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

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

CRICOS code (International applicants): 063822G

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted.

 On-campusExternal
Semester intake:No new admissionsNo new admissions
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 

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Contact us

Current students 

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

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Professional accreditation

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

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Program aims

This program aims to provide students with specific knowledge and skills relevant to the accounting discipline and satisfy the educational entrance requirements for membership of relevant Australian accounting professional bodies. The program also aims to 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. In addition, the program aims to provide students with the necessary broad-based administrative and management skills required by organisations to compete in the global economic environment.

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Program objectives

At the completion of the program, students should exhibit the following graduate qualities:

  • Discipline expertise - demonstrate strong communication skills to transfer their knowledge from program studies to the workplace; acquire specific knowledge and skills relevant to the accounting discipline

  • Professional practice - identify, analyse and solve problems in different decision contexts; satisfy the educational entrance requirement of the relevant Australian accounting professional bodies

  • Global citizenship - understand and apply the broad-based administrative and management skills required by organisations to compete in the global economic environment

  • Scholarship - demonstrate an understanding of the principles of accounting, finance, economics and business law; think constructively and logically

  • Lifelong learning - make effective and creative use of modern technologies; understand and apply the broad-based administrative and management skills required by organisations to compete on an ongoing basis in the global economic environment

  • Awareness of sustainability issues - assist organisations to strategically and ethically manage and report their environmental and social impacts on the community.


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Admission requirements

  • Year 12 English [4,SA] or equivalent.

  • Current skills at the level of Queensland Senior Secondary School Studies Maths A (4,SA) or equivalent is assumed.

  • Admission to the Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business is in accordance with for undergraduate programs.


All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, you may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business is comprised of 32 single-unit courses as follows:

Courses  Units 
Core business courses  8 units 
Accounting major courses  8 units 
Sustainable Business major courses  8 units 
Business Administration courses  8 units 
Total  32 units 

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Program completion requirements

To be eligible to graduate with the award Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business, students must have successfully completed the core business courses, Accounting major courses, Sustainable Business major courses, and Business Administration courses (32 courses in total).

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

All students are required to complete all the following core courses. The purpose of these courses is to expose business students to fundamental concepts and methods and the diversity of subject matter that they will encounter in their studies. The functional areas of business are identified and elementary tools leading to a focus in the major areas of Accounting, Sustainable Business, and Business Administration.

Courses  Semester/mode of offer Toowoomba campus  Semester/mode of offer Springfield campus 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC), S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC), S3 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT), S3 (EXT)  S2 (ONC), S3 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC), S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC), S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC), S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S2 (ONC), S3 (ONC) 
Select one of the following 2 courses: 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
S2 (EXT), S3 (EXT)   

Footnotes
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.

Specific majors

In this section:

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Accounting major courses

Courses  Semester/mode of offer Toowoomba campus  Semester/mode of offer Springfield campus 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT)  S2 (ONC) 
(Formerly ACC3115)  S1 (EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
  S1 (EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT)  S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
  S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT)  S2 (ONC) 
  S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (EXT), S3 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 

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Sustainable Business major courses

Not all courses are available on-campus.

Courses  Semester/mode of offer Toowoomba campus  Semester/mode of offer Springfield campus 
  S2 (EXT)   
  S1 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
  S2 (EXT)   
  S2 (EXT)  S2 (ONC)  
S1 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
  For current year offerings, please refer to
 
 
 

Footnotes
*This course is unavailable on-campus at Springfield in 2013.

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Business Administration courses

Courses  Semester/mode of offer Toowoomba campus  Semester/mode of offer Springfield campus 
CMS1009   For current year offerings, please refer to
 
CTU3020 Writing for the Professions^*  S2 (EXT)  S2 (ONC) 
CTU3040 Effective Organisational Communications^*  S2 (EXT)  S2 (ONC) 
CTU3070 Corporate Social Responsibility‡*  S1 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
CTU4050 Operations Management^*  S1 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
CTU4080 Fair Labour Practices‡*  S1 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
CTU4950 Business Strategy*  S1 (EXT)  S1 (ONC) 
MAT1001 Business Maths  For current year offerings, please refer to
 

Footnotes
^Offered in odd-numbered years.
*Jointly badged course USQ/City ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Seattle (CityU), USA - students can enrol directly with the CityU to undertake this course in years not offered at USQ. If a course is undertaken directly with CityU rather than USQ it will not be covered under the Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) or international USQ course fee scheme. As such, the full costs of direct course enrolment with CityU will be the sole responsibility of individual students choosing this option.
‡Offered in even-numbered years.

