Master of Professional Accounting (Information Systems Management)

To give you these important skills, we've designed our Master of Professional Accounting (Information Systems Management) to give you a solid foundation in every aspect of accounting, including finance, taxation, auditing and law. You'll also develop a specialty through a range of information systems management subjects, which are designed to give you an insightful understanding of core business systems. You'll use problem-solving techniques to explore core business needs.

This course is perfect if you have an undergraduate degree without an accounting major and want to hone your accounting and business skills.

You'll learn:

• Financial and management accounting
  • Recognise and apply the accounting principles that govern the preparation, presentation and communication of accounting information. Learn how to use accounting software to record business transactions.
• Information systems management
  • Understand how IT systems can transform a business. Learn how to design quality systems and improve business processes.
• Company and commercial law
  • Explore the core principles of contract law, consumer protection and the law of negligence. Understand how to work with different business structures.
• Auditing
  • Understand concepts involved in the auditing process and integrate them with practical applications.
• Tax
  • Examine Commonwealth income tax legislation and the implications of income tax on individuals and businesses.
• Economics and finance
  • Learn a variety of economic concepts and how to apply them in business and policy-making.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 9 - Masters Degree.

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

To qualify for the award of Master of Professional Accounting (Information Systems Management), students must complete a total of 240 credit points across 2 years.

Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:

• 120 credit points from chosen Core

Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:

• 120 credit points from chosen Core

Study options

Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.

Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS ACC5AFM 1 15 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN BUS5BID 1 15 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACC5FAS 1 15 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FIN5FMA 1 15 FOUNDATIONS OF COMPANY AND COMMERCIAL LAW LST5CCL 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS BUS5POE 1 15 STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE BUS5SBF 1 15 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT & MARKETING BUS5SMM 1 15 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING ISSUES ACC5AAI 2 15 ADVANCED AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES ACC5AAS 2 15 ADVANCED CORPORATE ACCOUNTING ACC5CRE 2 15 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT BUS5BIM 2 15 ENTERPRISE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE BUS5EBI 2 15 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS BUS5EIS 2 15 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING ACC5MCR 2 15 TAXATION ACC5TAX 2 15 See La Trobe University Handbook for more details

The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.

• Melbourne (Bundoora)

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