Facts & figures
- #1 in Australia for graduate employability (QS 2022)
- #24 in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS 2022)
- A top 50 university The University of Sydney is #41 in the world (QS 2022)
- 72,000+ Business School alumni worldwide
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Study accounting
Get ready for the future of accounting and business leadership
Our accounting degrees will give you a unique, future-proofed skillset that will help you identify business opportunities and solve accounting and business problems in innovative ways to drive organisational performance.
Why study accounting with us?
- develop the key analytics, technology and communication skills to lead in enterprise performance management
- meet professional accounting accreditation requirements with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- gain real-world experience and develop transferable career skills
- graduate in-demand and on track to become an ethical business leader in management, accounting practice and beyond
Where can accounting take you?
Studying accounting at the Business School will help you develop capabilities for a broad range of careers, opening the door to professions in which the ability to understand and interpret financial information is essential.
There are many employment opportunities for accounting graduates across a range of industries. Many of our graduates go on to work in:
- finance, banking and insurance
- business and consulting
- manufacturing
- medicine, health and community services
- construction and engineering
- law and legal services
- media, advertising, marketing, public relations and event management
- telecommunications and technology
- property and real estate
Accounting courses
Undergraduate accounting courses
In our Bachelor of Commerce degrees, you can choose to study the Professional Accounting Program, which meets the requirements for professional accounting accreditation, or an Accounting major or Accounting minor.
You can also study accounting in the following undergraduate degrees:
Postgraduate accounting courses
You can also study accounting in the following postgraduate degrees:
- Graduate Certificate in Commerce
- Graduate Diploma in Commerce
- Master of Commerce with a specialisation in Accounting
- Master of Commerce (Extension) with a specialisation in Accounting
Postgraduate research accounting courses
You can study accounting in the following postgraduate research degrees:
Hear from an accounting graduate
Jessie Hu, Finance Business Partner at Paragon Care Group Australia
"I chose the University of Sydney Business School for its international reputation and connections to industry.
I completed internships in Singapore and Hong Kong, worked on a consulting project in Nepal through the Community Placement Program, and participated in the Deloitte NEXT Innovation Program."
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I completed internships in Singapore and Hong Kong, worked on a consulting project in Nepal through the Community Placement Program, and participated in the Deloitte NEXT Innovation Program."
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