Why Study / Key Benefits

The Bachelor of Accounting / Bachelor of Applied Innovation is a four-year double degree combining professional accounting knowledge with innovation, entrepreneurship, creative problem-solving and strategic thinking.

The Accounting component develops knowledge in areas including financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, finance, economics and company law. The Applied Innovation component adds skills in creativity, innovation practice, experimentation, responsible innovation and solving real-world problems.

Key benefits include:

• Combined accounting and innovation qualification.
• Development of financial and business decision-making skills.
• Study of taxation, auditing, accounting theory and company accounting.
• Development of creative problem-solving and innovation capabilities.
• Business consulting project experience.
• Business digitalisation and financial information systems exposure.
• Opportunities to select a minor, advanced minor or electives.
• Industry experience through Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning framework.
• Professional accounting accreditation/recognition pathways.
• Potential career opportunities across accounting, consulting, finance, business and innovation.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The Accounting component contains 16 core/major units listed in the current course structure.

Accounting/business core subjects include:

• Financial Information for Decision Making – ACC10007
• Creative Mindset and Entrepreneurship – BUS10015
• Economics for Business Decision Making – ECO10005
• Business Digitalisation – INF10024
• Contemporary Management Principles – MGT10009
• Law of Commerce – LAW20019
• Sustainable Business Practice – BUS30031
• Business Consulting Project – BUS30032

Accounting major subjects include:

• Financial Information Systems – ACC10008
• Financial Statistics – FIN10002
• Management Accounting for Planning and Control – ACC20007
• Company Accounting – ACC20013
• Financial Management – FIN20014
• Taxation – ACC30005
• Accounting Theory – ACC30008
• Auditing – ACC30010.

Applied Innovation subjects are:

• Exploring Creativity and Innovation – INV10001
• Fundamentals of Innovation Practice – INV10002
• Innovation Sandpit – INV10003
• Responsible Innovation Futures – INV10004.

Recommended elective subjects include:

• Analysis for Competitive Advantage
• Managerial Economics and Strategy
• Macroeconomic Policy
• Data Analysis and Econometrics
• Financial Risk Management
• Management of Investment Portfolios
• Alternative Investments
• Dynamics of Diversity in Organisations
• Managing Workplace Relations
• Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
• Finance Law
• Ethics of Innovation
• Organisational Behaviour
• Strategic Planning.

Disciplines / Specialisations

The two principal disciplines are:

• Accounting
• Applied Innovation

The currently listed Advanced Finance option consists of:

• Finance Law – LAW20045
• Ethics of International Finance – FIN20016
• Financial Risk Management – FIN30014
• Management of Investment Portfolios – FIN30016.

The handbook lists a broad range of minors, including:

• Accounting
• Advertising
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Psychology
• Aviation
• Biomedical Science
• Biotechnology
• Cinema and Screen Studies
• Climate and Social Justice
• Communication Design
• Computer Science
• Creative Writing
• Criminology
• Data Analytics
• Data Science
• Digital Marketing
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship
• Ethics and Technology
• Finance
• Games and Interactivity
• Human Resource Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Innovation
• International Relations and Security
• Management
• Marketing
• Media Industries
• Social Impact
• Social Media
• Space Technology
• Web Development.

Programme Highlights

• Four-year double degree.
• 400 credit points.
• Hawthorn campus.
• CRICOS code 108345M.
• Accounting combined with Applied Innovation.
• Professional accounting accreditation/recognition pathways.
• Study in taxation, auditing, financial accounting and management accounting.
• Financial information systems and business digitalisation.
• Business consulting project.
• Innovation practice and creative problem-solving.
• Responsible innovation.
• Choice of minors, advanced minors and electives.
• Work Integrated Learning opportunities.
• AACSB accreditation. 

Career Outcomes

Accounting-related career opportunities include:

• Public accountant
• Accountant
• Analyst
• Business consultant
• Financial-sector roles
• Public-sector roles
• Business consulting
• Industry and commerce roles.

The Applied Innovation component can broaden career opportunities to roles such as:

• Innovation consultant
• Innovation lead
• Innovation analyst
• Strategic designer
• Creative producer
• Start-up founder
• Human-centred researcher
• Self-employed entrepreneur
• Product manager
• Transformation lead
• Innovation strategist
• Innovation manager.

International Student Visa Requirements

The relevant Australian visa for an international student undertaking this CRICOS-registered full-time degree is generally the Student visa (subclass 500).

For this course, Swinburne explicitly states that international students in Australia holding a Student visa must study full-time and on campus.

A student should generally be prepared to satisfy Australian Department of Home Affairs requirements including:

• Confirmation of Enrolment from Swinburne.
• Genuine Student requirement.
• Appropriate Overseas Student Health Cover.
• Financial-capacity requirements where applicable.
• English-language evidence where required.
• Health requirements.
• Character requirements.
• Valid identity/passport documentation.
• Payment of the applicable visa application charge.
• Compliance with Student visa conditions.