Overview

Study the business degree with the highest graduate salary in Melbourne.*

Accounting is about more than numbers. It’s about how finances affect businesses and people’s lives. Swinburne's Bachelor of Accounting aims to develop the technical skills and personal traits you need to adapt and thrive in this rapidly evolving profession.

With an ATAR of 95+ you’ll receive a scholarship. Learn more

Bolster your CV with real industry experience through our Work Integrated Learning programs, guaranteed in all our bachelor degrees. In the Industry Consulting Project (BUS30009), you’ll work on an industry partner project. Graduates find work in: commerce, public sector, financial industry, business consulting and public accounting.

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*QILT: Graduates Outcomes Survey 2020-2022

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

Accounting, Accounting and financial planning.

Potential Career Outcomes

This course prepares graduates for careers in the accounting, investment and finance industries. Graduates may find employment with small or large companies worldwide, including private practices, government-owned entities and banks. Possible roles include graduate accountant, account manager, auditor, fund accounting officer, taxation agent, merchant banker, corporate treasurer, investment banker and financial adviser.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer83.8587.80
Median rank to receive an offer66.8572.45
Lowest rank to receive an offer57.5062.05

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Swinburne University of Technology website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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