Overview
Overview
Develop systems and solutions.
Specialise in the development and use of computers and information systems for accounting purposes. You’ll be introduced to a wide range of accounting principles, and learn how to manage, plan, analyse and design the information technologies used in organisations.
During your first year of the Bachelor of Commerce you’ll complete common core units which will provide an introduction to the various aspects of business. You do not need to make a final decision on a single or combined major until your second semester.
Through Industry Connect students are given opportunities to experience the real business world. As a Curtin Business School student you will have opportunities to connect with successful business and community leaders, helping you gain a competitive edge, with the potential to enhance your professional prospects.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has partnered with Curtin Business School (CBS) to offer internships to students who have completed 200 credits or more of their business degree, these internships are for course credit and provide real-world exposure to our students.
These business internships will not only give students credit towards their degree, they will receive the industry experience and practical skills needed to achieve great things after graduation and give employers the opportunity to support and lend their expertise to the students, encouraging the future workforce, whilst being assisted to meet their business goals.
Industry engagement and internship opportunities
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
How to apply
This double major sits within the Bachelor of Commerce degree. To apply for this double major, you will apply for the Bachelor of Commerce. In step 3 of the application process, you will be asked to confirm the major you wish to study.
Applying as an undergraduate student is easy. For information tailored to your situation, visit our easy to follow instructions to get your application started.
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How this course will make you industry ready
Our partnerships with major organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG, RSM Bird Cameron and Rio Tinto, give you the experience of an accounting degree from a real world perspective. Through our networks you may even land yourself a job before you graduate.
What jobs can the Accounting and Business Information Systems Double Major (BCom) course lead to?
- Information Technology Administrator
- Systems Designer (Information Technology)
- Analyst (Information Technology)
- Tax Agent/Consultant
- Auditor
- Business Analyst
- Tax Advisor
- Treasurer
- Network Administrator
- Project Manager
- Change Management Analyst
- Information Technology Manager
- Company Secretary
- Accountant (General)
- Business Systems Analyst
What you'll learn
- apply the principles of audit to enable the student to manage a system and accurately report activities; perform assessment skills of accounting principles in relation to organisations in the current workplace
- apply logical and rational processes to analyse and recommend best accounting and business information systems principles
- develop interpretation of data and analyse statistics for innovative solutions
- familiarise students with software, including Microsoft Access that is relevant to relational databases, and the manipulation and presentation of data for management reporting purposes
- be able to construct and effectively respond to clients with a variety of solutions using professional proposals and other documents; prioritise tasks within activities and promote best practice management and good project management skills
- able to apply international and domestic standards within the accounting professional discipline
- create and enhance best work practices amongst individual and team techniques/skills