This course has both CAANZ and CPA accreditation and meets their academic eligibility for full membership. The Bachelor of Accounting can be studied either part-time or full-time.
Gain the skills to become an accounting professional. Becoming an accountant will open doors for you across the globe. Our graduates are known not only for being highly skilled, but also for being able to hit the ground running.
Through active and applied learning in small classes, you’ll learn a skills and knowledge in a range of accounting topics such as accounting systems and processes; taxation; finance and financial management; economics; accounting information systems; quantitative methods for accounting; audit and assurance; management accounting; financial accounting and reporting; and business law.
Alongside these accounting areas, you’ll also cover core business topics enabling you to develop comprehensive professional accounting skills, knowledge and capabilities, while an elective will enable you to focus on another topic of interest in business.
In your final year you’ll undertake a professional accounting project which involves applying your learning within a real business environment. You’ll undertake a deep-dive project into a specialist area of accounting and on successful completion you’ll have real-life work experience to add to your CV.
Career opportunities
This qualification will prepare you for accounting and accounting-related roles, including Chartered Accountant. Accounting has good long-term career prospects, with strong support from a professional body to remain current and adaptable in an ever-changing business world.
July 2025
Mokoia Campus
Rotorua,
Rotorua,
Auckland,
3015, North Island, New Zealand
February 2025
Windermere Campus
70 Windermere Drive,
TAURANGA,
Poike,
3112, New Zealand
You must have:
NZQA University Entrance or equivalent, OR
evidence of ability to meet academic requirements.
English language requirements
IELTS Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 or completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 4 with the Academic Endorsement or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome as outlined by NZQA.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.