Master of Professional Accounting

The Master of Professional Accounting is part of the unique Global Leadership Program offering students the opportunity to gain two professionally recognised master qualifications in two years from two high-ranking institutions: one from Swinburne University of Technology and the other from Northeastern University, Boston, US.

 

The program is based in Melbourne and offered through the Faculty of Business and Law with the Northeastern component taught by Northeastern academics. Students also have the option of applying to Northeastern to take part of their program on-campus in Boston (students must also apply for US student visa).

 

This Master of Professional Accounting (Global Leadership Program) offers students the opportunity to specialise in accounting for professional recognition. Accounting is the language of business, and skills are relevant to many areas of professional interest: marketing, economic forecasting, finance, engineering and many others. A knowledge of accounting and finance can help students understand how to use money (resources) to the best advantage. Gaining and maintaining wealth are important elements in a market economy. This program provides students with the technical, practical, analytical and creative skills to enable them to effectively deal with accounting and finance issues within planning and decision making.

 

Global Leadership Program is used to identify students undertaking the program, it will not appear in the award title.

This master program provides an avenue for graduates to achieve professional recognition and help fill the shortage of professionally recognised accountants. As many candidates may already be established in a business career, the key vocational outcomes will arise from better current job performance together with new opportunities opening in the accounting and finance areas.

 

This program also provides the opportunity for international and Australian graduates to position themselves for employment in international labour markets.

At completion of the Master of Professional Accounting, graduates should be able to:

1. apply coherent and advanced knowledge of international business concepts in diverse global leadership contexts and applications using critical thinking
2. apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex global leadership problems with intellectual independence
3. communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use advanced tools and practices of international business within project work
4. demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable leadership context
5. apply international business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate international business methods and tools, applied in a variety of contexts
6. apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence as preparation for research higher degrees
7. reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession. Learners bring to Swinburne University of Technology a diverse wealth of experiences and graduate with individual understandings, abilities and attitudes. These skills include:

• Teamwork skills
• Analysis skills
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently

At the completion of the program, graduates can expect to: