Course BX9 - Master of Professional Accounting | Federation University Handbook

Course overview

Let our experienced lecturers help invigorate your career with new skills and knowledge. If you don't already have a formal accounting qualification and you're ready to break into this thriving field our Master of Professional Accounting is the perfect place to start. It is a particularly attractive choice for those seeking practical accreditation on top of their existing tertiary education. Accounting finance and economics are about more than just looking at numbers. Our Master of Professional Accounting will provide you with a fresh perspective in using this information to provide expert advice and positively impact the lives of people around the world. You will develop a comprehensive knowledge in key areas such as financial reporting taxation auditing and budgeting. You'll also learn the legal ins and outs of associated compliance and performance requirements to ensure statutory and strategic governance. Our course will provide you with a comprehensive program of study in accounting theory and practice that is recognised by the Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) and Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) enabling you to pursue a pathway to qualification as a professional accountant. As the next generation of professional accountants, you'll be at the forefront of a changing business environment focusing less about profits and more on caring for the world we live in, from quantifying the financial benefits of sustainable fair trade business practices; to providing evidence-based solutions to emerging issues and business challenges. Please note that online delivery is not available to international students on student visas. This course also offers two exit points the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting (8 units) and the Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting (12 units).

Institute / school:

Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability

Discipline:

Business

Study level:

Postgraduate - Coursework

Study load:

Credit points:

240

AQF level:

9 - Masters Degree

Duration (in full time equivalent):

2 years

International students:

Professional accreditation:

<a href="https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)</a> (Full accreditation) <a href="https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Certified Practising Accountants (CPA)</a> (Full accreditation)

CRICOS code:

119408K

Course coordinator:

Academic requirements

English language requirements

Course rules show the number and type of credit points needed to finish your course. They help you understand what you need to complete to graduate. You’re responsible for following the course rules and completing the right units. You’ll find a recommended sequence of units that meets these course rules in the course structure.

Complete 240 credit points comprising:

225 credit points from Core Units, and
15 credit points from Electives

Core Units

Complete exactly 225 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
BUACC5930	Accounting Concepts and Practices	15
BUACC5937	Information Systems Design and Development for Accountants	15
BUACC5931	Research and Statistical Methods for Business	15
BUACC5932	Corporate Accounting	15
BUACC5934	Financial Accounting	15
BUACC5933	Cost and Management Accounting	15
BUACC5935	Auditing and Assurance Services	15
BUACC5936	Financial Management	15
BUECO5903	Business Economics	15
BUGEN5930	Business, Society and the Planet	15
BULAW5914	Commercial Law	15
BULAW5915	Corporate Law	15
BULAW5916	Taxation Law and Practice	15
COOPB6011	Co-Operative Placement (Business)	30

Electives

Select exactly 15 points from Business.

* Note that BUACC5901 (Accounting and Finance) is not permitted as an elective unit for this MPA course. Electives can come from Masters subjects in the Business discipline (or with course coordinator approval from other disciplines/Institutes).

Commendation

Counselling

Unsatisfactory

Exclusion / suspension

Final unit supplementary assessment

Students who receive an MF grade in their final Semester may apply to the Course Coordinator within 7 days of the publication of results for supplementary assessment if that unit is the only outstanding unit required to complete the degree and the student has not been found guilty of any form of academic misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, contract cheating, collusion) in that Semester. The highest grade attainable will be a Pass grade.

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.federation.edu.au/students/student-essentials/how-to-enrol/what-to-enrol-in/">Course structures</a> set out the recommended sequence of units for enrolment. It's your responsibility to comply with the course rules and confirm unit availability (which you'll find under 'Offering' in the 'Key information' section of each unit outline). Select the semester you started your course in (not the semester you're enrolling for).

Year 1

Semester 1

BUACC5930

Accounting Concepts and Practices

Core Units

BUACC5937

Information Systems Design and Development for Accountants

Core Units

BUGEN5930

Business, Society and the Planet

Core Units

BULAW5914

Commercial Law

Core Units

Semester 2

BUACC5931

Research and Statistical Methods for Business

Core Units

BUACC5932

Corporate Accounting

Core Units

BUECO5903

Business Economics

Core Units

BULAW5915

Corporate Law

Core Units

Year 2

Semester 1

BUACC5934

Financial Accounting

Core Units

BUACC5935

Auditing and Assurance Services

Core Units

BULAW5916

Taxation Law and Practice

Core Units

BUSINESS ELECTIVE

Semester 2

BUACC5933

Cost and Management Accounting

Core Units

BUACC5936

Financial Management

Core Units

COOPB6011

Co-Operative Placement (Business)

Core Units

Year 1

Semester 2

BUACC5930

Accounting Concepts and Practices

Core Units

BUACC5931

Research and Statistical Methods for Business

Core Units

BUECO5903

Business Economics

Core Units

BUSINESS ELECTIVE

Semester 1

BUACC5934

Financial Accounting

Core Units

BUACC5937

Information Systems Design and Development for Accountants

Core Units

BUGEN5930

Business, Society and the Planet

Core Units

BULAW5914

Commercial Law

Core Units

Year 2

Semester 2

BUACC5933

Cost and Management Accounting

Core Units

BUACC5936

Financial Management

Core Units

BULAW5915

Corporate Law

Core Units

BUACC5932

Corporate Accounting

Core Units

Semester 1

COOPB6011

Co-Operative Placement (Business)

Core Units

BUACC5935

Auditing and Assurance Services

Core Units

BULAW5916

Taxation Law and Practice

Core Units

Year 1

Semester 2

BUACC5930

Accounting Concepts and Practices

Core Units

BUACC5931

Research and Statistical Methods for Business

Core Units

BUECO5903

Business Economics

Core Units

BUSINESS ELECTIVE

Semester 1

BUACC5934

Financial Accounting

Core Units

BUACC5937

Information Systems Design and Development for Accountants

Core Units

BUGEN5930

Business, Society and the Planet

Core Units

BULAW5914

Commercial Law

Core Units

Year 2

Semester 2

BUACC5933

Cost and Management Accounting

Core Units

BUACC5936

Financial Management

Core Units

BULAW5915

Corporate Law

Core Units

BUACC5932

Corporate Accounting

Core Units

Semester 1

COOPB6011

Co-Operative Placement (Business)

Core Units

BUACC5935

Auditing and Assurance Services

Core Units

BULAW5916

Taxation Law and Practice

Core Units

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

Ref	Outcome

Placement information

Nested qualifications

<ul><li>Upon successful completion of specified units equal to 120 credit points for this course you may exit this course with the following qualification: <a target="_blank" href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/Program?p5_code=BI4">BI4 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting</a></li><li>Upon successful completion of specified units equal to 180 credit points for this course you may exit this course with the following qualification: <a target="_blank" href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/Program?p5_code=BO4">BO4 - Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting</a></li></ul>

Recognition of prior learning

Institute / school:

Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability

Discipline:

Business

Study level:

Postgraduate - Coursework

Study load:

Credit points:

240

AQF level:

9 - Masters Degree

Duration (in full time equivalent):

2 years

International students:

Professional accreditation:

CRICOS code:

119408K

Course coordinator:

Cards Section - Non Research

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Complete exactly 225 credit points from the following:

Electives

Select exactly 15 points from Business.

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