Master of Accounting Practice

Students who enrol in a ‘CPA subject’, must be enrolled in the CPA Program administered by CPA Australia and sit the CPA Australia exams. In completing the ‘CPA subject’ in the Master of Accounting Practice with Charles Sturt University, students do not receive the CPA Australia qualification until they have met all the requirements of the CPA Program as set by CPA Australia, from time to time. For information about the CPA Program, visit www.cpaaustralia.com.au.

The course comprises four compulsory core subjects and eight subjects chosen from a further three groups of subjects.

Group A. FOUR Core CPA subjects
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA

Group B. Elective CPA subjects – TWO subjects from:
ACC596 Advanced Taxation CPA
ACC597 Advanced Audit and Assurance CPA
ACC598 Financial Risk Management CPA
ACC599 Contemporary Business Issues CPA

Group C. A minimum of FOUR subjects and a maximum of SIX subjects offered by the School of Accounting and Finance from:
ACC525 Financial Accountability in the Public Sector
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
ACG501 Forensic Accounting
ACG502 Business and Financial Analysis
ACG503 Business Valuation
ACG504 Communication in Business
ACG505 Professional Work Practice

Group D. A maximum of TWO subjects offered by the Faculty of Business from:
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM552 Organisation Behaviour
ITC501 Strategic Information Management
ITC567 Principles of Information Security
ITC574 Information Technology for Management
ITC594 E-Commerce Technologies
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT550 Operations Management
MGT553 Project Management
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT550 Global Marketing

Enrolment pattern

Master of Accounting Practice

Full-time Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Group C Elective

2nd session of enrolment
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Group B Elective
[ ] Group B Elective

3rd session of enrolment
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C Elective

4th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Group C Elective

2nd session of enrolment
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Group B Elective
[ ] Group B Elective

3rd session of enrolment
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C Elective

4th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective


Distance education study sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA

2nd session of enrolment
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Group B Elective

3rd session of enrolment
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group B Elective

4th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C Elective

5th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C Elective

6th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA

2nd session of enrolment
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Group B Elective

3rd session of enrolment
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group B Elective

4th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C Elective

5th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C Elective
[ ] Group C Elective

6th session of enrolment
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective
[ ] Group C or Group D Elective

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At a glance

Study Mode

On campus; Distance education

Where

Melbourne (Study Centre); Sydney (Study Centre); Wagga Wagga

When

Session 1; Session 2; Session 3

Level

Postgraduate

Duration

2 years full-time, or equivalent part-time

International?

YES

Indicative ATAR

N/A

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