Program

Accounting & Busn Info Tech - 8425

Program Summary

Faculty: UNSW Business School

Contact:  UNSW Business School Student Centre

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Typical Duration: 1 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 48

Award(s):

Master of Accounting and Business Information Technology

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Program Description

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The Master of Accounting and Business Information Technology is designed for graduates, early and mid-career professionals with a background in Accounting or Information Systems/Information Technology wanting to extend their understanding of methods and tools for leveraging accounting and information systems to enhance business value and competitiveness.

Graduates from the Master of Accounting and Business Information Technology gain the practical skills and knowledge to succeed in a range of careers, such as business analyst, forensic accountant, systems accountant, management accountant, systems analyst, system management specialist, database administrator and project manager.

Program Benefits
  • The program offers a unique opportunity for students to integrate studies in accounting and information systems to expand their understanding and applications of business systems for strategic decision making.
  • The range of courses enables students to choose electives according to their interest or career requirements.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The Master of Accounting and Business Information Technology (MAccBIT) is a specialist program that exposes students to current theory and practical applications of enterprise systems, business intelligence, decision support, strategic management accounting, e-business, corporate governance, risk management, audit & assurance, information systems security, and forensic investigation.

Students have the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of using leading edge business systems (including SAP and SaaS) to support a range of business decisions and strategies. The program also offers a highly flexible choice of courses that can be tailored to suit a variety of career aspirations in accounting, management/IT consulting, business strategy, audit and forensics.

Program Structure

The Master of Accounting Business Information Technology consists of eight courses in Accounting and Information Systems.

Students must study a minimum of three courses in each discipline.

List A Three Accounting courses (18 UOC)

List B Three Information Systems courses (18 UOC)

Plus:

Two elective courses from List A above and/or List B above (12 UOC)

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

Entry requirements

A recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) majoring in Accounting and/or Information Systems with a credit average overall, as determined by the UNSW Business School.
Transfer of credit will only be considered for students with prior incomplete postgraduate studies.

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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
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