Master of Philosophy [M.Phil] (Accounting - Master of Philosophy)

at University of Waikato

The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
 

To meet the academic requirements to join either Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia or ACCA once you graduate from your bachelor's degree, you will need to choose Accounting as a single major and follow a specific programme of papers.
 

This means it's not possible to take a 2nd Major (8 papers) in another subject without completing 4-5 extra papers, depending on your degree.
 

However, you may still have the option of taking a Minor (4 papers) in another subject, if you wish.
 

You will need to pass the following papers, in addition to any other papers required to complete your degree:
 

• ACCTN101 Accounting for Management

• ACCTN102 Introductory Financial Accounting

• ECONS101 Business Economics and the New Zealand Economy

• FINAN101 Introduction to Finance

• ACCTN202 Intermediate Financial Accounting

• ACCTN203 Management Accounting: Accounting for Organisational Control

• ACCTN204 Accounting Information Systems

• ECONS205 Data Analytics with Business Applications

• MNMGT301 Business Law and the Legal Environment

• ACCTN301 Capstone in Accounting

• ACCTN302 Financial Accounting

• ACCTN303 Management Accounting

• ACCTN305 Auditing

• ACCTN306 Taxation

• ACCTN308 Performance Reporting

• ACCT309 Law of Business Enterprise

A Master of Philosophy is one-year programme of original research under supervision, resulting in a thesis.
 

Entry requirements:

A bachelors with honours or masters degree with at least Second Class Honours (First Division) or Distinction is required.
 

Some Faculties/Schools require an honours degree (to demonstrate research capacity). Where the above requirements are not met, further study in a lower level programme may be required first.
 

To provide flexibility to students during COVID-19 who are affected by the closure of testing centres, the University of Waikato will accept the following alternative tests for all 2021 and 2022 intakes. Please note this policy is subject to review.
 

• IELTS Indicator (this is an online version of the regular IELTS test)

• TOEFL iBT Home (Plus) (this is an online version of the regular TOEFL test)

• Duolingo English Test (DET) with the following scores:

  • DET score of 90 for pre-degree programmes (IELTS 5.5 equivalent)

  • DET score of 100 for undergraduate programmes (excluding those listed below)

  • DET score of 110 for postgraduate programmes (excluding doctoral programmes)
     

The University of Waikato will accept Duolingo (DET) as an alternative means of meeting the English language entry requirements for the majority of its programmes (excluding all Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, BSW and LLB) while test centres remain closed and until further notice.

Students who are accepted into their programme using any of the three language tests named above will be issued an unconditional offer, but will be required to undertake a supplementary online language assessment. For doctoral students using DET to gain admission, you will be required to undertake a supplementary assessment prior to an offer being issued.
 

If you are an international student, you will also need to meet an English language entry requirement. If you do not meet the requirement for your chosen postgraduate qualification, we have Academic English Language programmes available that you can enrol in to help you meet these entry requirements.
 

For admission to the Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) an academic IELTS overall score of 7.0 (with no less than 7.0 in any band) is required.
 

Equivalent qualifications
 

If you have successfully completed study in the English medium, you may not have to take a language test. This document also includes all approved alternatives to our IELTS requirements.

Estimated Fees* (International):    $28,675 - $37,710 per year

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