Master of Professional Accounting

The Master of Professional Accounting provides you with practical and theoretical knowledge, skills and expertise to become a literate and analytical practitioner in accounting.

This program is designed for graduates of non-accounting disciplines who wish to broaden their career prospects.

The Master of Professional Accounting aims to develop essential knowledge and skills in core areas of accounting and business with an appreciation of the social, environmental, cultural and ethical issues impacting on contemporary business environments.You will experience a variety of learning experiences which may include:

lectures and tutorials, assignments, presentations and collaborative projects.

Assessment includes formal examinations, written assignments, both on an individual, and group basis, in-class tests evaluations of case studies and completion of projects.The capstone courses ACCT2279 Strategic Management Control Systems and ACCT2111 Accounting Thought and Ethics will give you the opportunity to critically reflect on this program’s curriculum.

These courses will promote the integration and synthesis of a range of knowledge and skills gained in the program and the application of these in discipline related real-world scenarios leading to work readiness or entry to graduate studies.The core research course of this program is BUSM4448 Business Research Design.

This course is designed to develop your knowledge of research principles and methods and how to apply them within the contemporary business environment.

You will have the opportunity to conduct a research project/proposal and further develop your skills in research methodology.Graduates may gain employment in various sectors including public accounting practice, commercial and government organisations and in a wide range of roles.This program will be delivered on-campus.

Students admitted to this program plan will be exempted from the following Four (4) Business Enabling Courses on the basis of prior studies as detailed in the Articulation and Pathways section of the program guide:

Business Enabling Courses:

AND

Year One of Program

Semester One: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Semester Two: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

AND

Year Two of Program

Semester One: Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from:

Academic Entrance requirements

Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent in Business (or a related discipline)

or

Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum 3 years Full Time Equivalent (FTE) management experience. Applicants will be required to submit a CV

or

Successful completion of the RMIT Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

or

Australian Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters degree or equivalent in Business (or a related discipline)

Entrance requirements for international onshore applicants All non-Australian residents and overseas full-fee paying students are required to satisfy RMIT English language requirements. For more information on these requirements and acceptable English Language tests please see www.rmit.edu.au/international/english-equivalent.

On completion of this program you will have developed the capabilities to work as an accountant in range of diverse organisations. You will further develop the skills and knowledge from your undergraduate studies throughout this program.

Your knowledge and skills to apply technical accounting and theories to accounting problems and make logical judgements will be developed through the study of a broad range of business disciplines and a specialised accounting major. You will develop your knowledge, application, judgment and communication in the accounting discipline within a broad business context. Upon successful completion of this program you will be able to :