TAFE Queensland

Diploma of Accounting/Bachelor of Commerce

QTAC Code	Course Fee	Duration	Sem 1 2008 OP/Rank	Sem 1 2009 OP/Rank	Start Month	Major Offer Round
504712 BrIT - Springfield/University of Southern Queensland - Springfieldr	SOy /$2440w	3F	u/u	u/u	Feb 2010	14 Jan 2010
526724 GCIT - Southport/Griffith University - Gold Coastr	PGFy /$2631w	31/2F	u/u	u/u	Feb 2010 Jul 2010	14 Jan 2010 3 Jun 2010
536724 MSIT - Mt Gravatt/Griffith University - Nathanr	SOy /$1066w	31/2F	25/53	u/u	Feb 2010 Jul 2010	14 Jan 2010 3 Jun 2010
555724 SBIT - Southbank/Griffith University - Nathanr	PGFy /$2750w	4F	u/u	u/u	Feb 2010	14 Jan 2010
Assumed knowledge: Completion of Year 12 or attained Year 12 leaving age
Primary fields: B or C Secondary fields: n/a

Course entry note: Applicants with completed prior studies in this field may not be eligible for this course. Contact TAFE Queensland on (07) 3259 4586 before applying. University admissions policies may apply.

Course outline: In the diploma students gain basic accounting skills and learn how to prepare income tax returns, manage budgets and forecasts, prepare financial reports, implement and maintain internal control procedures, and provide management accounting information. In the degree component students learn managerial functions, skills and methods and gain an appreciation of the social, political and economic contexts, in which decision-making occurs.

Majors: Accounting; banking; finance; and financial planning and economics.

Career opportunities: Administrator, auditor, business manager, commercial, financial, management and taxation law accountant, economist, financier, insurance and superannuation officer.