Master of Professional Accounting

The Master of Professional Accounting is designed to provide students with the technical, practical, analytical and creative skills required to deal with accounting and finance issues in planning and decision-making.

This Master of Professional Accounting offers participants the opportunity to specialise in accounting for professional recognition.

Accounting is the language of business, and skills are relevant to many areas of professional interest: marketing, economic forecasting, finance, engineering and many others. A knowledge of accounting and finance can help individuals and business organisations understand how to use money (resources) to the best advantage. Gaining and maintaining wealth are important elements in a market economy.

The course builds on the skills and knowledge acquired in the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma. It further develops the analytical and creative skills necessary when dealing with accounting and finance issues within planning and decision-making.

• 10 core units (125 credit points)
• 2 elective units (25 credit points)

Units of study

Students must complete all ten core units listed below: ACC60008 Accounting Systems and Reporting ACC80003 Company Auditing ACC80008 Managerial Accounting ACC80012 Taxation Principles and Planning ACC80019 Financial Accounting and Theory ACC80020 Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Research * ECO80001 Economics FIN60003 Business Modelling and Analysis FIN80005 Corporate Financial Management LAW60003 Corporations and Contract Law Students must complete two elective units from the list below. If the unit listed below is a core unit please choose another unit from the list. ACC60008 Accounting Systems and Reporting BUS70013 Business Innovation in Europe Study Tour BUS70014 Business Innovation in America Study Tour BUS70015 Business Innovation in Asia Study Tour BUS70016 Indigenous Study Tour: Supporting Economic Development ECO80001 Economics ENT60009 Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design ENT70019 Venture Planning FIN60003 Business Modelling and Analysis FST80008 Designing for Change HRM60013 Employee Relations HRM60016 Behaviour in Organisations HRM70006 Strategic HRM in the Business Context INF70005 Strategic Project Management INF80042 Technology Essentials for Managers MGT60031 Managing in a Complex World MGT80002 Business Strategy MKT70019 Branding and Creative Innovation PRM60002 Project Management for Innovative Outcomes PRM60003 The Risk Management Spectrum ACC80003 Company Auditing ACC80008 Managerial Accounting ACC80012 Taxation Principles and Planning ACC80019 Financial Accounting and Theory ACC80020 Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Research ENT60006 Opportunity Discovery ENT70012 Growth Management ENT70018 Entrepreneurial Mindset, New Ventures and Innovation FIN60004 Entrepreneurial Finance FIN60006 Frontiers in FinTech FIN70006 Banking and Insurance Risk Management FIN80001 Advanced Financial Management FIN80002 Business and Entity Valuations FIN80004 Capital Markets FIN80005 Corporate Financial Management FIN80018 Derivatives and Risk Management FIN80019 Portfolio Management FIN80026 Alternative Investments FIN80027 Ethics and Behavioural Finance Research FIN80028 Fixed Income Securities HRM60018 Human Resource Fundamentals HRM70012 Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion HRM70013 Strategic Human Resource Management HRM80015 Human Capital Analytics ICT80008 Professional Issues in IT INB60003 International Trade and Investment INB60004 Global Business Cultures: Advanced Theories and Practices INF60007 Business Information Systems INF60009 Database Analysis and Design INF60010 Requirements, Analysis and Modelling INF60012 Cloud Enterprise Systems and Analytics INF60013 Mobile Business and Social Media INF70008 Business Analytics and Visualisation INF80001 Advanced Business Analysis INF80003 IS/IT Research Project INF80006 Business Analysis Practice INF80014 Contemporary Issues in Business Analysis INF80028 Business Process Management INF80031 Applied Business Analytics and Data Visualisation INF80040 Predictive Analytics INF80050 Blockchain: Business Models and Applications INF80051 Artificial Intelligence and Insights LAW60003 Corporations and Contract Law MGT60040 Management Analysis and Problem-solving MKT60010 Marketing Management MKT60011 Data Empowered Marketing MKT60012 Consumer Behaviour MKT70017 Global Digital Marketing MKT70020 Services Marketing and Customer Management ORG80008 Leadership for Innovation PRM80001 Enterprise Project PRM80002 Project Governance and Resource Management SCM60001 Operations Management SCM60002 Six Sigma Lean Green Belt SCM60003 Supply Chain Management SCM60004 Logistics Management MFP80002 International Internship MFP80004 International Internship - Extended

# students need to discuss these options with their Course Director prior to enrolling.

* Outcome units- matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

• a recognised bachelor degree in a related discipline or
• a recognised bachelor degree in any discipline PLUS a minimum of two years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience* or
• a Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting** or
• completion of the Postgraduate Qualifying Program PLUS either previous Higher Education Study in a related discipline OR a minimum of two years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience* (International applicants only)

The Master of Professional Accounting course is designed for students who wish to obtain specialised knowledge and research skills in accounting and related areas of business. Students will learn to apply advanced conceptual and practical accounting knowledge to undertake rewarding careers in accounting and related areas of business. This course also provides a pathway for further specialised learning as successful completion of the Master of Professional Accounting may qualify students for associate membership to CPA Australia, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) or provide entry to the Chartered Accountants program of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

• apply coherent and advanced knowledge of accounting and business concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
• apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
• communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team
• demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context
• apply accounting and business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate accounting methods and tools, applied in a variety of contexts
• reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning
• apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence.