Accounting and Finance

The Master of Accounting and Finance is a 72-unit program offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.

To qualify for the Master of Accounting and Finance, a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study. Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Core - Year 1 & 2 topics

63 units of core topics:

BUSN9019 Applied Research Methods in Business (4.5 units) BUSN9113 Accounting Fundamentals (4.5 units) BUSN9114 Information Systems and Accounting Processes (4.5 units) BUSN9115 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units) BUSN9116 Economics for Business (4.5 units) BUSN9117 Management and Cost Accounting (4.5 units) BUSN9118 Financial Accounting Issues (4.5 units) BUSN9119 Financial Management (4.5 units) BUSN9120 Corporate Accounting (4.5 units) BUSN9123 Principles of Commercial Law (4.5 units) BUSN9130 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units) BUSN9131 Applied Security Analysis and Valuation (4.5 units) BUSN9132 New Venture Finance and Private Equity (4.5 units) BUSN9223 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 & 2 topics

9 units from the following:

BUSN9121 Auditing and Assurance (4.5 units) * BUSN9122 Perspectives on Taxation Law (4.5 units) *# BUSN9126 Industry Placement (4.5 units)^ BUSN9145 Enterprise and Innovation Project (4.5 units) BUSN9229 Sustainability and Ethics in Management (4.5 units) BUSN9241 International Business Finance and Banking (4.5 units) BUSN9409 Academic English for Business (4.5 units)

^ Enrolment into these topics requires approval from the Program Director

* Students who wish to undertake the Chartered Accountants Program must complete BUSN9121 Auditing and Assurance and BUSN9122 Perspectives on Taxation Law as their electives to meet CAANZ entry requirements.

# Students who wish to undertake the CPA Australia Program must complete BUSN9122 Perspectives on Taxation Law as one of their electives to meet CPA Australia entry requirements.

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline (other than accounting degree accredited in Australia) from an approved tertiary institution.

Applicants with an Australian accredited degree in accounting are not eligible for admission into the Master of Accounting and Finance). However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.