Bachelor of Accounting
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
The Bachelor of Accounting aims to provide Aotearoa New Zealand with people who are equipped with knowledge, technical and professional skills in the field of accounting and can apply the knowledge and skills in an ethical, socially responsible and sustainable way in a variety of business settings that aligns to Nga Kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Graduates of the three-year, full-time (or equivalent part-time) programme will be able to operate in accounting related roles for a range of industries and organisations at both operational and strategic levels. Employment pathways for graduates include roles in business accounting such as: financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, treasury, banking and finance, risk management, business consultancy, across the private and public sector.
The NZQA approved Bachelor of Accounting meets the criteria and is fully accredited by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and Chartered Practising Accountant Australia (CPA).
Akonga who have completed the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) Accounting Strand can be credited with the first year of the Bachelor of Accounting and may continue study from level 6.
Level 5 compulsory courses:
ACCY5101 Introduction to Accounting and Taxation
ACCY5102 Applied Accounting
ACCY5103 Analysis of Financial Information
ACCY5104 Budgeting for Planning and Control
ACCY5105 Commercial Law
ACCY5106 Economics
BSNS5001 Organisations in and Aotearoa New Zealand Context
BSNS5002 Business Environments
BSNS5003 Business Functions
BSNS5004 Change and Innovation
Level 6 compulsory courses:
ACCY6101 Intermediate Management Accounting
ACCY6102 Intermediate Financial Accounting
ACCY6103 Taxation in Aotearoa New Zealand
ACCY6104 Introduction to Finance
ACCY6105 Data Analytics
ACCY6106 Law of Business Entities
ACCY6107 Research Methods
ACCY6108 Accounting Information Systems
Level 7 compulsory courses:
ACCY7101 Advanced Management Accounting
ACCY7102 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCY7103 Auditing and Assurances
One elective course (any level).
* All courses are 15 credits except ACCY7104 which is a 30 credit course.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.