Master of Professional Accounting

• General information
• Course structure
  • Core subjects
  • Optional subjects

General information

Course code: 0826 * Course abbreviation: MProfAcc * Clayton campus * Course director: Mr Grant Gay * No new intake after 1998
The Master of Professional Accounting is a course designed for those without tertiary qualifications in accounting. The MProfAcc enables graduates who have completed degrees in disciplines other than accounting to become academically qualified to enter the Professional Year program of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Associate and CPA programs of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.
Entry to the course is open to applicants who have qualified for a pass degree in a discipline other than accounting or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of 12 credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Refer to the Department of Accounting and Finance 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.

Course structure

The structure and content of the course is consistent with the educational requirements of both professional accounting bodies. The course content requirements imposed by the professional accounting bodies determines approximately 80 per cent of the subject content of the degree and accordingly restricts the number of subject options available to students.

Core subjects

• AFC9000 Introductory accounting
• AFC9010 Computing and information systems for accounting
• ETC9320 Principles of quantitative analysis
• AFC9020 Corporate finance
• AFC9030 Accounting for company groups
• AFC9040 Accounting for planning and control
• ECC9015 Principles of economics
• AFC9140 Auditing and accountability
• BTC9130 Company law
• BTC9110 Business law
• AFC9120 Issues in financial reporting
• BTC9100 Income tax law

Optional subjects

Four graduate subjects taught by the Department of Accounting and Finance and the Department of Business Law and Taxation. These subjects may include fourth-year honours subjects such as AFC4100 (Research methods in accounting and finance), AFC4120 (Financial accounting theory), AFC4130 (Management accounting), AFC4140 (Corporate financial theory), BTC4150 (Advanced taxation), AFC4160 (Issues in auditing) AFC4170 (Analysis of financial statements), BTC4180 (Securities regulation) and AFC4200 (Research papers in accounting and finance). The subjects AFC9220 (Advanced management accounting), AFC9230 (Advanced corporate finance), AFC9200 (Financial markets and instruments) and AFC9240 (International finance) may also be taken.

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