Master of Professional Accounting

What you will study

The Master of Professional Accounting requires students to successfully complete 120 units of core courses.

Core courses (10 units each)

• Financial Accounting 1
• Management Accounting
• Auditing and Assurance Services
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Accounting 2
• Financial Accounting 3
• Taxation Law
• Economics
• Business Decision Making
• Business Law
• Company Law
• Accounting Information Systems

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be considered for admission into this course, you will need to have one of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, in the discipline.
• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, not in the discipline and one year of relevant organisational experience.
• At least seven years of relevant organisational experience, including two years in a management position.
• Successful completion of 75 per cent (30 units) of one of the following University of Newcastle programs:
  • Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
  • Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance
  • Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Marketing
  • Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

English language requirements

All applicants must demonstrate that they meet the following English proficiency requirements:

• IELTS Overall Minimum: 6.5
• IELTS Sub Test Minimum: 6

Contact the university for further information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

The University of Newcastle wants to help you fast track your degree and recognising your prior study is just one way they can do that. If your application is successful you can reduce the number of courses you need to study, saving you time and money. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

The insights you will gain as a graduate of the Master of Professional Accounting will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to seek employment as a:

• Forensic accountant
• Internal auditor
• Ratings analyst
• Chief financial officer
• Financial advisor

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

• Communicate accounting information and effectively engage with, both accountants and non-accountants.
• Work effectively autonomously to apply specialised knowledge and expert judgement to accounting tasks.
• Work effectively in teams to apply specialised knowledge and expert judgement to accounting tasks.
• Display professional proficiency in the utilisation of information and technology in accounting contexts.
• Engage in the critical application of accounting knowledge and skills to solve an accounting problem or case.
• Apply business skills that incorporate understanding of social, ethical, economic, regulatory and global perspectives.
• Demonstrate specialised theoretical and practical knowledge and skills relevant to accounting and be proficient in their application.
• Apply relevant theories, principles and methodologies to research in accounting/business decision-making.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2025: $30,510 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Indicative annual fees are based on a full-year full-time load (80 units).

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

• The number of courses studied per trimester.
• Choice of courses.
• 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.