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The Master of Professional Accounting is designed to provide students with the technical, practical, analytical and creative skills required to deal with accounting and finance issues in planning and decision-making.

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Duration

18 Month/s

Fees

A$29500 (annual indicative fee for 2018)*

The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

Course information in detail

- Course detail, course structure and units of study.

Course description

The Master of Professional Accounting offers participants 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 individuals and business organisations understand how to use money (resources) to the best advantage. Gaining and maintaining wealth are important elements in a market economy.

The course builds on the skills and knowledge acquired in the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma. It further develops the analytical and creative skills necessary when dealing with accounting and finance issues within planning and decision-making.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Course structure

The Master of Professional Accounting (MA-PACC) is a nested suite of courses and includes the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting.

To qualify for the award of Master of Professional Accounting, students must complete 12 units (150 credit points) comprising:

4 Core Stage 1 units (50 credit points)*
4 Core Stage 2 units (50 credit points)
4 Core Stage 3 units (50 credit points)

* Students admitted based on successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting are not required to repeat these four Stage 1 units.

Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. In each standard teaching period, four units normally constitute a full-time load of 50 credit points and two units normally constitute a part-time load of 25 credit points.

Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Professional Accounting is 50 credit points (normally four units)

Examinations are conducted at the end of the semester in the formal university examination period.

Units of study

Stage 1 Graduate Certificate units

Students complete the following four core Stage 1 units (12.5 credit points each):

ACC60005 Accounting Principles or ACC60008 Accounting Systems and Reporting *

ACC60006 Accounting Information Systems*

LAW60003 Corporations and Contract Law*

FIN60003 Business Modelling and Analysis*

Stage 2 Graduate Diploma units

Students complete the following four core Stage 2 units (12.5 credit points each):
ECO80001 Economics*

FIN80005 Corporate Financial Management*

ACC80006 Financial Reporting*

ACC80008 Managerial Accounting*

Stage 3 Masters units

Students must complete the following core Stage 3 units (12.5 credit points each):

ACC80003 Company Auditing*

ACC80005 Financial Accounting Theory*

ACC80012 Taxation Principles and Planning*

Students must complete one elective unit from the following list (12.5 credit points):

BUS80003 Research Methodology*
ACC80011 Strategic Cost Management*

FIN80002 Business and Entity Valuations*

* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

Careers and graduate outcomes

- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and professional recognition.

Career opportunities

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

Aims and objectives

The Master of Professional Accounting course is designed for students who wish to obtain specialised knowledge and research skills in accounting and related areas of business. Students will learn to apply advanced conceptual and practical accounting knowledge to undertake rewarding careers in accounting and related areas of business. This course also provides a pathway for further specialised learning as successful completion of the Master of Professional Accounting may qualify students for associate membership to CPA Australia, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) or provide entry to the Chartered Accountants program of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

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

apply coherent and advanced knowledge of accounting and business concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
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 accounting within project work
demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context
apply accounting and business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate accounting methods and tools, applied in a variety of contexts
apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence as preparation for research higher degrees
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.

Professional recognition

Upon successful completion of the Master course, students may be eligible to apply for Associate membership of CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). Membership of CPA Australia and CAANZ depends on the student's previous undergraduate degree being assessed and final confirmation of eligibility will be provided by those bodies.

If students have undertaken their undergraduate degree outside of Australia and are wishing to gain professional membership, they will need to have their previous undergraduate degree assessed as comparable to an Australian undergraduate degree by CPA Australia and CAANZ in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR).

Course fees and requirements

- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are allocated to current students based on academic achievement during their studies. New commencing students will not be eligible for a CSP place.

Course fees

A$29500 (annual indicative fee for 2018)*

Entry requirements

Standard entry

Successful completion of one of the following:

a recognised bachelor degree in business
a recognised bachelor degree plus 3 years relevant work experience
the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting or Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
the Masters Qualifying Program.

Non-graduate special entry:
Applicants without a recognised bachelor degree but who have five years relevant professional experience in accounting, financial planning or business related employment may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting as assessed by the course director.

English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 79 with a reading band no less than 18 and writing band no less than 20
Pearson (PTE) minimum score of 58 (no communicative skills less than 50)
any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency.

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How to apply

This course is closed for new enrolments.

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