About this Course

Accounting is a vital business role, critical to efficient economic function around the world.

The Master of Professional Accounting delivers accredited courses to graduate students in key areas of accounting and finance. The program is designed to provide students from a non-accounting background with the skills to operate as professional accountants.

Our accounting degree holds full accreditation with CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA). Graduates are able to apply for associate membership with these two professional bodies.

Subjects

Study Program

Foundation Subjects

• Marketing Management
  
• People in Organisations
  
• Accounting and Finance for Managers
  
• Comparative Global Business Systems
  

Core Subjects

• Management Accounting
  
• Corporate Finance
  
• Introduction to Accounting
  
• Auditing and Assurance Services
  
• Business Law
  
• Taxation Law
  
• Law of Business Organisations
  
• Accounting for Corporations
  
• Advanced Issues in Accounting
  
• Data Analysis and Decision Modelling
  
• Economics for a Sustainable World
  
• Practical or Research Project
  

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of study equivalent to an Australian undergraduate bachelor award.

English Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 (no component lower than 6.0)/ TOEFL iBT 79 (with minimum writing score of 19) and above; or
  
• Satisfactory completion of JCU Singapore English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP).
  
• Students who have successfully completed 2 years of full-time study in English medium may satisfy the English language requirement.
  

Advanced Standing

Advanced Standing from 4 of the Foundation subjects can be considered for:

• Applicants with a minimum 4 years full-time equivalent professional work experience in management, leadership or supervisory level in a business environment.
  
• Applicants with undergraduate degree from cognate discipline such as organisation behaviour, strategic management, marketing, economics, communication, and human resources, tourism or general management
  

Advanced standing can also be considered for:

• Applicants with a four-year relevant undergraduate program
  
• Previous tertiary study where appropriate
  

Students who do not meet the entry requirements for the MPA program may need to complete 4 bridging subjects (PQP) usually taken over 4 months. There are 2 core subjects ('Management, People and Organisations' and 'Leadership and Strategic Thinking') and 2 level 3 business subjects. The tuition fees of PQP is $8,124 for domestic students and $8,359 for international students (incl. GST).

Attendance Requirements

International students holding a valid student’s passes are required to attend at least 90% of scheduled classes per month. Failure to attend classes is a breach of the student visa conditions. Being absent from classes for a continuous period of seven days or more, or attendance falling below 90% without valid reasons will result in the student needing to surrender their Student pass for cancellation.

Domestic students must attend at least 75% of the scheduled lecture and tutorial activities to be eligible for assessment.

Duration

16 months full time

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