts) BBAcc
Duration: 4 Years
This degree will develop your strong business knowledge, and skills in financial and management accounting, taxation, company law, and auditing. You’ll learn about the current economic, legal and political influences affecting global business.
You’ll graduate as a strong communicator, with important reporting, analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills, which will be invaluable to launch or advance your career.
- Build a strong foundation of accounting knowledge and develop skills in business, taxation, auditing, law, finance and sustainability.
- Focus on the economic, legal and political influences that affect global business.
- Explore the latest developments and current issues in the accounting profession.
- Understand how business intelligence and analytics can be used to solve organisational problems.
What you’ll learn
You will start with core courses in business. These will give you a solid grounding in important areas including:
- accounting and quantitative methods for business
- business law, finance, business intelligence and data management
- economics and marketing principles
You’ll then move into your accounting specialisation, learning skills such as:
- financial and management accounting
- taxation and company law
- auditing
- sustainability accounting
- global and contemporary accounting issues
- strategic financial analysis
A UniBerg Accounting degree can help you pursue the following careers:
- Auditor/risk consultant: ensure financial and operational integrity and compliance; evaluate and report on financial, operational and managerial processes and systems; and work on business process reviews and risk assessments.
- Business adviser: work with new or established businesses; analyse business plans and financial statements; advise on investments, marketing, funding and financial trends; and understand consumer needs to meet business objectives and improve profitability.
- Forensic accounting: work in a corporate or regulatory environment to investigate fraud and similar crimes; provide expert evidence, and prepare forensic reports for courts.
- Insolvency and reconstruction adviser: work with stakeholders in cases of personal and business financial distress; administrations and liquidations; and restructure under-performing businesses and turnarounds.
- Management accountant: assist senior management make critical business decisions; prepare forecasts, budgets and risk analysis; and advise managers about the financial implications of business decisions.
- Practising accountant: work for the private sector, government or individuals; prepare tax returns; keep accounting systems up-to-date; maintain financial records, and advise on business structures.
- Tax accountant and adviser: compile business and individual tax returns, and provide tax planning advice and strategy
Entry Requirement for Diploma and Under graduate Degrees
Minimum entry requirements are (5) “O” level credit or better and must include English
language, any science and Mathematics in some programs.
