Students who achieve excellent academic performance in their accounting studies will be eligible to join the Honours year.
The program extends undergraduate studies in financial accounting, management accounting, auditing and taxation. Students undertake advanced coursework and a research thesis. Classes are conducted in a seminar setting. Students will have the opportunity to interact with research active academic staff, engage in the analysis of advanced accounting issues, and develop critical thinking skills.
Students aspiring to the Honours program should consult the Honours Convenor in the Research School of Accounting and Business Information Systems for advice. Students from other universities can also apply for entry.
Learning Outcomes
Integrate theoretical and technical accounting knowledge in a business context, including issues in accounting research.
Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to emerging and advanced accounting problems in contemporary contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives.
Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and skills to analyse and provide possible solutions to emerging accounting problems and to conduct a research-based project.
Justify and communicate accounting ideas and research issues to both specialists and non-specialists.
Admission Requirements
- An accounting major or equivalent with a weighted average mark equivalent to at least an ANU 70 per cent calculated from the 36 units (i.e. 0.75 EFTSL) of courses eligible for inclusion in an ANU accounting major or equivalent, excluding 1000-level courses (i.e. introductory undergraduate courses), with the highest marks, and
- Confirmation of an Honours Supervisor, and
- Interview with the Honours Convener.
The number of places available in the program may be limited by the Dean due to supervisory capacity, and the admission to Honours is with the written approval of the Honours Convener.
Cognate Disciplines
Not applicable
Requirements
The Accounting Honours specialisation requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
12 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
BUSN4013 Seminar in Research Method in Commerce
BUSN4007 Analysis of Financial Reporting
12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
BUSN4111 Seminal Research in Accounting
BUSN4016 Taxation Concepts and Issues
BUSN4056 Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services
BUSN4101 Special Topics in Commerce
BUSN4045 Corporate Governance (Honours)
EMET4007 Econometrics 1: Econometric Methods
STAT4055 Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance
STAT4038 Regression Modelling
24 units from completion of a research thesis:
BUSN4500 Accounting Honours Thesis
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