Master of Professional Accounting / Master of Financial Planning
With changing financial planning regulations and a shortage of professionally recognised accountants, Swinburne’s Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Financial Planning is a unique opportunity to graduate with expertise in these two in-demand fields. Swinburne is the only university in Australia with this kind of degree.
This course is designed to equip graduates with the advanced conceptual and practical knowledge that meets the requirements of the fast-growing industries of financial planning and accounting.
You’ll gain specialised knowledge and research skills in accounting and financial planning related areas of business that will allow you to excel in your existing role or open you up to new opportunities.
This program is approved by the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA).
FASEA was established in 2017 by the Australian government to set the standards of licensed financial advisers in Australia. A FASEA approved degree is mandatory in order to practice as a financial planner or advisor in Australia.
This course is also professionally accredited through CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) on behalf of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA).Every international student application is considered for a scholarship
Whether you’re living in Australia or overseas, you’re automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 75% off your course fees. Please check our updated entry requirements.
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Duration
2 Year/s
Intakes
Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
CRICOS code
098549G
Fees
A$36480 (annual for 2020)*
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.
Swinburne Financial Planning Association Member Scholarship
This scholarship provides a course tuition fee discount for students who are current members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) who are studying a postgraduate course in Financial Planning delivered face-to-face at the Hawthorn campus or via online study with Swinburne Online. This scholarship also provides a unit tuition fee discount for students studying selected stand-alone bridging units.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
This course also provides a pathway for further specialised learning for associate membership to CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) programs.
After undertaking this course students can purse their careers in accounting, taxation, financial planning, investment, banking, risk management and insurance fields.
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
- 16 core units (200 credit points)
Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Financial Planning is 100 credit points (normally eight units)
Units of study
FIN60003 Business Modelling and Analysis
FIN60010 Elements of Financial Planning and Regulation
FIN60011 Behavioural Finance and Investment *
FIN60012 Ethics and Client Management *
FIN80005 Corporate Financial Management *
FIN80022 Insurance and Estate Planning *
FIN80023 Superannuation and Retirement Planning *
FIN80025 Financial Advice Technology Project*
LAW60003 Corporations and Contract Law*
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- 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 team
- 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
- 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
- Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence
- Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of financial planning 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 with clients, gather and interpret appropriate data and use advanced tools and practices to produce a financial plan
- Demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, accountability, respect and a broad awareness of the professional code of conduct and cultural norms
- Critically analyse and evaluate a range of complex information to produce systematic strategies for wealth creation and risk minimisation in preparing financial advice
- Apply knowledge of research principles to plan and execute a piece of research independently
- Function as an effective member of a diverse team and take responsibility for continuing professional development
Professional recognition
The Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Financial Planning is professionally accredited through CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). It is also accredited through the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) on behalf of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), and approved by the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA).
Pathways and scholarships
- Scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.
Course fees
Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus. Due to government regulations, industry-based learning (IBL) and work placement are not available to onshore international students unless it is a compulsory component of the program. Programs that are taught solely online are not available to onshore international students who hold an international student visa.
Entry requirements
A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.
A Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting** or
Masters Qualifying Program is available to International applicants
English language requirements
- IELTS (Academic Module): Overall 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0
- Swinburne English Language Centre: EAP 5 advanced level with overall 70% & all skills 65% or above
- TOEFL iBT: 79 (Reading no less than 18, writing no less than 20)
- PTE Academic: 58 (no communicative skill less than 50) or
- equivalent measures available here
How to apply
Find out more
Tel: +61 3 9214 8444 (outside Australia)