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield and Toowoomba external (semester 1 odd-numbered years commencement)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1111
1111
MAT1001 Business Maths1111
CMS1009 1111
1212Pre-requisite: Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCBL or BCLA are not eligible for enrolment
1212Pre-requisite:
CTU3020 Writing for the Professions*^1212
CTU3040 Effective Organisational Communications*^1212
2121
2121Pre-requisite: or ACC2103 Formerly ACC3115
CTU3070 Corporate Social Responsibility* ‡2121
CTU4080 Fair Labour Practices* ‡2121
2222
2222
2222
2222Pre-requisite: . Students enrolled in Programs BCBL and BCLA must complete instead of before enrolling. Students enrolled in Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA are not eligible for enrolment
3131
3131Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ((LAW2202 or ) and (LAW3206 or ) for Students in Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or LLBP) or ((LAW5602 or ) and (LAW5706 or ) for Students in Program: DJUR)
3131
CTU4050 Operations Management*^3131Pre-requisite: MAT1001
3232Pre-requisite:
3232Co-requisite: or or (Students enrolled in Programs: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA & Co-requisite: LAW1201 or ) or (Students enrolled in Program: DJUR & Co-requisite: LAW5501 or )
3232Pre-requisite: and
3232

Select one of the following 2 courses:

     4141
     ~Pre-requisite: Students must have successfully completed a minimum of 16 units in their program of study.
4141Pre-requisite: and
4141Pre-requisite:
CTU4950 Business Strategy*4141
42Pre-requisite:
4242
4242Pre-requisite: and
4242

Footnotes
*Jointly badged course USQ/City ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Seattle (CityU), USA - students can enrol directly with the CityU to undertake this course in years not offered at USQ. If a course is undertaken directly with CityU rather than USQ it will not be covered under the Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) or international USQ course fee scheme. As such, the full costs of direct course enrolment with CityU will be the sole responsibility of individual students choosing this option.
^Offered in odd-numbered years.
‡Offered in even-numbered years.
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield and Toowoomba external (semester 2 odd-numbered years commencement)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1212
1212Pre-requisite: Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCBL or BCLA are not eligible for enrolment
1212
1212
2121
2121
MAT1001 Business Maths2121
CMS1009 2121
2222Pre-requisite:
2222Pre-requisite: . Students enrolled in Programs BCBL and BCLA must complete instead of before enrolling. Students enrolled in Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA are not eligible for enrolment
2222Pre-requisite:
2222Co-requisite: or or (Students enrolled in Programs: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA & Co-requisite: LAW1201 or ) or (Students enrolled in Program: DJUR & Co-requisite: LAW5501 or )
3131
3131Pre-requisite: or ACC2103 Formerly ACC3115
3131
CTU4050 Operations Management*^3131Pre-requisite: MAT1001
CTU3020 Writing for the Professions*^3232
CTU3040 Effective Organisational Communications*^3232
32Pre-requisite:
3232
4141
CTU3070 Corporate Social Responsibility* ‡4141
CTU4080 Fair Labour Practices* ‡4141
4141Pre-requisite: and
4242Pre-requisite: and
4242Pre-requisite: and
4242
4242
5151Pre-requisite:
5151Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ((LAW2202 or ) and (LAW3206 or ) for Students in Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or LLBP) or ((LAW5602 or ) and (LAW5706 or ) for Students in Program: DJUR)

Select one of the following 2 courses:

     5151
     ~Pre-requisite: Students must have successfully completed a minimum of 16 units in their program of study.
CTU4950 Business Strategy*5151

