Sheridan's Accounting major may be taken on either a full-time or part-time basis and is open to both domestic and international students.

Please note that this major is not professionally accredited. Graduates would need to pursue subsequent professionally accredited Accounting studies to be eligible to register as a professional Accountant in Australia.

Indicative Course Plan (Full-time student)

Year 1 Semester 1
EC101 Introduction to Microeconomics
LW101 Introduction to Law
MN101 Principles of Management
RS191 Academic and Professional Communication

Year 1 Semester 2
AC101 Principles of Financial Accounting
CS100 Introduction to Christianity
IS101 Principles of Information Systems
MK101 Principles of Marketing

Year 2 Semester 1
AC201 Corporate Accounting
EC205 Mathematics for Economics and Business
FN201 Principles of Finance
FN310 Corporate Finance

Year 2 Semester 2
AC210 Management Accounting
AC218 Taxation
CS200 Survey of the Bible
RS292 Introduction to Research Methods

Year 3 Semester 1
AC301 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice
CS300 Christianity as a Worldview
LW321 Corporations Law
RS394 Research Project

Year 3 Semester 2
AC302 Financial Accounting: Analysis
AC330 Auditing
MN361 International Business
MN371 Foundations of Strategic Management

 

List of available units for the Accounting major

Business Core units

  • AC101 Principles of Financial Accounting
  • EC101 Introduction to Microeconomics
  • LW101 Introduction to Law
  • MK101 Principles of Marketing
  • MN101 Principles of Management
  • EC205 Mathematics for Economics and Business

Accounting core units

  • AC201 Corporate Accounting
  • AC210 Management Accounting
  • AC218 Taxation 
  • AC301 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice
  • AC302 Financial Accounting: Analysis
  • AC330 Auditing
  • FN201 Principles of Finance
  • LW321 Corporations Law

Common Core Christian Studies units

  • CS100 Introduction to Christianity
  • CS200 Survey of the Bible
  • CS300 Christianity as a Worldview

Common Core Research units

  • RS191 Academic and Professional Communication
  • RS292 Research Methods
  • RS394 Research Project

 General electives

4 units chosen from any academic discipline. Sheridan strongly recommends Accounting majors select the following units for their general electives:

  • IS101 Principles of Information Systems
  • FN310 Corporate Finance
  • MN361 International Business
  • MN371 Foundations of Strategic Management