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Professional Accounting - 8409

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 72
 
  

Program Description

The Master of Professional Accounting is designed for graduates with no or limited exposure to the study of accounting. The Master of Professional Accounting program provides an introduction to business with a focus on accounting and enables students to obtain recognition by the two peak professional accounting bodies in Australia: CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accounting in Australia. Firms often seek employees who have met professional requirements as it means a range of essential business skills have been acquired.

The MProfAcc program is taught on-campus. The typical duration of the program is 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time.

Note:

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

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

  • To provide students with a fundamental grounding in commerce and business
  • To provide an in-depth study of accounting in the context of business management
  • To equip students with the core knowledge required for entry into the peak Australian professional accounting associations
  • To provide the foundation for students to build a career in accounting, financial management or entrepreneurial areas.
For further information refer to: http://www.business.unsw.edu.au/mprofacc

Program 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

Elective Courses
Choose one of the following:

Sample Program

Sample programs of study and suggested sequences for part-time and full-time students based on current timetables may be obtained from the accounting@unsw.edu.au

Academic Rules

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Professional Accreditation

CPA Australia
Please refer to the CPA Careers website or the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook for further information.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
Please refer to the ICAA website or 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. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.

Please contact the Business Student Centre for advice.

Business Student Centre
e-mail: pgbusiness@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building

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