Professional Accounting and Business Law

In this double degree, you will develop your knowledge and expertise in accounting and develop the skills to address the wide range of legal issues that arise in contemporary business.

You have the opportunity to focus on specific fields of accounting practice, including accounting information systems, financial accounting, forensic accounting, auditing and management accounting, alongside study of the legal environment and its impact on business practice in corporate governance, financial regulation, Asian and international business, human resources and workplace relations, marketing and taxation.The course is designed for non-law and non-accounting graduates and for those who need specialist legal knowledge in their roles, such as those in regulatory, compliance or risk-management positions, who want to combine this knowledge with an advanced accounting qualification.The course is taught by a team of qualified academic staff, and includes guest lectures and workshops from industry experts and leading practitioners, to ensure your knowledge reflects current practice.

Double degree courses include all the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced or redirected.

Depending upon prior qualifications, students may receive credit for part of the course.

The Master of Professional Accounting and the Master of Business Law are each structured in three parts, Part A. Advanced preparatory studies, Part B. Mastery knowledge and Part C. Application studies. In the double degree course you complete:

Part A. Advanced preparatory studies (24 points)

These studies will introduce you to professional accounting studies at an advanced level. They are intended for students whose previous qualification is not in a cognate field.

Part B. Mastery knowledge (96 points)

The professional accounting studies will develop your capacity as a critical accounting professional able to apply your knowledge of a specialisation to provide discipline-based solutions to professional environments.The business law studies provide a comprehensive study of core business law disciplines and the impact they have on decision-making in organisations. You will develop your capacity to apply your knowledge to provide discipline-based solutions to legal problems and risks arising in contemporary business.

Qualifications

An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent qualification with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 60 or an equivalent grade point average (GPA) as determined by the faculty. Applicants who have completed relevant discipline units in an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) may be eligible for credit for advanced preparatory units on the basis of recognised prior learning (RPL).

Applicants will be ranked and selected based on their entire academic record.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will:

100.

be critical and creative scholars who:

• produce innovative solutions to problems
• apply research skills to business challenges
• communicate effectively and perceptively

200.

be responsible and effective global citizens who:

• engage in an internationalised world
• exhibit cross-cultural competence
• demonstrate ethical values

300.

have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline-based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities we serve

400.

demonstrate a mastery of professional accounting and be able to apply both theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in applied accounting situations, and have advanced knowledge to master's level in business law.