Advanced Diploma of Accounting
| Course Code: | 074045G |
| Study Area(s): | Accounting and Financial Services Business |
| Location(s): | Broadmeadows |
| Course Length: | 2 years |
| Course Fees: | AUD $10,600 per year |
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Admission requirements
You are eligible if:
* you have successfully completed the Australian year 12 or equivalent in your country
* you have achieved a minimum of either:
- IELTS 5.5 academic (no band score less than 5.0) or
- TOFEL paper based 530 (minimum TWE 3.5) or
- TOFEL computer based 197 (minimum TWE 3.5) or
- TOFEL internet based 71 (minimum 17 in all sections).
Intake
February and July
Books and equipment (AUD)
Approximately $1,800 (total)
Study pathways
On completion of the Advanced Diploma, graduates may continue their study in a:
* Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at Charles Sturt University
* Bachelor of Business or a Bachelor of Economics or a Bachelor of Finance or a Bachelor of International Business at La Trobe University
* Bachelor of Business at Victoria University.
Career pathways
On completion of the Advanced Diploma graduates may seek employment as an accountant, in one of a number of specialisations, including:
- Financial accountant
- Cost/management accountant
- Tax agent
- Auditor
- Financial manager.
Course structure
Students enrolling in this course are seeking to become accounting professionals, with many specialisations available including taxation, financial or management accounting, financial management, and auditing.
While the Advanced Diploma of Accounting is normally undertaken as a full-time, two-year course, it is possible to reduce the duration of this course by successfully applying for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). All international students are encouraged to consider applying for rPl if their work and/or study background has provided them with skills and knowledge relevant to the qualification and which may give rise to subject exemptions being granted. The granting of exemptions may reduce the uration of this course to 1.5 years, or in a small number of cases, perhaps 1 year.
Kangan Institute has articulation arrangements in place with some Australian universities enabling a student with an Advanced Diploma of Accounting to complete a bachelor degree in a business stream,including accounting, at those universities in as little as 1.5 years in addition to the time taken to complete the Advanced Diploma. This means that students may complete both an Advanced Diploma of Accounting and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) in as little as 3 years.
Membership of one or more professional associations is highly recommended for all students aspiring to become accounting professionals. While each accountant will ultimately make their own choice of professional body, we strongly recommend that our students become members of the national Institute of Accountants (nIA). The nIA is fully supportive of accounting students, providing excellent career advice, access to low-cost professional development, and a range of resources to enable students to maintain up-to-date industry knowledge.
Kangan Institute pays a membership subscription for all of its Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Accounting students to become student members of the NIA.
The Advanced Diploma consists of 23 units and includes 15 units that are specified as the entry requirement.
In a typical week students will attend classes four days per week with approximately 20 to 25 hours of class participation. Classes may be schedule any time between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.
The teaching methods used may include lectures, classroom-based teaching, practical demonstrations, self-paced learning, class discussions, and field trips. The assessment methods may include periodic tests, assignments, both group and individual, classroom presentations, group work and observation.
Units
Prepare financial reports
Design and produce business documents
Participate in OHS processes
Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
Make decisions in a legal context
Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities
Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
Provide financial and business performance information
Prepare income tax returns for individuals
Manage budgets and forecasts
Prepare financial reports for corporate entities
Implement and maintain internal control procedures
Provide management accounting information
Carry out business activity and instalment activity statement tasks
Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
Monitor corporate governance activities
Apply economic principles to work in the financial services industry
Interpret and use financial statistics and tools
Prepare complex tax returns
Audit and report on financial systems and records
Implement tax plans and evaluate tax compliance
Evaluate organisation's financial performance
Prepare and analyse management accounting information
