Master of Professional Accounting Accelerated

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

Designed in consultation with Australia's peak accounting bodies, this accelerated professional accounting course can be completed in as little as 18 months and is ideal if you have completed an undergraduate degree in a business discipline including finance, human resources, marketing, management or property and wish to qualify as an accountant. The Master of Professional Accounting Accelerated is an ideal course for current business professionals seeking a career change into accounting and financial management. Designed in consultation with industry, the course structure recognises your previous undergraduate degree in business or related discipline and allows you to fast-track your studies, completing a professional accounting qualification in as little as 18 months' full-time study.

Structure

12 units (72 credit points)

Subjects

• Professional accounting

Standard entry requirements

• To be eligible for entry into this course, students must hold one of the following: A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent bachelor degree, or higher AQF equivalent qualification, in business or related field*
• Or A completed AQF equivalent bachelor degree in accounting received from an overseas institution or organisation, that does not meet accreditation with an Australian Accounting registration body for associate membership purposes
• Or A completed CQUniversity Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting.*As this course is designed for students who do not already hold a completed accounting degree, a related field does not include accounting. 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 and 12, or equivalent), or An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency. If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below: An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset
• Or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & 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

Master of Commerce and Master of Management

Macquarie University

Master of Professional Accounting

University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT)

Bachelor of Accounting (Honours)

The Australian National University (ANU)

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce

University of Newcastle