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 units 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 units considered to be equivalent to particular units 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 2003 course fee. Course fees are set and
reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.
The course consists of 16 units.
(a) Five units chosen from:
(b) At least one unit from:
(c) A maximum of two units from graduate offerings of the faculty, but no more than one taken from an external institution.
(a) At least two units chosen from:
(b) Four units (or
units with an equivalent point value) chosen fro those listed in (a) above (and
not previously selected) or from 4000-level units offered by the Department of
Accounting and Finance. If AFF4050 (Research project) is chosen, then
corequisite units AFF4060 (Research methods I) and AFF4061 (Research methods
II) must be taken as well.
(c) Remaining units chosen from units offered by the Department of Accounting
and Finance with a unit code with a numeric prefix of `4' or `5'. Unit
selection will be undertaken by students in consultation with the course
director.
Six units chosen from the following list:
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