Course Content
To graduate from the Master of Professional Accounting course, a student must satisfactorily complete 200 credit points of study comprising:
- 50 credit points of Transition units
- 100 credit points of Core units
- 50 credit points of specialisation units in one of the three specialisation areas:
- Accounting for Sustainable Business,
- Financial Planning,
- Healthcare Accounting and Administration
- 50 credit points of research/project work has been embedded across multiple core units
Transition Units
- Statistical and Economic Analysis for Decision Making
- Principles of Financial Management
- Accounting and Accountability for Decision Making
- Business and Corporate Law in Practice
Core units
- Contemporary Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Management Decision Making and Strategy
- Assurance and Audit Services
- Australian Tax Law and Practice
- Contemporary Accounting Perspectives and Research
- Pathway to Accounting and Finance Careers
- Data Analytics for Accounting
Specialisation (choose 1)
Accounting for Sustainable Business
(choose 4) Complete 4 units (50 credit points)
- Professional Clinic Placement
- Socially Responsible Investing
- Organisational Social Responsibilities
- Managing and Reporting Sustainability Related Performance
- Sustainability Related Governance and Assurance
Financial Planning
Core units
- Introduction to Financial Planning
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Investment Planning
- Retirement Planning
Healthcare Accounting and Administration
Core units
- Health Ethics, Law and Governance
- Health Finance, Economics and Accounting
(choose 2)
- Healthcare Organisational Behaviour
- Healthcare Systems, Safety and Quality
- Professional Clinic Placement
- Leadership and Change Management
- Strategic Management
