Master Of Professional Accounting

The Master of Professional Accounting equips you with the skills to change careers and become an accountant. This postgraduate accounting degree can be completed in as little as one year.

The Master of Professional Accounting is designed for people with an unrelated degree who want to retrain as an accountant and work towards registration with leading professional accounting bodies – including the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). It's a good choice if you want to become a member of professional accounting bodies or change careers to work as an accountant.

You'll advance your understanding of accounting from a strategic business perspective and develop the financial expertise for senior management roles. Roles may include chartered accountant, management accountant, chief financial officer, finance manager, forensic accountant, business consultant, tax specialist or a role in senior management.

Entry Requirements:

• Minimum entry requirements
• Must have completed a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) with a B- grade average or higher in courses at level 7 or equivalent
• International student entry requirements
• English language requirements
• IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with a minimum score of 6.0 in each band.
• English language requirements
• IELTS may be waived (at the discretion of the Programme Director)
• For a student who has completed a qualification, the language of instruction for which was English, and which was awarded within the last 3 years
• For a student who has lived and/or worked in an English speaking environment for 3 years

What You Study:

• To graduate with a Master of Professional Accounting, you must successfully complete the courses below. Cross-credits are not available for this postgraduate accounting qualification.
• Complete the following courses
• ACCT860 Financial Accounting
• ACCT861 Management Accounting for Business
• ACCT862 Taxation in New Zealand
• ACCT863 Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT865 Advanced Financial Accounting
• ACCT866 Strategic Management Accounting
• ACCT867 Finance for Accountants
• ACCT869 Accounting Regulations and Business Law
• ACCT960 Auditing
• ACCT995 Applied Professional Accounting Project
• ECON863 Economics and Quantitative Methods

Professional Accreditation: 

• The Master of Professional Accounting provides you with the academic requirements for membership in:
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
• Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)