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Master of Professional Accounting

  • Masters (Coursework)

Open the door to work in management roles and build a career in professional accounting. This course integrates theoretical and technical knowledge in various accounting and business disciplines, emphasizing skills development and accreditation by AACSB.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 semesters full-time
Course Code
00004G
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Domestic Fees
$15,810 per year

About this course

Overview

Open the door to work in management roles and build a career in professional accounting. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and emerging technologies are creating a new era in accounting and finance, so now is the perfect time to change your focus and qualify as a professional accountant.

With us you will graduate with a Microsoft certification in Excel and will learn the latest business issues and integrate theoretical and technical knowledge of financial and management accounting, auditing, finance, economics, quantitative methods, information systems, business law and taxation law. You will also go beyond the numbers and understand how to think outside the box to develop skills in areas including literacy and writing, quantitative data and statistics, and critical thinking and complex information processing. All our units are embedded with the United Nations sustainable goals. Plus you'll develop your soft skills in areas such as advanced communication and negotiation, empathy, continuous learning, management, adaptably, and technological skills including basic to advanced IT skills, and data analysis.

The Master of Professional Accounting is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). This prestigious accreditation has been awarded to all business courses at the Peter Faber Business School, placing it among the six per cent of business schools worldwide that have this accreditation.

As the world's largest business education alliance, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) connects educators, students, and businesses to create the next generation of great leaders.

If you are a current professional with a completed bachelor's degree looking to change or diversify your career with an accounting qualification, this is an ideal course for you.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  • Equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree in any discipline (the equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree in a related discipline will be eligible for up to four units credit); OR
  • A Graduate Certificate in a related discipline.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admissions Rules.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission.

What you will learn

Overview

Open the door to work in management roles and build a career in professional accounting. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and emerging technologies are creating a new era in accounting and finance, so now is the perfect time to change your focus and qualify as a professional accountant.

With us you will graduate with a Microsoft certification in Excel and will learn the latest business issues and integrate theoretical and technical knowledge of financial and management accounting, auditing, finance, economics, quantitative methods, information systems, business law and taxation law. You will also go beyond the numbers and understand how to think outside the box to develop skills in areas including literacy and writing, quantitative data and statistics, and critical thinking and complex information processing. All our units are embedded with the United Nations sustainable goals. Plus you'll develop your soft skills in areas such as advanced communication and negotiation, empathy, continuous learning, management, adaptably, and technological skills including basic to advanced IT skills, and data analysis.

Career pathways

Our graduates have pursued careers in:
  • financial accounting
  • management accounting
  • taxation
  • auditing
  • public sector accounting
  • investment analysis
  • stockbroking
  • business analysis

Course structure

Course details

To complete the Master of Professional Accounting, a student must complete 160 credit points (cp).

Commencing Semester 1Year 1 Semester 1
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment 10 cp
  • Elective units from Business / ACU Postgraduate Units or Stream unit
Year 1 Semester 2
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT602 Financial Accounting and Reporting (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT604 Managerial Accounting (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units LEGL601 Commercial and Corporations Law 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units STAT600 Data Analysis and Interpretation 10 cp
Year 2 Semester 1
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT603 Accounting for Corporate Structures (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT605 Mastering Accounting Information Systems (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management (Pre: completion of 30cp at Master's level) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units BAFN602 Corporate Finance (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
Year 2 Semester 2
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT601 Auditing and Assurance Services (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units LEGL602 Taxation Law (Pre: LEGL601) 10 cp
  • Elective units from Business / ACU Postgraduate Units or Stream Unit
Commencing Semester 2Year 1 Semester 2
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units LEGL601 Commercial and Corporations Law 10 cp
  • Elective units from Business / ACU Postgraduate Units or Stream unit
Year 2 Semester 1
  • Specified Accounting Units BAFN602 Corporate Finance (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment 10 cp
  • Elective units from Business / ACU Postgraduate Units or Stream unit
Year 2 Semester 2
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT602 Financial Accounting and Reporting (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT604 Managerial Accounting (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units LEGL602 Taxation Law (Pre: LEGL601) 10 cp
Year 3 Semester 1
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT601 Auditing and Assurance Services (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT603 Accounting for Corporate Structures (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units ACCT605 Mastering Accounting Information Systems (Pre: ACCT600) 10 cp
  • Specified Accounting Units BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management (Pre: completion of 30cp at Master's level) 10 cp

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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
81%
Overall satisfaction
82.1%
Skill scale
68.4%
Teaching scale
94.3%
Employed full-time
$107.5k
Average salary