Professional Accounting - 8409

Program Summary

Faculty: Australian School of Business

Contact:  Australian School of Business Student Centre

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Typical Duration: 1.5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 72

Award(s):

Master of Professional Accounting

Program Description
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The Master of Professional Accounting is designed for graduates with no or limited exposure to the study of accounting. The Master of Professional Accounting program provides an introduction to business with a focus on accounting and enables students to obtain recognition by the professional accounting bodies in Australia: CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accounting in Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants. Firms often seek employees who have met professional requirements as it means a range of essential business skills have been acquired.

The MProfAcc program is taught on-campus. The typical duration of the program is 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time.

Note: As the degree is primarily aimed at graduates with non-accounting studies, students with an undergraduate major in accounting from an Australian university are not advised to enrol in this degree.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
On successful completion of the Master of Professional Accounting, students will have the ability to:
  • understand and apply the main principles and techniques of the accounting discipline
  • demonstrate an understanding of relevant knowledge in related business fields
  • apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to accounting problems or issues
  • communicate ideas and information logically and concisely in written and oral formats
  • reflect on the effectiveness of group learning process
  • demonstrate an awareness of professional responsibilities including legal requirements, professional codes of conduct, and society’s expectations

Program Structure
The Master of Professional Accounting comprises 72 UOC (12 core courses and 1 elective course). Students undertaking the program should take care to take the courses in an appropriate sequence. For instance, ACCT5930 and TABL5512 should be taken early in the program as they provide the foundation for other courses.

Core courses

Elective courses
Choose one of the following:

Sample Program

Sample programs of study and suggested sequences for part-time and full-time students based on current timetables may be obtained from the School of Accounting accounting@unsw.edu.au

Academic Rules
Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.

Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Professional Accreditation
CPA Australia
Please refer to the CPA Australia website or the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook for further information.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
Please refer to the ICAA website or the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook for further information.

Entry Requirements
Please refer to the Australian School of Business website for further detail.

Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions

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