Master of Professional Accounting

Charles Darwin University (CDU)

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00300K

The Master of Professional Accounting complements your non-accounting or partial accounting, or accounting but not equivalent to Australian accounting qualifications to meet the entry requirements for membership of CPA Australia and The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).The course focuses on the knowledge and skills required for practice as a certified practising accountant or chartered accountant along with effective management, accountability and control, and effective decision-making for financial success.You will develop technical and conceptual skills required to become a competent accountant as well as abilities to analyse, criticise and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. Key study areas include: financial accounting, management accounting, accounting theory, information system/technology, auditing, taxation, finance, company law, and corporate law.

Structure

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, analyse and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques.You will cover key study areas surrounding financial accounting, management accounting, accounting theory, information system/technology, auditing, taxation, finance, company law, and corporate law.This course is also available for students whose current qualifications only partially satisfy the application requirements of these accounting professional bodies. Where students have prior CPA/CAANZ assessed exemptions and require electives to complete the total of 160 credit points, electives may be selected from this course, on approval of the Course Coordinator.A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 120 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.Unit typeCredit PointsSpecific requirementsCore Units(12 units)120cpCompulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below. ACT501 Accounting Principles (previously PRBA001)ACT502 Management Accounting (previously PRBA002)ACT503 Corporate Accounting (previously PRBA003)ACT504 Auditing (previously PRBA004)ACT505 Accounting Theory (previously PRBA005)ACT506 Accounting Information Systems (previously PRBA006)ECO504 Business EconomicsFIN510 Aspects of Corporate Finance (previously PRBF010)LAW511 Australian Tax Law (previously PRBL003)LAW513 Corporate LawLAW514 Commercial LawSTA510 Business Statistics Specialist Elective(0 units)0 cpThere are no Specialist Elective units for this course.   120Total Credit PointsStudents who commenced in or after 2013The grade of "PC" cannot be counted towards a Masters Degree by Coursework AQF Level 9 course award.Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further informationCOURSE TRANSFER Arrangements 2016Students who have completed PRBA031, PRBE003, PRBL004 or PRBM022 should NOT transfer to this new course.Unit Code and Course Requirements from 2016Following is a summary of unit code changes. ALL students should enrol in the latest unit code from 2016.  Pre-2016 Unit Code (MPAE requirements)2016 Unit Code (SPACC1 requirements) PRBA001 Accounting PrinciplesACT501 Accounting PrinciplesPRBA002 Cost and Management AccountingACT502 Management AccountingPRBA003 Corporate AccountingACT503 Corporate AccountingPRBA004 Auditing Corporate EntitiesACT504 AuditingPRBA005 Accounting TheoryACT505 Accounting TheoryPRBA006 Computer-based Accounting SystemsACT506 Accounting Information SystemsPRBA031 Business CommunicationsDoes not count towards the SPACC1 #see note belowPRBE003 Economics StatisticsDoes not count towards the SPACC1 #see note below ECO504 Business Economics (new unit) STA510 Business Statistics (new unit)PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate FinanceFIN510 Aspects of Corporate FinancePRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for ManagersDoes not count towards the SPACC1 #see note below LAW514 Commercial Law (new unit) LAW513 Corporate Law (new unit)PRBL003 Australian Tax LawLAW511 Australian Tax LawPRBM022 Organisational BehaviourDoes not count towards the SPACC1 #see note belowAdditional Information Students who have completed #PRBA031 Business Communications, #PRBE003 Economics Statistics, #PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers and/or #PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour should NOT transfer to this new course (SPACC1) as these units are not transferrable.COM510 Advanced Business Communication (previously PRBA031), ECO503 Economic Statistics (previously PRBE003), LAW512 Commercial and Corporate Law (previously PRBL004) and MAN506 Organisational Behaviour (previously PRBM022) DO NOT count towards this award and should not be completed by students enrolled in this course.

Subjects

  • Business, Accounting and Services Industries

Standard entry requirements

Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree in any discipline.Applicants who have fully satisfied the entry requirements of the accounting professional bodies in their first degree are not eligible for entry.

Study information

CampusFeesEntryMid year intakeAttendance
CDU Online International: $32,760 No
  • Full-time : 1.5 years
  • Part-time : 3 years

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