Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)

The course consists of 12 subjects as follows:

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1
LAW518 Taxation 2

Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)

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

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1
LAW518 Taxation 2

Restricted electives

Plus 4 restricted electives from the following list:

HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT505 Foundations of Quality Management
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT540 Marketing Strategy
MKT561 Services Marketing

Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting

This course consists of 8 subjects. Candidates should choose the appropriate option according to their aspirations regarding professional body membership.

Option 1 (for membership of CPA Australia)

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC590 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1

Option 2 (for membership of ICAA)

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC567 Auditing
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC590 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1

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:

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1

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.

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1
LAW518 Taxation 2

Restricted electives

Maximum of 4 restricted electives from the following list:

HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT505 Foundations of Quality Management
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT540 Marketing Strategy
MKT561 Services Marketing

Master of Accountancy

The course consists of 12 subjects (128 points):

ACC511 Accounting & Information Systems (16 points)
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC516 Advanced Financial Accounting (16 points)
ACC517 Auditing & Control Systems (16 points)
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW512 Commercial Law 2
LAW514 Australian Taxation (16points)

Enrolment pattern

Master of Accountancy

Full-time Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC511 Accounting & Information Systems (16 points)
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW512 Commercial Law 2

2nd session of enrolment

ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW514 Australian Taxation (16 points)

3rd session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC516 Advanced Financial Accounting (16 points)

4th session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC517 Auditing & Control Systems (16 points)
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
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW514 Australian Taxation (16 points)

2nd session of enrolment

ACC511 Accounting & Information Systems (16 points)
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW512 Commercial Law 2

3rd session of enrolment

ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC517 Auditing & Control Systems (16 points)
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

4th session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC516 Advanced Financial Accounting (16 points)

Distance Education Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC511 Accounting & Information Systems (16 points)
ECO511 Economics for Business

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
LAW511 Commercial Law 1

3rd session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
LAW512 Commercial Law 2

4th session of enrolment

ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW514 Australian Taxation (16 points)

5th session of enrolment

ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC516 Advanced Financial Accounting (16 points)

6th session of enrolment

ACC517 Auditing & Control Systems (16 points)
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

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
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ECO511 Economics for Business
[ ] Elective 1

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
[ ] Elective 2

3rd session of enrolment

ACC566 Financial Accounting 2
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
LAW505 Taxation 1
[ ] Elective 3

4th session of enrolment

ACC567 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
LAW518 Taxation 2
[ ] Elective 4

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
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
ACC567 Auditing
LAW518 Taxation 2
[ ] Elective 3

4th session of enrolment

ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
[ ] 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

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
[ ] Elective 1

3rd session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
[ ] 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

LAW518 Taxation 2
[ ] Elective 4

7th session of enrolment

ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

8th session of enrolment

ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

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

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1

3rd session of enrolment

ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
LAW505 Taxation 1

4th session of enrolment

ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
LAW518 Taxation 2

If commencing in the second session of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
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
ACC567 Auditing
LAW518 Taxation 2

4th session of enrolment

ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

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
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

3rd session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
LAW505 Taxation 1

4th session of enrolment

ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW518 Taxation 2

5th session of enrolment

ACC566 Financial Accounting 2
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

6th session of enrolment

ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting

Option 1 (for membership of CPA Australia)

Full-time Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ECO511 Economics for Business

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC590 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1

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
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

3rd session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

4th session of enrolment

ACC590 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

Option 2 (for membership of ICAA)

Full-time Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law 1
LAW505 Taxation 1

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC590 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC567 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

Distance Education Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC590 Financial Accounting and Reporting

3rd session of enrolment

LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW505 Taxation 1

4th session of enrolment

ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

Full-time Study Sequence

A pattern of subjects for students with no previous accounting experience could be as follows:

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

Distance Education Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting

NB: Students with previous accounting experience may make up their course from the following subjects:

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
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
LAW518 Taxation 2

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

Full-time Study Sequence

A pattern of subjects for students with no previous accounting experience could be as follows:

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
[ ] Elective

Distance Education Study Sequence

If commencing at the start of a calendar year

1st session of enrolment

ACC566 Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC515 Accounting & Finance

2nd session of enrolment

ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting

3rd session of enrolment

ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ECO511 Economics for Business

4th session of enrolment

LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
[ ] Elective

NB: 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
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW505 Taxation 1
LAW518 Taxation 2

Restriced electives

Up to 4 restricted electives from the following list:

HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT505 Foundations of Quality Management
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT540 Marketing Strategy
MKT561 Services Marketing

Articulation

The Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects), the Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects), the Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting and the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, each of which is an entry and exit point, make up an articulated set of courses.

The Graduate Diploma of Accounting (8 subjects) provides a more flexible entry point for the Master of Professional Accounting. It is offered as an entry and exit point at the Study Centres and as an exit point only for stduents enrolled through the Wagga Wagga Campus.

Professional recognition

These courses have been developed to satisfy, where relevant, the academic requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and CPA Australia.

The Graduate Diploma of Accounting is not separately accredited by the professional accounting bodies.