Professional Accounting (Extn) - ACCTAS8415
Stream Summary
Faculty: Australian School of Business
School: School of Accounting
Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre
Program: 8415 - Professional Accounting (Ext)
Award(s):
Master of Professional Accounting (Extension) (Specialisation)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
The Master of Professional Accounting (Extension) follows the structure of the Master of Professional Accounting but also provides students with the opportunity to complete a more comprehensive program beyond the core professional knowledge areas required for accreditation with ICAA and CPA Australia and study four additional elective courses related to resource management and specialised professional work.
Stream Structure
The Master of Professional Accounting (Extension) comprises 96 UOC (12 core courses and 5 elective courses). 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:
Choose four of the following:
- ACCT5907 Corporate Financial Analysis (6 UOC)
- ACCT5910 Business Analysis & Valuation (6 UOC)
- ACCT5917 Value Creation from the Office (6 UOC)
- ACCT5919 Business Risk Management (6 UOC)
- ACCT5920 Managing Intangible Resources (6 UOC)
- ACCT5921 Managing the Acct and Fin Func (6 UOC)
- ACCT5922 E-Business: Strategy & Process (6 UOC)
- ACCT5943 Advanced Financial Reporting (6 UOC)
- ACCT5949 Managing Agile Organisations (6 UOC)
- ACCT5955 Management Accounting Control (6 UOC)
- ACCT5961 Reporting for Climate Change (6 UOC)
- ACCT5962 Assurance for Climate Change (6 UOC)
- COMM5001 Bus Comm, Ethics & Practice (6 UOC)
- ECON5110 Managerial Economics (6 UOC)
- FINS5526 Inter. Corp. Governance (6 UOC)
- INFS5905 IS Auditing and Assurance (6 UOC)
- LEGT5513 Law for Business (6 UOC)
- LEGT5583 International Business Tax (6 UOC)
- STRE5607 Entrepreneurship & New Venture (6 UOC)
or other courses as may be approved by the Program Director.
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. Please refer to the 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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