Master of Professional Accounting
RMIT University
Program Overview
This professionally accredited degree has been designed to provide graduates of non-accounting disciplines with a broad-based accounting and business qualification to broaden their career prospects.
The Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) is designed primarily for students from non-accounting backgrounds who want to develop an understanding of the technical and social dimensions in accounting and business. It is a broad-based qualification that combines core accounting studies with authentic learning experiences delivered through industry-informed work-integrating learning subjects and global study experiences.
Through this combination of accounting studies and electives designed to develop valuable professional and cross-cultural skills, this degree is suited to current workers who have progressed into a role that requires accounting knowledge, as well as people contemplating a career in accounting for the first time.
Melbourne, Australia
24 Months
AU$ 43,200
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 79
Year One of Program
Semester One: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
- Accounting, Accountability and Society
- Business and Corporations Law
- Financial Decision Making
- Contemporary Financial and Integrated Reporting
Year Two of Program
Semester One: Complete the following Two (2) Courses:
- Business Research Design
- Taxation Law and Practice
Academic requirements
2 year duration
You must have successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) or higher level qualification in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
1.5 year duration
You must have successfully completed:
An Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) or higher level qualification in a Business (or a related) discipline) from a recognised tertiary institution*.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
Selection tasks
A selection task is not required for entry into this qualification.
The annual tuition fee is AU$43,200.
Graduates may work in small, medium or large organisations in public accounting practice, commerce, government or the not-for-profit sector. You may even consider the exciting possibility of starting your own business.
Graduate roles may include:
- Working with senior managers on planning and disclosing social and environmental activities of the organisation
- Monitoring and reporting on the cash flow and financial resources of the organisation
- Preparing information for organisational strategies
- Preparing integrated reports for financial and sustainability reporting
- Participating in the preparation and evaluation of business plans
- Participating in the development and review of performance management systems
- Providing financial and taxation advice
- Running a small business.