What level of study are you going to take? Bachelor or Masters?

All universities in Australia offers Accounting major as part of their Bachelor of Business/Commerce degree course. I do believe that all of them will enable you to become an associate member of CPA upon successful completion of the required subjects.

Some may argue that the university belongs to The Group of 8 (www.go8.edu.au) are the ‘famous’ one. However they group was formed just to unify the promotional effort. The members cannot claim that they are the best at everything that they offers.

There are only 42 (soon to be 43) universities in Australia, all of them are fully accredited and they are tightly regulated, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content.

To find out the course that you are interested in taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to Dept of Education, Science and Technology (http://cricos.dest.gov.au) and IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. The information abt fees & requirements can be found in the university’s website. Please make sure that you access the information for internationals students, since some requirements, application form and fees are different than Australians’.

Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification. Depending on your country of origin, you may also need to submit an IELTS test results for proof of your English proficiency (www.ielts.org)

So with many options for your to choose, this is my suggestion to narrow down your choice:

1. Choose the city you want to study in. The consideration maybe the lifestyle, living cost and weather.

2. Find the area of accounting that you want to work/career in. This may be taxation/auditing/company/etc. Check if the uni’s are offering the area.

Accounting graduates are always in demand, although not as high as some other area (eg hospitality/nursing). It is also considered well paid, although not as high as some other (eg nurse).

Hope this helps. Good luck for your study and welcome to Australia 🙂