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Professional Accounting - 8409

Program Summary

Faculty: Australian School of Business

Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Typical Duration: 1.5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 3

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 72

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description

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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 professional accounting bodies in Australia: CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accounting in Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants. 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 Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of the Master of Professional Accounting, students will have the ability to:

understand and apply the main principles and techniques of the accounting discipline
demonstrate an understanding of relevant knowledge in related business fields
apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to accounting problems or issues
communicate ideas and information logically and concisely in written and oral formats
reflect on the effectiveness of group learning process
demonstrate an awareness of professional responsibilities including legal requirements, professional codes of conduct, and society’s expectations

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 School of Accounting accounting@unsw.edu.au

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.

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.

Entry Requirements

Please refer to the Australian School of Business website for further detail.

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
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