Master of Professional Accounting
Graduate Diploma of Accounting
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting GradCertProfAcc
Graduate Diploma of Accounting GradDipAcc
Master of Professional Accounting MProfAcc
Online - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney
Online - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Brisbane
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney
On Campus - Port Macquarie
Online - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)
Aapplicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent). The undergraduate degree must be in a field other than Accounting, or not recognised by the Australian Accounting professional bodies for associate membership.
Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting or Graduate Diploma of Accounting on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting/Graduate Diploma of Accounting, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects) and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)
Applicants without an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent) will be considered for admission via the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting or Graduate Diploma of Accounting on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects) and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Applicants will normally be required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. However applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications acceptable to the University will be considered.
Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Professional Accounting and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)
Students may receive up to 50% (six 8 point subjects) worth of credit into the MPA program for related prior studies. Credit will not be awarded for work experience.
Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)
Students may receive up to 50% (eight 8 point subjects) worth of credit into the extended MPA program for related prior studies. Credit will not be awarded for work experience.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Students may receive up to 50% (four 8 point subjects) worth of credit into the Graduate Diploma program for related prior studies. Credit will not be awarded for work experience.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Students may receive up to 50% (two 8 point subjects) worth of credit into the Graduate Certificate program for related prior studies. Credit will not be awarded for work experience.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)
The course consists of 12 subjects (96) as follows:
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
One Restricted Elective
Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)
The course consists of 16 subjects (128) as follows:
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
Five Restricted Electives
Restricted electives
Restricted electives to be selected from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance (available only in the first session of study)
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN518 International Financial Management
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instruments
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN535 Strategic & Contemporary Financial Issues
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM514 Cross Cultural and International HRM
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
JST536 Emerging Issues and Professional Practices in Trans-national Crime Investigations (16 points)
JST529 Contemporary Issues in Financial Crime (16 points)
JST538 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Due Diligence
JST545 Money Laundering
JST548 Cryptocurrencies and Anti Money Laundering
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
MGT501 Contemporary Management
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:
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
Graduate Diploma of Accounting
The course consists of 8 subjects. At least 4 subjects must be selected from the following list with the remaining subjects selected from the list of restricted electives (to make a total of 64 points).
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
Restricted electives
Maximum of 4 restricted electives from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance (available only in the first session of study)
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN518 International Financial Management
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instruments
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN535 Strategic & Contemporary Financial Issues
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM514 Cross Cultural and International HRM
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
JST536 Emerging Issues and Professional Practices in Trans-national Crime Investigations (16)
JST529 Contemporary Issues in Financial Crime (16)
JST538 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Due Diligence
JST545 Money Laundering
JST548 Cryptocurrencies and Anti Money Laundering
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
MGT501 Contemporary Management
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
Full-time
Commencing at the start of a calendar year
Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects)
30 session
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
Elective
60 session
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
ACG508 Accounting Standards Application and Disclosures
30 session
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG509 Global perspectives of Accounting
60 session
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
Study Centre (90 session full time)
30 session
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
Elective
60 session
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
ACG508 Accounting Standards Application and Disclosures
90 session
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
30 session
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
Full-time
Commencing at the start of a calendar year
Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects)
30 session
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
Elective
60 session
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG508 Accounting Standards Application and Disclosures
Elective
90 session
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
Elective
Elective
30 session
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
Elective
Part-time Online
Commencing at the start of a calendar year
30 session
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ECO511 Economics for Business
60 session
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
90 session
ACG508 Accounting Standards Application and Disclosures
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
30 session
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
ACG510 Risk Based Auditing
60 session
FIN516 Corporate Finance
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
90 session
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
Elective
The Masters courses have been developed to satisfy, where relevant, the academic requirements of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia. Accreditation leads to membership of the above accounting professional organisations, required for practice as a public accountant.
The current course accreditation is due to expire at the end of 2020. The arrangement with accrediting bodies is to submit to reaccredit in August 2020.
The Graduate Diploma of Accounting and the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting are not separately accredited by the professional accounting bodies.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.