3849 - Master of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accounting

This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills across a range of business disciplines to provide aspiring managers with the abilities to effectively manage or participate in the management of an organisation. The course also enables students to satisfy the educational requirements of the accounting professional bodies in Australia.

The learning goals associated with this course are to:

• provide managers and aspiring managers with an educational experience that will enable them to become outstanding leaders within organisations
• develop knowledge and skills across a broad range of business disciplines to enable students to effectively manage and lead an organisation
• develop specific knowledge and skills in accounting
• further enhance communication, inter-personal, problem solving and critical thinking capabilities
• develop the ability to identify problems, to synthesise, analyse, summarise and classify data and qualitative information, to evaluate and weigh evidence, arguments and ethics, to apply specialist skills and knowledge to global business issues, and to work out solutions to real world business cases and problems
• develop the ability to locate, evaluate and reference needed data and qualitative information stored electronically and physically and to use state-of-the-art technology to produce high quality, persuasive and appropriate spoken and written presentations
• develop the ability to work independently and to lead and participate in teams from diverse cultural and social backgrounds
• develop knowledge of the accounting profession and the need to pursue life-long learning to be an effective leader and provide service to local, national and international communities.

The course structure has three main components:

• a set of core MBA units
• a set of core units in accounting
• three restricted electives, including a professional development unit.

(a.) Students must complete the following nine MBA units (54 points):

• MBA9002 The legal environment of business
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• MBA9005 Corporate finance
• MBA9006 Marketing
• MBA9007 Business analysis
• MBA9008 Managing and leading people at work
• MBA9010 Supply chain and operations management
• MBA9050 International business
• MBA5005 Strategic management

(b.) Students must complete the following eight units (48 points):

• AFX9500 Introductory accounting
• AFX9520 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
• AFX9530 Financial accounting
• AFX9550 Management accounting
• AFX9560 Advanced financial accounting
• AFX9570 Auditing and assurance
• BTX9500 Business and corporations law
• BTX9651 Taxation law

(c.) Students must complete three elective units (18 points) as follows:

(i.) one MBA-coded elective (6 points)

(ii.) one 5000-level accounting elective (6 points)

(iii.) one of the following units (6 points):

• GSB9001 Personal development - critical thinking and communication
• GSB9002 Personal development - managing self and relationships
• GSB9003 Personal development - professional advancement

Upon successful completion of the program graduates will have satisfied the educational requirements for admission as an associate member of both CPAA and NIA; and entry to both the CPA Program of CPAA and the CA Program of ICAA.

Students wishing to exit the Master of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accounting early may apply to graduate with one of the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

• Graduate Certificate in Business after successful completion of 24 points of studay
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration after successful completion of 48 points of study
• either of the single masters degrees subject to satisfying the requirements of the single degree.

Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Business Administration