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Course Level
Master Degree (By Coursework)
CRICOS
107553M
Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice)
The professional practice MPA provides you with a unique opportunity to work in an organization and gain valuable professional experience while also gaining an MPA qualification. The course will equip you with contemporary knowledge and skills required for professional practice as a certified practicing accountant (CPA) or chartered accountant (CA). The course will provide you the technical and conceptual skills required in a competent accountant, and will develop your ability to explore, analyze and synthesize various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. You will undertake a piece of research in your capstone unit of study that incorporates accounting theory and contemporary issues. You can choose to undertake a professional placement, applied research specialization or to choose electives that support your career objectives. For your professional practice component CDU provides training specific to working effectively in an organization. You are then provided with a placement opportunity to work in an organization of approximately 300 hours over a period of eight to ten weeks. If you wish you may also organize your own placement with a suitable organization. The placement occurs in the last semester of study and provides you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained during your MPA studies.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Education and Community Precinct | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Sydney | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
CDU Online | Online/Off-campus - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Structure
The professional practice MPA provides you with a unique opportunity to work in an organization and gain valuable professional experience while also gaining an MPA qualification. The course will equip you with contemporary knowledge and skills required for professional practice as a public or chartered accountant. The course will provide you the technical and conceptual skills required in a competent accountant, and will develop your ability to explore, analyze and synthesize various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. For your professional practice component CDU provides training specific to working effectively in an organization. You are then provided with a placement opportunity to work in an organization of approximately 300 hours over a period of eight to ten weeks. If you wish you may also organize your own placement company to work at. The placement occurs in the last semester of study and provides you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained during your MPA studies. Where students have prior CPA/CAANZ assessed exemptions and require electives to complete the total of 160 credit points, electives may be selected from the MBA, on approval of the Course Coordinator.
Entry requirements
- Successful completion of a recognized bachelor degree, graduate diploma, Master's degree, or equivalent international qualification.
- Applicants who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Accounting Studies are also eligible for entry.
- Applicants who have previously completed an accounting degree within Australia are not eligible to apply.