Master of Professional Accounting and Business Law

What you will study

To complete the Master of Professional Accounting and Business Law, students must fulfil 20 units (120 credit points), consisting of advanced preparatory units (24 credit points) and mastery knowledge units (96 credit points).

Part A. Advanced preparatory (24 credit points)

• Business communication for accounting professionals
• Introduction to financial accounting
• Economics
• Business statistics

Part B. Mastery knowledge (96 credit points)

Students must complete the following 15 units (90 credit points) and one Level 5 unit (6 credit points) offered by the Department of Business Law and Taxation with the prefix BTC, BTF or BTX.

• Strategic management accounting
• Integrated accounting
• Accounting information systems
• Financial accounting
• Management accounting
• Advanced financial accounting
• Auditing and assurance
• Introduction to risk management
• Business finance
• Corporate governance, risk and social responsibility
• Business regulation and compliance
• Masters research paper
• Business and company law
• Taxation law
• Contemporary management principles and practices

Entry requirements

An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent qualification with at least a credit (60 per cent) average or an equivalent grade point average (GPA).

Applicants who have completed relevant discipline units* in an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) may be eligible for credit for advanced preparatory units on the basis of recognised prior learning (RPL).

*Relevant discipline units include: Finance, Commerce, Business, Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Accounting, Humanities, Arts, Science, Social Science and Law.

English language requirements

For entry to Monash University, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. You can do this by completing one of the qualifications listed on their website.

If you've completed several measures of English proficiency over a period of time, the highest valid measure will be accepted as long as it's been taken within the required time limitations.

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

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will:

• Be critical and creative scholars who produce innovative solutions to problems, apply research skills to business challenges and communicate effectively and perceptively.
• Be responsible and effective global citizens who, engage in an internationalised world, exhibit cross-cultural competence and demonstrate ethical values.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline-based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities we serve.
• Demonstrate a mastery of professional accounting and be able to apply both.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Average 2025 first-year fee: $37,100 (domestic full-fee paying place)

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 48 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 full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.