Footnotes
*Jointly badged course USQ/City ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Seattle (CityU), USA - students can enrol directly with the CityU to undertake this course in years not offered at USQ. If a course is undertaken directly with CityU rather than USQ it will not be covered under the Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) or international USQ course fee scheme. As such, the full costs of direct course enrolment with CityU will be the sole responsibility of individual students choosing this option.
^Offered in odd-numbered years.
‡Offered in even-numbered years.
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield and Toowoomba external (semester 1 even- numbered years commencement)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1111
1111
MAT1001 Business Maths1111
CMS1009 1111
1212Pre-requisite: Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCBL or BCLA are not eligible for enrolment
1212Pre-requisite:
1212
1212
2121
2121Pre-requisite: or ACC2103 Formerly ACC3115

Select one of the following 2 courses:

     2121
     ~Pre-requisite: Students must have successfully completed a minimum of 16 units in their program of study.
2121
CTU3020 Writing for the Professions*^2222
CTU3040 Effective Organisational Communications*^2222
2222Pre-requisite:
2222Pre-requisite: . Students enrolled in Programs BCBL and BCLA must complete instead of before enrolling. Students enrolled in Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA are not eligible for enrolment
CTU3070 Corporate Social Responsibility*‡3131
CTU4080 Fair Labour Practices*‡3131
3131Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ((LAW2202 or ) and (LAW3206 or ) for Students in Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or LLBP) or ((LAW5602 or ) and (LAW5706 or ) for Students in Program: DJUR)
3131
3232
3232Pre-requisite: and
3232Co-requisite: or or (Students enrolled in Programs: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA & Co-requisite: LAW1201 or ) or (Students enrolled in Program: DJUR & Co-requisite: LAW5501 or )
3232
CTU4050 Operations Management*^4141Pre-requisite: MAT1001
4141Pre-requisite: and
4141Pre-requisite:
CTU4950 Business Strategy*4141
42Pre-requisite:
4242
4242Pre-requisite: and
4242

Footnotes
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.
*Jointly badged course USQ/City ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Seattle (CityU), USA - students can enrol directly with the CityU to undertake this course in years not offered at USQ. If a course is undertaken directly with CityU rather than USQ it will not be covered under the Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) or international USQ course fee scheme. As such, the full costs of direct course enrolment with CityU will be the sole responsibility of individual students choosing this option.
^Offered in odd-numbered years.
‡Offered in even-numbered years.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield and Toowoomba external (semester 2 even-numbered years commencement)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1212
1212Pre-requisite: Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCBL or BCLA are not eligible for enrolment
1212
1212
2121
2121
MAT1001 Business Maths2121
CMS1009 2121
2222Pre-requisite:
2222Pre-requisite: . Students enrolled in Programs BCBL and BCLA must complete instead of before enrolling. Students enrolled in Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA are not eligible for enrolment
CTU3020 Writing for the Professions*^2222
CTU3040 Effective Organisational Communications*^2222
3131
3131Pre-requisite: or ACC2103 Formerly ACC3115
CTU3070 Corporate Social Responsibility*‡3131
CTU4080 Fair Labour Practices*‡3131
3232Pre-requisite:
3232Co-requisite: or or (Students enrolled in Programs: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA & Co-requisite: LAW1201 or ) or (Students enrolled in Program: DJUR & Co-requisite: LAW5501 or )
32Pre-requisite:
3232
4141
4141Pre-requisite: and
4141
CTU4050 Operations Management*^4141Pre-requisite: MAT1001
4242Pre-requisite: and
4242Pre-requisite: and
4242
4242
5151Pre-requisite:
5151Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ((LAW2202 or ) and (LAW3206 or ) for Students in Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or LLBP) or ((LAW5602 or ) and (LAW5706 or ) for Students in Program: DJUR)

Select one of the following 2 courses:

     5151
     ~Pre-requisite: Students must have successfully completed a minimum of 16 units in their program of study.
CTU4950 Business Strategy*5151

Footnotes
*Jointly badged course USQ/City ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Seattle (CityU), USA - students can enrol directly with the CityU to undertake this course in years not offered at USQ. If a course is undertaken directly with CityU rather than USQ it will not be covered under the Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) or international USQ course fee scheme. As such, the full costs of direct course enrolment with CityU will be the sole responsibility of individual students choosing this option.
^Offered in odd-numbered years.
‡Offered in even-numbered years.
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.