Bachelor of Business Science (Accounting)

Length

Three years full-time or equivalent

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Science degree offered by Monash is a global, flexible degree that gives students the opportunity to create a study programme to best suit their proposed employment goals and business discipline interests. The Bachelor of Business Science (Accounting) is a specific non-flexible degree aimed at gaining entrance into becoming a Chartered Accountant in South Africa. This degree was specifically developed for Monash South Africa and is accredited by SAICA.

The five Monash campuses that offer business degrees work collaboratively within the Faculty of Business and Economics, using an international approach to programme management that aims to provide all students, regardless of location the opportunity to develop:

• Fundamental knowledge of general principles and applications of a core range of business and commerce
  disciplines;
• Technical knowledge, analytical skills and evaluative capabilities that are appropriate to chosen major areas of study and ability to apply expertise to functional problem solving;
• Capacity for critical thinking and articulate reasoning exhibited through effective written and oral forms of
  communication;
• Capacity to integrate and synthesise knowledge from different disciplines to innovative applications in business
  settings, with a demonstrated awareness of ethical and social responsibility;
• Skills in interpersonal communication and sensitivity to a global environment.

The programme comprises of five core compulsory units with a range of specific units, there are no electives. The core units have been chosen to provide an introduction to the full range of business and commerce disciplines, while the specific units allow students to build on the core by specialising in accountancy.

Units are taught from a conceptual, as well as an applied perspective. The programme is designed to provide students with a range of skills that are portable across geographic boundaries, thereby enhancing opportunities for study and employment in other countries.

Programme structure

The degree comprises 24 units, normally completed by full-time students over a period of three years. The degree
requirements are:

• All the units in the degree is compulsory and should be taken as follow:

FIRST YEAR

SECOND YEAR

THIRD YEAR

[The unit codes in brackets are prerequisites]

Mathematics requirement

For South African applicants who wrote the South African Senior School Certificate (SAFCERT) prior to 2008, a minimum of an E symbol on Higher Grade or a C on Standard Grade is compulsory. School leavers who wrote the National Senior Certificate (NSC) need to obtain a minimum of a 4 (50%) in Mathematics. Mathematics is compulsory for students intending to follow the Accounting path, and Math Literacy will not be accepted. International students must achieve a minimum of an O-Level 'C' symbol or equivalent for Mathematics. Please contact the Admissions department for further information on other International requirements.

Career opportunities for Bachelor of Business Science graduates

Business education is in high demand worldwide as it develops leaders with knowledge and expertise across a broad range of disciplines that have immediate value in the workplace.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business Science are prepared for careers in business, industry, government and
international organisations. The Bachelor of Business Science (Accounting) prepares graduates for further studies towards the professional qualification Chartered Accountant (South Africa) or Chartered Certified Accountant. A Chartered Accountant (South Africa) usually builds a career as an accountant or auditor (external or internal) or consultant in private practice, in commerce and industry, in the academic environment or in government. Areas of specialism include finance and costing, taxation, computer auditing, forensic auditing, international accounting and many other. In South Africa, a Chartered Certified Accountant can build a similar career, but not as an external auditor.

Those graduates wishing to seek membership with SAICA will be required to complete a Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy (CTA) or a fourth year equivalent at a SAICA-accredited university (until such time as the Monash fourth year has been SAICA accredited).