Accounting – often referred to as the language of business – is booming, with 10,000 new accountants needed every year in Australia alone. Chartered Accountants and Certified Practising Accountants are part of an elite group of professionals – they’re trusted and respected advisers, equipped with specialised skills that make them critical to the success of any business, and well-positioned to capitalise on expanding employment opportunities. The Master of Professional Accounting will position you to follow in the footsteps of our alumni, many of whom hold prestigious leadership positions across a wide range of organisations in Australia and across the globe, including the Big 4, multinational corporations, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations. Your teachers are world-leading researchers and industry professionals who bring deep disciplinary knowledge and real-time insights from across the industry. As a result, you can be confident the knowledge you acquire aligns with evolving market trends. Furthermore, you’ll be among a cohort that consistently achieves high grades in professional certification exams with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia.
Entry requirements
Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.
Postgraduate entry
AQF level 7 bachelors qualification in a related field or recognised equivalent,
AQF level 7 bachelors qualification or recognised equivalent and two years relevant approved work experience, professional certification or other recognised prior learning
English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6
If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.
Past Offers
Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.
Scored cases
Source countriesIndia · Malaysia
Common pathwayBachelor background · High school background
Target levelMaster degree · Bachelor degree
Offer fieldsCA Studies · IT
1
MalaysiaBachelor background
Master of Professional AccountingMaster degree · CA Studies · Offshore
percentage guessPercentage 79.13%mid band · approx. top 20-25%
2
Viet NamBachelor background
Master of Data ScienceMaster degree · IT · In Australia
gpa 7 guessGPA 5.5/7.05.50 · mid band · approx. top 20-25%
3
IndiaHigh school background
Bachelor of PsychologyBachelor degree · Psychology · In Australia
percentage guessPercentage 88.75%strong band · approx. top 10-15%
Course curriculum
Course structure, credit points and subject sequence