UNSW Handbook Plan - Accounting

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Accounting - ACCTAR2585


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	School: School of Accounting
	Contact: graduateresearch.business@unsw.edu.au
	Program: 2585 - Commerce & Economics
	Award(s):
	Master of Philosophy (Research)

Plan Outline

This plan leads to the award of the Master of Philosophy in Accounting. Research training is a crucial and integral part of the MPhil in Accounting program. This is achieved through the prescription of four specialised courses and is supplemented with courses from other programs as appropriate. Each course comprises a full session of 3-hour workshops and research students should expect to spend at least two days a week on these courses during the first year.

Plan Structure

The specialised core courses for the MPhil in Accounting are:

ACCT5909 Current Developments Auditing (6 UOC)
ACCT5951 Current Develop Account Res F (6 UOC)
ACCT5952 Current Develop Account Res M (6 UOC)
ACCT5997 Seminar in Research Methodolgy (6 UOC)

Thesis
After completing the core units research students undertake original research and prepare a research thesis. This must meet high academic standards and be of publishable quality. The thesis will not normally exceed 40,000 words.

ACCT5994 Thesis Accounting (Full-time) (24 UOC)
ACCT6001 P/T Masters (R) Thesis Acc (12 UOC)

All other MPhil program information for this plan is contained in the program record. Please use the back button on your browser or, alternatively, search via program code (the last four digits of this plan number) using QuickFind on the left-hand side of this page.

Further Information

Prospective students are strongly advised to make contact with the Australian School of Business Research Office to establish a potential supervisor before applying for research study at the University.

Please refer to the following web-page for further information on how to apply, scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters: www.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/research

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