Master of Professional Accounting (Extended)

Overview

The Master of Professional Accounting (Extended) equips you with industry skills and knowledge, preparing you for senior roles where your valuable insights and analysis will be required. You’ll learn to apply advanced conceptual and practical accounting knowledge, while you forge strong industry connections.

Aims and objectives

• apply coherent and developed knowledge of accounting and business related 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 reference to established frameworks
• communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use the basic tools and practices of accounting within project work
• demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, accountability, respect and a developing awareness of professional practices and cultural norms in a global and sustainable context
• apply accounting and business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate accounting and business methods and tools
• reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and develop skills to review, reflect on and plan to improve their professional performance
• apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence 
• engage ethically, professionally and productively in a professional accounting, finance and business context in light of changing global perspectives.

Career opportunities

This course provides an avenue for graduates to achieve professional recognition and help fill the shortage of professionally recognised accountants. As many candidates may already be established in a business career, the key vocational outcomes may arise from better current job performance together with new opportunities opening in the accounting and finance areas.

Professional recognition

The Master of Professional Accounting is professionally accredited through CPA Australia  and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ). Graduates are therefore eligible to apply for membership of CPA Australia (CPA), Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

The Master is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. The alumni of AACSB accredited business schools are among the world’s most influential leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs impacting business, government, and non-profit sectors. Only the top six per cent of business schools worldwide are AACSB accredited.

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Professional Accounting (Extended) is 50 credit points (normally four units). Up to 100 point of exemptions for students from Master of Professional Accounting programs from a recognised University.