Accounting - ACCTES8417
Stream Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Accounting
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 8417 - Commerce (Extension)
Award(s):
Master of Commerce (Extension) (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
Accounting lies at the heart of economic exchange, whether conducted in physical or electronic markets. It enables students to comprehend many of the fundamental principles, processes and outcomes of business, thereby equipping students for a wide range of careers (such as management consulting, and provision of financial services to general management).
The Accounting option in your Master of Commerce extension allows you to build your knowledge in this practice, develop a core set of accounting skills which can then be a platform to support your career objectives.
The Accounting option in your Master of Commerce extension allows you to build your knowledge in this practice, develop a core set of accounting skills which can then be a platform to support your career objectives.
Stream Structure
Compulsory Core Course:
- MGMT5050 Prof Skills & Ethics (6 UOC)
One Data Analysis Core course:
One Compulsory Gateway Course:
- ACCT5930 Financial Accounting (6 UOC)
Two Gateway Elective courses from the following:
- ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
- FINS5512 Financial Markets&Institutions (6 UOC)
- INFS5885 e-Business (6 UOC)
- MARK5700 Elements of Marketing (6 UOC)
- RISK5001 Fundamentals Risk & Risk Mgmt (6 UOC)
- TABL5511 Legal Foundations of Business (6 UOC)
Five Required Specialisation Courses:
- ACCT5907 Int'l Fin Statement Analysis (6 UOC)
- ACCT5908 Auditing and Assurance Ser. (6 UOC)
- ACCT5910 Business Analysis & Valuation (6 UOC)
- ACCT5914 Enterprise Strategy for Mngt (6 UOC)
- ACCT5919 Business Risk Management (6 UOC)
- ACCT5920 Managing Intangible Resources (6 UOC)
- ACCT5922 E-Business: Strategy & Process (6 UOC)
- ACCT5925 Integrated Reporting (6 UOC)
- ACCT5930 Financial Accounting (6 UOC)
- ACCT5931 Strategic Management Accountin (6 UOC)
- ACCT5942 Corporate Accounting & Regulat (6 UOC)
- ACCT5943 Advanced Financial Reporting (6 UOC)
- ACCT5949 Managing Agile Organisations (6 UOC)
- ACCT5955 Management Control Systems (6 UOC)
- ACCT5961 Reporting for Climate Change (6 UOC)
- ACCT5996 Management Accounting and Busi (6 UOC)
- FINS5526 Inter. Corp. Governance (6 UOC)
One general Elective (MCom only)
you may choose from the above elective specialisation list or broaden your learning by choosing another MCom course of similar level (subject to meeting prerequisite requirements).
you may choose from the above elective specialisation list or broaden your learning by choosing another MCom course of similar level (subject to meeting prerequisite requirements).
Capstone course:
Or
- COMM5030 Social Entre Practicum (6 UOC)
There is also the opportunity for high performing students to participate in an MCom Practicum (COMM5030). This would replace the Capstone course. Students will need to apply and satisfy specific criteria for entry prior to enrolment. This may also be taken as a separate elective option in selected specialisations in your final semester.
Further Information
Current Students please refer to the UNSW Business School Student Centre for further advice on enrolment.
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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
