Australian National University

Master of Accounting

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 24 Months
  • Course Type: Master's

Develop advanced accounting knowledge across financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, auditing and business law, with options to specialise in accounting analytics or sustainability.

Course overview

ANU’s Master of Accounting develops advanced accounting knowledge and analytical skills for students with a range of academic backgrounds. The course can suit students with limited previous accounting study as well as those who already have accounting knowledge and want to undertake more advanced coursework.

You will study areas including financial reporting, management accounting, corporate accounting, commercial law, economics, finance and statistics. Additional study can cover taxation, auditing, accounting information systems, financial statement analysis and business association law.

You can complete elective accounting study or choose a 24-unit specialisation in Analytics for Accounting or Sustainability and Accounting. The program can also include options such as forensic accounting, corporate governance, accounting for sustainability and an internship.

The course requires 96 ANU units, normally equivalent to 16 six-unit courses, and takes two years full-time. It is delivered in person.

Key facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Course Type
Master's
Duration
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Can be studied part time
24 Months (Full time)
Campus
Acton
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Units
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You may be required to complete 0 credit point units throughout your course. The university will confirm this as part of your enrolment.

The unit total reflects the number of units required for course completion, not the total credit point weight. Some units may be double- or triple-weighted, so the number of units you complete may be lower.
16
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What you will study

The Master of Accounting requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:

Compulsory courses

42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

  • Financial Statements and Reporting 
  • Management Accounting and Cost Analysis
  • Corporate Accounting
  • Commercial Law
  • Business Economics
  • Applied Foundations of Finance 
  • Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance
Electives

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, students must present the following:

  • A bachelor's degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
  • An ANU Graduate Certificate of Accounting with a minimum GPA of 4.5/7.0

Ranking and English language proficiency: At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants based on specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. Applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the bachelor's degree used for admission purposes. If required, ranking may further be confirmed based on one of the following:

  • For admission purposes, a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the bachelor's degree is used.
  • Demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.

All students who gain entry into this ANU program will have their bachelor's degree reassessed to confirm that they meet the minimum requirements before enrolment.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

  • Integrate contemporary and advanced theoretical and technical accounting knowledge in a business context.
  • Understand and synthesise a broad range of accounting issues through the lens of accounting and business research.
  • Exercise judgement under minimal supervision to analyse and provide possible solutions to emerging and advanced accounting problems in complex contexts, using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives.
  • Critically apply advanced theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and skills to evaluate a range of emerging and advanced accounting problems in professional and research contexts.
  • Justify and communicate accounting advice and ideas to both specialists and non-specialists.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Fee information not provided.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

  • The number of courses studied per term.
  • The choice of major or specialisation.
  • Choice of courses.
  • Credit from previous study or work experience.
  • Eligibility for government-funded loans.

All students are required to pay a services and amenities fee.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university program.