Master of Professional Accounting-Master of Business Administration

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS
 

• Management Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Introduction to Accounting
• Auditing and Assurance Services
• Business Law
• Taxation Law
• Law of Business Organisations
• Accounting for Corporations
• Advanced Issues in Accounting
• Information Analysis and Systems
• The Changing Business Environment or International Political Economy
• Economics for a Sustainable World
• Managing Strategic Resources and Operations
• Leading and Managing Organisational Change
• Applied Research Project

Course pre-requisites
 

• Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a business discipline other than accounting from this or another University;
  
  or
   
• Other qualifications and/or experience recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies as equivalent to the above

*Business disciplines: marketing, management, commerce, human resource management, economics, tourism and hospitality, or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, marketing, economics, communication and people management.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements
Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy or have successfully completed an AQF 8 qualification from James Cook University within the previous two (2) years.

IELTS    
6.5 (no component lower than 6.0)

TOEFL (internet based)   
86 (no component less than 21)

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD34,960.00

Course fees are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Accounting and Business Administration graduates have a valuable skillset and pursue leading careers in finance and business.

Graduates pursue careers in both accounting and business administration.

You could find employment in both the public and private sectors as an accountant or a manager with valuable insight into finance and economics.