Master of Professional Accounting

Graduate Diploma of Accounting
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

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Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)

The course consists of 12 subjects as follows:

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1

Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)

The course consists of 16 subjects (128 points) as follows:

Restricted electives

Plus 4 restricted electives from the following list:

ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance (available only in the first session of study)
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM514 International Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
MKT550 Global Marketing

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

The course consists of 4 subjects and is designed to allow students to choose subjects from the list of core Master of Professional Accounting subjects to best meet their individual needs. Students may make up their course from the following subjects:

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

The course consists of 8 subjects. At least 4 subjects must be accounting subjects and no more than 4 subjects can be drawn from the list of restricted electives.

Restricted electives

Maximum of 4 restricted electives from the following list:

Enrolment pattern

Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)

Full-time Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ECO511 Economics for Business

2nd session of enrolment
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

3rd session of enrolment
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
LAW505 Taxation 1

4th session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ACC568 Auditing

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

2nd session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW505 Taxation 1

3rd session of enrolment
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

4th session of enrolment
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2

Distance Education Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business

2nd session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems

3rd session of enrolment
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

4th session of enrolment
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

5th session of enrolment
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
LAW505 Taxation 1

6th session of enrolment
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems

2nd session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business

3rd session of enrolment
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

4th session of enrolment
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
LAW505 Taxation 1

5th session of enrolment
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

6th session of enrolment
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC544 Decision Support Tools

Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)

Full-time Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
[ ] Elective 1

2nd session of enrolment
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
[ ] Elective 2

3rd session of enrolment
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
LAW505 Taxation 1
[ ] Elective 3

4th session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
[ ] Elective 4

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
[ ] Elective 1

2nd session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW505 Taxation 1
[ ] Elective 2

3rd session of enrolment
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
[ ] Elective 3

4th session of enrolment
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
[ ] Elective 4

Distance Education Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business

2nd session of enrolment
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
[ ] Elective 1

3rd session of enrolment
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
[ ] Elective 2

4th session of enrolment
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

5th session of enrolment
LAW505 Taxation 1
[ ] Elective 3

6th session of enrolment
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
[ ] Elective 4

7th session of enrolment
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2

8th session of enrolment
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

Students may make up their course from the following subjects:
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

Students may make up their course from the following subjects (4 subjects must be accounting subjects and no more than 4 subjects can be chosen from the list of restricted electives):
ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW505 Taxation 1

Restricted electives
Up to 4 restricted electives from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance (available only in the first session of study)
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM514 International Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
MKT550 Global Marketing

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Master of Professional Accounting Business Postgraduate On campus; Distance education Melbourne (Study Centre); Sydney (Study Centre) YES Active Business Session 1; Session 2; Session 3 The minimum full-time duration for the Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects) is three sessions by distance education or on campus.
The minimum full-time duration for the Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects) is four sessions by distance education or on campus.
The minimum full-time duration for the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is two sessions by distance education. 1-2 years

At a glance

Study Mode

On campus; Distance education

Where

Melbourne (Study Centre); Sydney (Study Centre)

When

Session 1; Session 2; Session 3

Level

Postgraduate

Duration

The minimum full-time duration for the Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects) is three sessions by distance education or on campus.
The minimum full-time duration for the Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects) is four sessions by distance education or on campus.
The minimum full-time duration for the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is two sessions by distance education.

International?

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Indicative ATAR

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