Master of Professional Accounting

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00219C

The Master of Professional Accounting will equip you with professional skills in accounting, finance, computer software applications, economics, statistics, and business law. It is suited to those students who meet the entry requirements and seek a career in accounting in Australia. The course will also introduce you to applied research and analysis skills that are highly sought in business. You will have the opportunity to study advanced areas in forensic accounting, financial data analytics and finance, or take a business internship.

Structure

16 units (96 credit points).

Subjects

• Professional accounting

Standard entry requirements

• To gain entry to this course, students must have:- A non-accounting undergraduate degree in any discipline from an Australian university, or AQF equivalent from an overseas institution
• Or- An AQF equivalent accounting bachelor degree received from an overseas institution or organisation, that does not meet accreditation with an Australian Accounting registration body for associate membership purposes
• Or- A graduate diploma in any discipline from an Australian university. English Language Proficiency Requirements: If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of: a secondary qualification (Year 11 or 12, or equivalent)
• Or bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years full-time with a minimum overall GPA 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland or United States of America. If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores: An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset
• Or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test)
• Or Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46
• Or An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components. English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate. Each student will be assessed individually.

Study information

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