Charles Sturt University
Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Gain advanced accounting knowledge and skills that will prepare you for a successful career in professional accounting.
Course overview
The Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice) focuses on practical and theoretical aspects of accounting, covering financial reporting, auditing, taxation, management accounting and business law. It also includes a professional practice component, providing hands-on experience and opportunities to apply learned concepts in real-world settings. The program is suitable for those aiming to meet the academic requirements for membership in professional accounting bodies and seeking to enhance their career prospects in various accounting and finance roles.
Key facts
What will you study
To complete the Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice), you must complete 128 credit points. This consists of 128 credit points of compulsory coursework.
Compulsory coursework (eight credit points each):
- Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
- Global Perspectives of Accounting
- Risk Based Auditing
- Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
- Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
- Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
- Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
- Professional Practice
- Economics for Business
- Corporate Finance
- Business and Corporations Law
- Taxation Principles and Application
Work Integrated Learning and Placement:
- Australian Business and its Role in the Global Economy
- Contemporary Employability Skills and Reflective Practice
- Industry Placement
Entry requirements
Applicants will normally be required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed equivalent. However, applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications acceptable to the University will be considered.
English Language Proficiency
For postgraduate coursework courses applicants must have obtained an Academic IELTS within the last 2 years with:
- A minimum overall score of 6.0.
- No individual score below 6.0.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be acknowledged as credit towards your postgraduate studies, provided that they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Complete your Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice) to open many career possibilities. Provide auditing, advisory, taxation, management accounting or financial reporting services to clients. Put your budgeting, management accounting, auditing, reporting and analytical skills to work in a business, not-for-profit organisation or government department - of any size.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- Become successful, ethical and professional accountants who can think and act independently, tolerate ambiguity and think creatively.
- Understand and be able to apply principles and analytical techniques from economics, commercial law, business communications and quantitative methods, in the accounting context, for the recognition and solution of accounting and other business problems and the identification of sustainable opportunities in the business environment.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the technical skills essential for the professional accountant in the global environment.
- Listen and communicate effectively, collaborate with colleagues and demonstrate interpersonal negotiation and cooperation skills.
- Communicate effectively, collaborate with colleagues and demonstrate interpersonal negotiation and cooperation skills.
- Apply technical, professional and employability skills to practice in a work placement in industry.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 first-year fee: $32,400 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 32 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 64 credit points (normally eight units) per year. A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible.