Master of Professional Accounting

course overview

The purpose of these courses is to provide a generalised professional accounting education to graduates of non-accounting disciplines and to satisfy the academic requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and CPA Australia.

Master of Professional Accounting

The Master of Professional Accounting is designed for students looking for a change in career, and opens the way to many vocational choices in areas of public practice, commerce and industry, government and semi-government organisations and accounting education.

The degree will prepare students to:

undertake and evaluate the conceptual basis of accounting

understand, evaluate and apply the principles of current accounting practice

recognise and analyse the impact of the business environment on accounting theory and its application, including the regulatory requirements controlling the accounting process

understand and be able to apply principles and analytical techniques from economics, commercial law, business communications and quantitative methods in the accounting context.

The Master of Professional Accounting, Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting and Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting are offered on campus at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, or by distance education.

Professional recognition

These courses are accredited by CPA Australia, and the Insitute of Chartered Accountants Australia.

admission requirements

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. The undergraduate qualification must be in a field other than Accounting. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University, including successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, which indicates the ability to undertake the course successfully, will be considered.

English Language

Internet Access

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

enrolment pattern and unit details

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graduation requirements

Master of Professional Accounting (12 subject)
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Sub courses
Master of Professional Accounting Units
English language proficiency
Internet access