Postgraduate - CourseMaster of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Law

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Course code	3843
Managing faculty	Business and Economics
Abbreviated title	MProfAcc/MBusLaw
CRICOS code	082639D
Total credit points required	120
Standard duration of study (years)	2.5 years FT, 5 years PT
Study mode and location	On-campus (Caulfield)
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3843
Contact details	Visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/findoutmore/current-students.html
Course coordinator	Dr Nicola Charwat, Business Law; Dr Andrzej Ceglowski, Professional Accounting

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The course is designed to provide both practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in accounting. It enables students who hold a previous qualification in a non-accounting discipline that is comparable to an Australian bachelor degree to satisfy the educational requirements of the accounting professional bodies in Australia. The course is also designed to provide rigorous theoretical and practical knowledge in business law and to develop an understanding of and an ability to analyse a wide range of legal problems arising in the practice of business law.

Outcomes

Refer to the outcomes for the single degrees 0790 Master of Professional Accounting and 3159 Master of Business Law.

Credit for prior studies

Students may be eligible for credit to a maximum of 50 per cent of course requirements for previous graduate level studies. Credits or exemptions up to 24 credit points may be granted for previous undergraduate studies in a related field.

Maximum credit allowed

Maximum credit allowed 60 points

Professional recognition

Refer to the Faculty of Business and Economics Professional recognition of coursesProfessional recognition of courses (http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/professional-recognition/) page in this Handbook.

Structure

This course consists of four foundation units, twelve compulsory units and four law units.

Requirements

Graduates with a non-business undergraduate degree must complete:

(a.) four business foundation units (24 points):

ACF5950 Introductory accounting
ECF5953 Economics
ETF5900 Business statistics
MGX5962 Foundations in management

All students must complete:

(b.) twelve specialisation mastery units (72 points):

ACF5953 Financial accounting
BFF5954 Business finance
ACF5955 Management accounting
ACF5956 Advanced financial accounting
ACF5957 Auditing and assurance
ACF5904 Accounting information systems
ACF5100 Advanced strategic management accounting
BTF5501 Corporations law
BTF5965 Taxation law
ACF5510 Integrated accounting
BTF5903 Law and business decisions
BTX5801 Final research project

(c.) 24 points of graduate-level units offered by the Department of Business Law and TaxationDepartment of Business Law and Taxation (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/index-byou-department-of-business-law-and-taxation.html) or Faculty of LawFaculty of Law (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/index-byfaculty-law.html).

Suitable units can be identified using the browse units toolbrowse units tool (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) in the current edition of the handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; postgraduate units are those that commence with the number 5. Students must be able to meet any unit prerequisites.

Alternative exit(s)

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

1679 Graduate Certificate in Business after successful completion of 24 points of study
3848 Graduate Diploma in Business or 0748 Graduate Diploma in Accounting after successful completion of 48 points of study
either of the single master's degrees (0790 Master of Professional Accounting or 3159 Master of Business Law) subject to satisfying the requirements of the single degree.

Award(s)

Master of Business Law
Master of Professional Accounting