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The Diploma of Accounting will build on your basic accounting knowledge to provide a solid foundation for your next career move. You will learn how to prepare corporate reports, manage and forecast budgets, prepare tax documentation, and analyse complex problems. Upon graduation, you will be ready to pursue an accounting support role or continue your studies to a higher level.

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Duration

6 Month/s (Students are required to complete the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping prior to commencement of the Diploma of Accounting. Combined duration of this approved course sequence is 1 year.)

Intakes

Hawthorn (March, August) - View application and start dates

CRICOS code

099233J

Fees

A$10270 (total for 2023)*

The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

This course allows you to pathway to another qualification.

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.

Course information in detail

- Course detail, course structure and units of study.

Course description

In the Diploma of Accounting students learn to prepare corporate reports, manage budgets, prepare tax documentation, apply solutions to a range of often complex problems and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources. After successfully completing this course, students may wish to continue their studies with the Advanced Diploma of Accounting (FNS60217) or pathway to higher education.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Course structure

To obtain this qualification, students must satisfy the entry requirements and complete 11 units, including 6 core and 5 elective units. Two of the elective units are carried forward from the FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping. The full-time course will be delivered in one semester of 16-18 weeks duration. The part-time course will be delivered in two semesters, each of 16-18 weeks duration

Units of study

Core units

Provide financial and business performance information (FNSACC511)

Prepare tax documentation for individuals (FNSACC512) *

Manage budgets and forecasts (FNSACC513)

Prepare financial reports for corporate entities (FNSACC514) **

Implement and maintain internal control procedures (FNSACC516)

Provide management accounting information (FNSACC517)

* Unit included in the Tax Practitioners Board approved course in Australian taxation law: Taxation Law for Tax Agents Skill Set (Tax documentation) (FNSSS00008).

** Prerequisites required.

Elective units

Process financial transactions and extract interim reports (FNSACC311) Previously completed in the FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry (FNSACC408) Previously completed in the FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Apply legal principles in contract and consumer law*** (FNSTPB503)

Design and produce complex spreadsheets (BSBTEC402)

Establish and maintain accounting information systems (FNSACC505)

*** Unit included in the Tax Practitioners Board approved course in commercial law: FNSSS00005 Commercial Law for Tax Agents Skill Set

Careers and graduate outcomes

- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.

Career opportunities

This qualification reflects accounting job roles in financial services and other industries requiring accounting support functions, including reporting on business performance, preparing financial reports and statements, maintaining internal control systems, preparing tax returns and providing management accounting information.

Aims and objectives

This qualification builds on fundamental accounting knowledge to enable students to pursue a career in an accounting support role or continue their studies to a higher level. Students gain knowledge in internal control procedures, providing management accounting information, preparing tax documentation, corporate reporting and budget forecasting.

Pathways and scholarships

- Pathways.

Pathways

Pathways allow students to progress from one qualification to another where the first course is recognised as an entry requirement and/or provides advanced standing to the second.

Successful completion of Diploma of Accounting allows you to progress to these courses	Maximum amount of credit available
Bachelor of Business	2 - 8 units
Bachelor of Accounting	8 units

This information should be used as a guide for those who have completed a course and are seeking credit into another course. For those yet to commence their course, during the time taken to complete, this information may change. Credit available may vary depending on the major selected within any given degree. Progression to professional degrees may be subject to additional criteria or academic performance.

Learn more about pathways.

Course fees and requirements

- Fees and entry requirements.

Fees for 2022
Fees for 2023

Fees for 2022

Fees for 2023

Course fees

A$10270 (total for 2023)*

Entry requirements

A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.

Students are required to complete the FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping prior to commencement of the FNS50217 Diploma of Accounting

How to apply

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Tel: +61 3 9214 8444 (outside Australia)

Freecall: 1300 794 628 (within Australia)

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

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