Accounting Futures

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyse business information to make accountability and accounting recommendations.
  2. Formulate relevant responses to business situations and contexts.
  3. Demonstrate communication skills suitable to a professional audience.
  4. Critically reflect on engagements with the industry.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• TAS-BFA203-Financial Accounting and Reporting

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly pre-recorded Blended Lecture (online). Up to 1 hour (2-3 short lectures/industry insights which are approximately 10 minutes each). Fortnightly online discussion group (3 times in non-workshop weeks). 30 minutes each. Four Workshops (via Zoom). 180 minutes each.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.