Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting

The Master of Commerce - Master of Professional Accounting double degree is designed to provide an understanding of Australian professional practice in Accounting, enhanced technical knowledge, and exposure to and practice in the strategic and management environment of the accounting industry.

Students will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to understand and operate effectively in the Australian workforce. In particular, students will gain skills in intercultural communication with emphasis on teamwork and Australian workplace culture.

Students complete 12 core subjects, a 12 credit point subject - Intercultural Professional Practice (Commerce), plus two electives - Marketing Management and Foundations of Management.

The Master of Professional Accounting (Leadership Stream) is part of the unique Global Leadership Program offering students the opportunity to gain two professionally recognised master qualifications in two years from two high-ranking institutions: one from Swinburne University (Master of Professional Accounting) and the other from Northeastern University, Boston, US (Master of Science in Leadership).

The program is based in Melbourne and offered through Swinburne’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, with the Northeastern component taught by Northeastern academics. Students also have the option of applying to Northeastern to take part of their program on-campus in Boston (students must also apply for US student visa).

This Master of Professional Accounting (Leadership) offers students the opportunity to specialise in accounting for professional recognition. Accounting is the language of business, and skills are relevant to many areas of professional interest: marketing, economic forecasting, finance, engineering and many others. A knowledge of accounting and finance can help students understand how to use money (resources) to the best advantage. Gaining and maintaining wealth are important elements in a market economy. This program provides students with the technical, practical, analytical and creative skills to enable them to effectively deal with accounting and finance issues within planning and decision making.

The traditional concept that leadership skill resides solely with a small handful of top executives has given way to contemporary collaborative models where influence and decision-making authority is distributed throughout an organisation. Today’s workforce continues to diversify, and the tasks to be accomplished become more complex. The Leadership Stream is designed to assist today’s leaders and prepare emerging leaders for meeting these challenges.

The units taught in this program incorporate an action-learning approach that is intended to leverage the interdisciplinary backgrounds of participants and to help build leadership competencies.

This course aims to provide a pathway to a professional accounting qualification for graduates whose undergraduate degree did not include an accounting major. Students combine foundation studies in economics, management, business law, information systems and statistics with more advanced studies in finance, management accounting, financial accounting, auditing and taxation. They are also required to master some quantitative skills.

Accounting is a vital function within all organisations and provides the key financial information that enables private and public sector organisations to take economic decisions and plan their activities effectively. These programs provide training in the key areas of accounting and finance. Additional subjects in the areas of business law and economics provide graduates with the additional knowledge and skills that are vital for modern accounting careers. This program is fully accredited by both CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Students must successfully complete the 12 subjects listed below.

CO5103:03 Strategic Financial and Resource Management

CO5109:03 Corporate Finance

CO5111:03 Business Information Systems

CO5117:03 Introduction to Accounting

CO5118:03 Auditing and Assurance Services

CO5119:03 Introduction to Business Law

CO5120:03 Taxation Law

CO5121:03 Law of Business Organisations

CO5122:03 Accounting for Corporations

CO5123:03 Advanced Issues in Accounting

EC5103:03 Business Economics

EC5203:03 Statistics for Business

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