Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension)
By coursework
+ Award nomenclature
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension)
MProfAcc (CPA Extension)
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
Currently no enrolment information is available for this course
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. The undergraduate qualification if completed in Australia must be in a field other than accounting. Applicants with an undergraduate accounting degree from an overseas university are eligible to apply.
Applicants must have sufficient English proficiency to meet the general requirements of the University, or must demonstrate proficiency explicitly as follows: Students must have attained within two years of commencement of the course an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.5 with no score below 6 (or equivalent).
Applicants wishing to transfer into the program from another CSU program must have a credit average on studies completed prior to transfer.
Credit CSU Credit Policy
Students may receive up to 50% credit into the MPA (CPA Extension) program for related prior postgraduate studies with a grade of Credit or above. Credit will not be awarded for work experience.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 144 points.
Course structure
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 Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) 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 consists of 18 subjects (16 compulsory and two of four elective subjects) which must be completed in two stages. All subjects in Group A must be completed prior to progressing to subjects in the other groups. On successful completion of the compulsory Group A subjects, students must enrol in the professional level of the CPA Program. They will then complete the compulsory Group B subjects and two of the four Group C elective subjects while concurrently enrolled in the related CPA segment.
Group A: Compulsory 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
Group B: Compulsory subjects
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
Group C: Elective subjects – TWO subjects from:
ACC596 Advanced Taxation CPA
ACC597 Advanced Audit and Assurance CPA
ACC598 Financial Risk Management CPA
ACC599 Contemporary Business Issues CPA
Enrolment pattern
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension)
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
5th session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
6th session of enrolment
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
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
5th session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
6th session of enrolment
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
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
7th session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
8th session of enrolment
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
9th session of enrolment
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group B Elective
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
7th session of enrolment
ACC586 Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC588 Financial Reporting CPA
8th session of enrolment
ACC587 Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
9th session of enrolment
ACC589 Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group C Elective
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments In Accounting Thought
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC566 Acc Systems and Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW505 Taxation 1
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
Professional recognition
The Master of Professional Accounitng (CPA Extension) has been accredited by CPA Australia.
Delivery of the professional level of the CPA Program in any university course requires annual registration as a Tuition Provider
and annual course accreditation. As this course includes subjects supporting the professional level of the CPA Program, it will be subject to annual re-accreditation.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.