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Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business. (BASB) - BAccSustBus

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Distance education: 905255; Springfield campus: 925251

CRICOS code (International applicants): 063822G

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the 3–year Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business which will be offered from semester 1, 2013.

 On-campusDistance education
Semester intake:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November)
Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November)
Campus:Springfield  
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:4 years full-time; up to 9 years part-time 

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students  Future International students  Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: studybusiness@usq.edu.au  

Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

Program focus

In a world first, the Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business embeds the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principles, giving it a true sustainable business focus. The accounting courses provide students with a knowledge-base in financial accounting, management accounting, business law and finance. The sustainable business and environmental science courses equip students with the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of organisations to strategically manage and report their environmental and social impacts on the community as well as provide them with an understanding of the principles and practices associated with carbon accounting and carbon tax/emissions trading systems. In addition, the program provides students with the necessary broad-based administrative and management skills required by organisations to compete in the global economic environment.

Students who have achieved satisfactory results in completing USQ’s Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business degree, can gain full credit towards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from City ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Seattle (CityU) in the USA – thereby receiving two degrees from their studies at USQ. Electing to participate in the credit guarantee option from CityU requires no additional academic work and only requires that students apply to CityU at the beginning of their first semester of studies at USQ, and meet certain academic and administrative requirements.

Career opportunities

Public accountant, chartered accountant, company accountant, carbon accountant, company secretary, financial administrator, government (tax department, audit office, treasury, local government), investment adviser, financial institutions (banks, building societies), forensic accountant.

Professional accreditation

Graduates of this program will meet the educational entrance requirements of and (ICAA). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA professional exams and eligibility to study the ICAA professional exams.