Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice)

What you will study

To earn the Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice), you must successfully complete units totalling 128 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 8 credit points

Core units

• 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 (Workplace learning)

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or equivalent. The undergraduate degree must be in a field other than Accounting or not recognised by the Australian Accounting professional bodies for associate membership.

English Language requirements

Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Contact the university or visit their website for more information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help reduce the number of units you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

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.

Career outcomes

Graduates may apply their accounting knowledge and professional skills across areas such as auditing, advisory services, taxation, management accounting and financial reporting. The skills developed in budgeting, management accounting, auditing, reporting and analysis can support roles across businesses, not-for-profit organisations and government departments of varying sizes.
 

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2026: $34,960 (Full-fee paying place)

Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.

A student’s annual fee may vary by:

• The number of units studied.
• 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 full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.