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Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting

  • Certificate

The Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting provides foundational knowledge in accounting principles, management accounting, and financial systems, offering a pathway to Curtin's Bachelor of Commerce with various majors.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
0.5 semester part-time
Course Code
UH-ACCT
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Domestic Fees
$8,500 per year

About this course

Overview

In today's dynamic business landscape, there's a soaring demand for professionals adept at understanding and manoeuvring the financial world.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting serves as a solid foundation for those keen on mastering the nuances of ethical business decision-making grounded in accurate financial information. Your studies will include:

  • the role of accounting and finance in shaping businesses and their broader societal impacts
  • the essentials of management accounting and its application in organisational planning and decision-making while considering ethical dimensions
  • the concepts of accounting transactions, financial statements, and modern computing tools, while also learning about international reporting standards
  • typical accounting information systems, their interplay and the principles guiding them.

This course is tailored for people from all academic backgrounds looking to gain a foundational understanding of accounting.

This undergraduate certificate also offers a pathway into Curtin's Bachelor of Commerce, with a choice of majors in these areas:

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Audit Analytics
  • Business Information Systems
  • Finance
  • Taxation.

Entry requirements

What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.

What you will learn

What you'll learn

  • apply principles and concepts of accounting in a variety of contexts relevant to further learning and/or paraprofessional work
  • apply critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills relevant to accounting to generate innovative solutions to problems
  • use technology appropriately to communicate accounting concepts to experts and non-experts
  • consider global perspectives on accounting and international accounting standards
  • work professionally in teams and independently, and demonstrate life-long learning skills

Career pathways

Diverse career options

This qualification gives you the accounting skills that will position you for promising career trajectories across diverse sectors.

Course structure

Course outline
  • Qualification: Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
  • Duration: This course is 1 year part-time study. Students can commence in either semester.
  • Credit: A full-time study load usually consists of 200 credits (approximately eight units) per year, with 100 credits (approximately four units) in each semester.
  • Location: The Curtin campuses or teaching locations where units of this course are offered: Curtin Perth
2025Semester 1
  • On campus and online
2026Semester 1
  • On campus and online
2027Semester 1
  • On campus and online

Credit for prior study or work

Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.

How to apply

How to apply

Please review information on how to apply for the campus of your choice

  • Curtin Perth

Please note that each campus has different application deadlines. View our application deadlines page for further information.

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