UNSW Handbook Program - Professional Accounting

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Professional Accounting - 8409

Professional Accreditation

Further Information

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	Contact: http://www.business.unsw.edu.au/mprofacc
	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

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:

ACCT5910 Business Analysis & Valuation (6 UOC)
ACCT5943 Advanced Financial Reporting (6 UOC)

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

http://www.business.unsw.edu.au/mprofacc

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

Area(s) of Specialisation

Accounting