Charles Darwin University

Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice)

Charles Darwin University

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

The Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice) 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 of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required for practice as a certified practising 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.

Structure

The professional practice MPA provides you with a unique opportunity to work in an organisation 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, analyse and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. For your professional practise component CDU provides training specific to working effectively in an organisation.  You are then provided with a placement opportunity to work in an organisation of approximately 300 hours over a period of eight to ten weeks. If you wish you may also organise 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.A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.Unit typeCredit PointsSpecific requirementsCore Units(15 units)160 cpCompulsory Core units totalling 160 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 StatisticsWIB601 Preparation for Professional Practice (new title 2018) (previously PRB001)Professional Practice Experience OptionWIB602 Professional Practice Experience 1 (previously PRB002) (new title 2018)WIB603 Professional Practice Experience 2 (20cp) (previously PRB003) (new title 2018) ORProfessional Research Project Option (Available from 2021)WIB608 Professional Business Market Research ProjectWIB609 Professional Business Market Research Project (20cp) or(Note: from Semester 2 2017 the Research Option shown below will no longer be available)Professional Practice Research OptionWIB601 Preparation for Professional Practice (new title 2018) (previously PRB001)WIB604 Professional Business Project #10 (no longer avail from S2 2017) (previously PRB006)WIB605 Professional Business Project #20 (no longer avail from S2 2017) (previously PRB007) Specialist Elective(0 units)0There are no Specialist Elective units for this course.  Electives(0 unit)0There are no elective units for this course 160Total 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 information.COURSE 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 (MACPP requirements)2016 Unit Code (SPAPP1 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 belowPRB001 Professional Practice Experience #10WIB601 Professional Practice Experience #10PRB002 Professional Practice Experience #10WIB602 Professional Practice Experience #10PRB003 Professional Practice Experience #20WIB603 Professional Practice Experience #20PRB006 Professional Practice Research #10WIB604 Professional Business Project #10 (no longer avail from S2 2017)PRB007 Professional Practice Research #20WIB605 Professional Business Project #20 (no longer avail from S2 2017)Additional 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 (SPAPP1) 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 : 2 years
  • Part-time : 4 years

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