James Cook University
Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Prepare yourself with a variety of professional skills to pursue a career as an accountant or in a senior management role.
Course overview
Cover key areas in accounting and finance while gaining valuable skills in strategy and leadership. Apply your complementary accounting and business administration knowledge to deliver creative solutions in your workplace. Develop your professional judgement with a strong understanding of two prominent disciplines.
Learn how to relate advanced accounting knowledge to business practices, including auditing, finance, economics, commercial, corporate and taxation law. Demonstrate your synthesis of knowledge with an applied research project.
Key facts
Cairns, City
What you will study
To complete the Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Administration, you must complete these subjects and earn 48 credit points:
- Management Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Introduction to Accounting
- Auditing and Assurance Services
- Business Law
- Taxation Law
- Law of Business Organisations
- Accounting for Corporations
- Advanced Issues in Accounting
- Information Analysis and Systems
- Data Analysis and Decision Modelling
- Sustainable Enterprise
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Leadership Futures
- Economics for a Sustainable World
- Applied Research Project
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for admission into the Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Administration, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
- Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor's degree in a business discipline other than accounting from this or another university.
- Other qualifications and/or experience recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Academy as equivalent to the above.
*Business disciplines: Marketing, management, commerce, human resource management, economics, tourism and hospitality, or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, marketing, economics, communication and people management.
English language requirements
Please contact the university for applicants from non-English-speaking backgrounds for more information about English language requirements.
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
Career outcomes
Graduates pursue careers in both accounting and business administration. You could find employment in both the public and private sectors, providing valuable insights into finance and economics.
Successful completion of all accredited subjects fulfils the academic entry requirements for the professional accounting bodies Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).
Learning outcomes
- Critically analyse complex business-related knowledge and practice from both historical and recent perspectives.
- Evaluate contexts within which differing sustainable business performance methods should be integrated and applied.
- Evaluate sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems from different disciplinary perspectives.
- Research and apply established concepts to solve business and professional practice problems.
- Critically analyse complex contemporary business issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations based on multidisciplinary synthesis of theory and evidence.
- Apply creative and innovative thinking effectively to business theory and practice.
- Present complex business analyses and information appropriately to differing audiences using effective oral presentation skills, and clear and fluent written communication.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in achieving common goals, demonstrating both collaboration and leadership.
- Adapt sustainable business constructs and skills to novel theoretical or practical situations.
- Exercise independent ethical judgment and initiative in solving differing business problems creatively.
- Demonstrate a capacity for personal reflection and self-development in relation to professional business learning and practice.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated annual tuition fee in 2025: $32,168 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Student fees 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 full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.