Course
code: 0503 * Course abbreviation: MBus(Acc) * Course director: Mr Peter Carey
* Evening classes offered at Caulfield campus * Normally completed in four
semesters of full-time study or eight semesters of part-time study
This course is designed to enhance and develop the knowledge and skills of
accounting graduates in public practice, industry and academia. The degree
encompasses studies at an advanced level in financial and managerial
accounting, auditing, corporate and international finance and investments, and
electives chosen from masters-level subjects offered in banking, marketing and
management. Students attain an advanced conceptual understanding of the fields
of accounting and finance, complemented by a wide range of practical
applications and case studies. Students also gain insight into research
methodologies and techniques which extend and support their learning and expose
them to the contemporary issues and problems confronting modern accountants and
finance specialists.
Applicants need to have completed, with an average grade of credit or above, a
pass degree with a major in the discipline of accounting, banking, or finance,
or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Students
who have completed the Master of Practising Accounting, or an honours degree in
accounting, or a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Accounting, or Postgraduate
Diploma in Financial Management, may also apply for admission to this masters
degree. Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of eight credit exemptions for
subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of
study. Refer to the course director for further details.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Department of
Accounting and Finance as to the 2001 course fee. Course fees are set and
reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.
The course consists of 16 subjects:
(a) Five subjects chosen from:
(b) At least one subject from:
(c) A maximum of two subjects from graduate offerings of the faculty, but no more than one taken from an external institution.
(a) At least two subjects chosen from:
(b) Four subjects (or
subjects with an equivalent point value) chosen from those listed in (a) above
(and not previously selected) or from 4000-level subjects offered by the
Department of Accounting and Finance. If AFF4050 (Research project) is chosen,
then corequisite subjects AFF4060 (Research methods I) and AFF4061 (Research
methods II) must be taken as well.
(c) Remaining subjects chosen from subjects offered by the Department of
Accounting and Finance with a subject code with a numeric prefix of ´4' or
´5'. Subject selection will be undertaken by students in consultation with
the course director.
Six subjects chosen from the following list:
* EXCEPT FOR AFF5001 CPA REPORTING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; AFX5002 CPA FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING; BTX5003 CPA TAXATION; AFX5004 CPA TREASURY; AFX5005 CPA MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING; AND AFX5006 CPA AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES.
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