Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance)
Study plan guide
Below is listed what you must complete for this course, together with study plans showing the recommended sequence of
topics over six semesters if you are studying full time. The order of topics may be changed in any way you like PROVIDED
that topic prerequisites have been met when you do any particular topic. Part time students will have to spread their study
over more than six semesters/three years.
Prerequisites for all topics plus other topic information may be found here http://www.flinders.edu.au/topic
Twenty four (24) topics must be completed (all are 4.5 units):
(S1 = Semester 1 - first half of year; S2 = Semester 2 - second half of year; prerequisites shown in square brackets)
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BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (S1 or S2)
BUSN1002 Financial Accounting Processes (S2 or Summer)
BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics (S2)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (S2)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (S1)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (S1)
BUSN1014 Financial Markets (S2)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (S2)
BUSN2021 Management of Financial Institutions (S1) [BUSN1014]
BUSN2027 International Finance (S1) [BUSN1014]
BUSN2029 Accounting Theory and Practice (S1) [BUSN1002]
BUSN2035 Cost and Management Accounting (S2) [BUSN1001]
BUSN2036 Financial Accounting Issues (S1) [BUSN1002]
BUSN2037 Financial Management (S2) [BUSN1001 and completed or concurrently enrolled in BUSN1009]
BUSN2042 Corporations Law (S1) [BUSN1019]
BUSN3029 Investment and Portfolio Management (S2) [completed or concurrently enrolled in BUSN2037]
BUSN3043 Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (S2) [BUSN1001 and at least 36 units completed]
BUSN3047 Company Accounting (S2) [BUSN2029 + BUSN2036]
BUSN3048 Auditing (S2) [BUSN2036]
BUSN3049 Corporate Finance (S1) [BUSN2037]
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (S1) [completed or concurrently enrolled in BUSN2042]
COMP1301 Information Systems in Business (S1)
Plus one of
BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (S2) [BUSN1008];
BUSN3028 Personal Financial Planning (S or W) [BUSN1014 + one of BUSN2037, BUSN2040, BUSN2043];
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (S1) [BUSN1014]
One General Elective (any topic at Flinders, for which you meet the prerequisites)
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Semester 1 Start (if you are starting this course in the first half of the year)
S
1
BUSN1001
Accounting Principles
S
2
BUSN1002
Financial Accounting Processes
S
1
BUSN2021
Management of Financial
Institutions
BUSN1019
Law for Business
S
2
S
1
S
2
BUSN2042
Corporations Law
BUSN1012
Management, People and
Organisations
BUSN1008
Introductory
Macroeconomics
BUSN2027
International Finance
BUSN2035
Cost & Management
Accounting
BUSN3049
Corporate Finance
BUSN1013
Economics for Business
BUSN1009
Quantitative Methods
COMP1301
Information Systems in
Business
BUSN1014
Financial Markets
BUSN2029
Accounting Theory and
Practice
BUSN2037
Financial Management
BUSN2036
Financial Accounting Issues
BUSN3054
Taxation Law & Practice
*General or Finance
elective
*General or Finance
elective
BUSN3029
BUSN3043
BUSN3047
BUSN3048
Investment and Portfolio
Governance, Sustainability
Company Accounting
Auditing
Management
& Ethics
*One of these must be a Finance elective taken from: BUSN2040, BUSN3028 or BUSN3031. One must be a General elective.
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance)
Study plan guide
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Semester 2 Start (if you are starting this course in the second half of the year)
S
2
BUSN1008
Introductory Macroeconomics
BUSN1009
Quantitative Methods
BUSN1014
Financial Markets
BUSN1019
Law for Business
S
1
BUSN1001
Accounting Principles
BUSN1012
Management, People
and Organisations
BUSN1013
Economics for Business
COMP1301
Information Systems in
Business
S
2
BUSN1002
Financial Accounting Processes
BUSN2037
Financial Management
BUSN2035
Cost and Management
Accounting
*General or Finance
elective
S
1
BUSN2021
Management of Financial Institutions
BUSN2027
International Finance
BUSN2029
Accounting Theory and
Practice
BUSN2036
Financial Accounting Issues
S
2
BUSN3029
Investment and Portfolio
Management
BUSN3043
Governance,
Sustainability and Ethics
BUSN3047
Company Accounting
BUSN3048
Auditing
S
1
BUSN2042
Corporations Law
BUSN3049
Corporate Finance
BUSN3054
Taxation Law and Practice
*General or Finance
elective
*One of these must be a Finance elective taken from: BUSN2040, BUSN3028 or BUSN3031. One of these must be a General elective.
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Below is a blank study plan table to enable you to work out your own sequence of topics if you desire.