Professional Accounting - ACCTAS8409
Stream Summary
Faculty: Australian School of Business
School: School of Accounting
Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre
Program: 8409 - Professional Accounting
Award(s):
Master of Professional Accounting (Specialisation)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
The MProfAcc program is taught on-campus. The typical duration of the program is 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time.
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
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
Stream 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 LEGT5512 should be taken early in the program as they provide the foundation for other courses.
Core courses
- ACCT5908 Auditing and Assurance Ser. (6 UOC)
- ACCT5930 Financial Accounting (6 UOC)
- ACCT5931 Strategic Management Accountin (6 UOC)
- ACCT5942 Corporate Accounting & Regulat (6 UOC)
- ACCT5996 Management Accounting and Busi (6 UOC)
- ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
- ECON5257 Intro Stats & Data Analysis (3 UOC)
- FINS5511 Corporate Finance (6 UOC)
- INFS5978 Accounting Information Systems (6 UOC)
- LEGT5512 Legal Foundations for Acct (3 UOC)
- LEGT5541 Corporations and Bus Assoc Law (6 UOC)
- LEGT5551 Taxation Law (6 UOC)
Elective courses
Choose one of the following:
Professional Accreditation
The program is recognised by the three main professional accounting bodies in Australia. Please refer to Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook for further information.
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: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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