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Master of Professional Accounting

  • Masters (Coursework)

Invest in your future and study accounting.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1.5 years full-time
Course Code
MC194EXE15, 077509A
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Domestic Fees
$30,720 per year / $46,080 total
International Fees
$40,320 per year / $60,480 total

About this course

This professionally accredited program is designed to provide graduates of non-accounting disciplines with a broad-based accounting and business qualification to broaden their career prospects.

The Master of Professional Accounting is designed primarily for students from non-accounting backgrounds who want to develop an understanding of the technical and social dimensions in accounting and business. It is a broad-based qualification that combines core accounting studies with authentic learning experiences delivered through industry-informed work-integrating learning subjects and global study experiences.

Through this combination of accounting studies and electives designed to develop valuable professional and cross-cultural skills, RMIT's program is suited to current workers who have progressed into a role that requires accounting knowledge, as well as people contemplating a career in accounting for the first time.

For students interested in completing CPA Program Segments, please see details of RMIT's Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) program.

Entry requirements

  • An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent, or higher level qualification, in a business-related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution; or
  • An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent in any discipline and a minimum of three years full-time equivalent management experience*; or
  • The RMIT Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting.

* Applicants will be required to submit a curriculum vitae (CV).

Study locations

Melbourne City

Career pathways

Graduates may work in small, medium or large organisations in public accounting practice, commerce, government or the not-for-profit sector. You may even consider the exciting possibility of starting your own business.

Graduate roles may include:

  • Working with senior managers on planning and disclosing social and environmental activities of the organisation
  • Monitoring and reporting on the cash flow and financial resources of the organisation
  • Preparing information for organisational strategies
  • Preparing integrated reports for financial and sustainability reporting
  • Participating in the preparation and evaluation of business plans
  • Participating in the development and review of performance management systems
  • Providing financial and taxation advice
  • Running a small business.