Applied Taxation - 9260

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 Applied Taxation (Specialisation)

Program Description

This program will not be taking applications/enrolments from Semester 1, 2017. For further information email studybusiness@unsw.edu.au.


Students commencing Semester 1 2015, please refer to the 2014 Handbook.
Students commencing Semester 2 2015, please refer below.

The Master of Applied Taxation is a program designed to meet the developmental requirements of professionals in private and government sectors in Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

The Master of Applied Taxation, based on your prior knowledge, interests and career objectives, offers you the opportunity to focus on one of two specialisations:
  1. Applied Taxation
  2. Applied Taxation (Superannuation)

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
  • The program provides professionals with the ability to identify and respond to taxation issues within the complexity and volume of tax law in Australia.
  • Develop skills in identifying underlying business problems and issues relating to taxation, and to think creatively about solutions.
  • Provides the opportunity to develop knowledge in specific areas of taxation
  • Offers the flexibility to choose a study mode that best suits professional needs
The Master of Applied Taxation can be studied on a full-time basis (four courses in one semester) or part-time basis (one or two courses per semester). Elective courses in the program are offered in online distance learning mode as well as classroom mode.

Program Structure
The Master of Applied Taxation consists of 8 courses (48 UOC) and is offered in two specialisations:

Applied Taxation Specialisation:


Core courses: Complete the Capstone Course:
Prescribed electives: Choose seven elective courses from the following courses:


Superannuation Specialisation:


Core courses: Complete the Capstone Course:
Core courses: Complete the following three core courses:
Prescribed elective: Complete four elective courses from the following courses:

Academic Rules
Up to 12 UOC may be awarded based on recognition of prior learning.

Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Entry Requirements
A recognised bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in Taxation, Law, Accounting or Business with a credit average, as determined by UNSW Business School.

If you do not have prior studies in taxation you may be required to complete a pre-entry course TABL5901 or TABL5551 to meet the selection criteria into the Master of Applied Taxation.

Flexible Online Delivery
Courses in the Taxation programs are offered in three ‘modes’: distance, face-To-face and intensive modes (summer session only).

All courses in semesters 1 and 2 are offered in distance mode. This means that apart from your assessment responsibilities, you can work through the course content at your own pace within the semester. You are provided with:
  • A suggested study schedule
  • Comprehensive course materials that have been developed by experts in the field of study
  • Activities embedded into the course materials to enable you to consolidate your learning
  • A course UNSW website (Moodle) where you will find all of the course resources and ways to engage with your lecturer and peers
  • Fortnightly synchronous conference-tutorials you can attend where your lecturer will guide you through the course content and where you have the opportunity to interact with your lecturer and peers. Additionally, these conferences are recorded and available for you to review at any time throughout the semester. For more information on e-learning please click here
  • Courses in the Master of Applied Taxation will have a take home exam as the final assessment. For more information on take home exams please click here.
There are also course offerings in Semester 1 and 2 that are offered in face-to-face mode during the evening in the UNSW CBD campus. During these weekly classes you are provided with the same resources as above, however, weekly lectures/tutorials in the UNSW CBD campus replace the fortnightly conferences. Attendance at CBD classes is compulsory and frequent failure to attend will result in exclusion from the examination.

During the UNSW Summer Session (Nov – Feb) courses are offered in intensive mode. This requires you to attend 3-4 full consecutive days of lectures at the UNSW Kensington campus. You are provided with the same resources as above however, the intensive lectures replace the fortnightly conferences. You have access to the materials at the beginning of the summer session, allowing you to work through them to meet your assessment requirements whilst attending the intensive lectures.

Throughout your program you will have access to highly qualified teaching and professional staff who are dedicated to these distance programs.

Further Information
Current Students:
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
Telephone: + 61 2 9385 3189
Location: Level 1, Room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions

Prospective Students:
Contact Student Recruitment
Email:businessinfo@unsw.edu.au
Telephone: +61 2 93851 3507

Related Program(s)


7321 Taxation
9250 Taxation

Area(s) of Specialisation