Postgraduate - Course4402 - Master of Business and Master of Professional Accounting

The double degree is intended to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in accounting, to specialise in a second area of business of specific interest to them while also gaining an understanding of the broad range of contemporary business topics and their relevance to the business environment. Students also have the opportunity to participate in a unique suite of units that build skills and knowledge in personal development and corporate social responsibility, to increase their employment opportunities in public practice and industry.

The Master of Business and Master of Professional Accounting course aims to produce graduates who will:

(a.) be critical and creative scholars who:

• produce innovative solutions to problems
• apply research skills to business challenges
• communicate effectively and perceptively

(b.) be responsible and effective global citizens who:

• engage in an internationalised world
• exhibit cross-cultural competence
• demonstrate ethical values

(c.) have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline-based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities we serve

(d.) have knowledge to masters level of the social context of business activities and to masters level in accounting.

Students may be eligible for credit to a maximum of 50 per cent of course requirements for previous graduate level studies. Credits or exemptions will not be granted for undergraduate qualifications.

48 credit points

For further details visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/esg/asu/publications/professional-recognition.html

This course comprises seven compulsory units and nine electives.

Students must complete

(a.) seven units (42 points) as follows:

• AFX9500 Introductory accounting
• AFX9530 Financial accounting
• AFX9540 Business finance
• AFX9550 Management accounting
• AFX9560 Advanced financial accounting
• BTX9500 Business and corporations law
• GSB9001 Personal development - critical thinking and communication

(b.) a further nine elective units (54 points) as follows:

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

• MGX5020 Business ethics in a global environment
• MGX5030 Corporate social responsibility

(ii.) two of the following units (12 points):*

• AFX9570 Auditing and assurance**
• AFX9580 Accounting information and systems modelling***
• BTX9651 Taxation law**
• ECF9530 Economics***

(iii.) three of the following units (18 points)

• AFF9020 Introduction to risk principles
• ETX9000 Business and economic statistics
• FIT9006 Information technology management
• MGX9600 Managing people and organisations
• MKX5461 Contemporary issues in marketing***
• MKX9550 Marketing and the international consumer****
• MKX9610 Supply chain logistics

(iv.) a further two units (12 points) from the remaining units listed in (ii.) and (iii) above or graduate-level units from any department in the Faculty of Business and Economics.

* Note: students seeking associate membership of CPA Australia must include these units.

** Note: students seeking admission to the Chartered Accountants Program of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia must include these units.

*** Note: these units are only available to students who have completed the specified unit prerequisite or can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the course director, the completion of an undergraduate major in marketing.

**** Note: this unit should not be taken by students intending to complete the advanced marketing specialisation and cannot be counted towards the completion of this specialisation.

Students seeking associate membership of the Institute of Public Accountants must include all units listed in (b) (ii).

Not all units are available every year and a list of available units will be provided at the start of each year.

Students wishing to exit the Master of Business 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 study
• Graduate Diploma in Business 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 Business
Master of Professional Accounting