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Graduate Diploma of Accounting

 
2013
Location: Sydney, Melbourne
Intake Session: February, July, November
Normal Course Duration: 1 year

 

About the Course

The course provides a generalised professional accounting education to graduates of non-accounting disciplines. Both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (CAA) and CPA Australia recognise the qualification.

Above all, the Master of Professional Accounting is designed for students looking for a change in career. The degree opens the way to many vocational choices in areas of commerce and industry, government and semi-government organisations. This degree will prepare students to:

  • undertake and evaluate the conceptual basis of accounting
  • understand, evaluate and apply the principles of current accounting practice
  • recognise and analyse the impact of the business environment on accounting theory and its application
  • understand and apply principles and analytical techniques from economics, commercial law, business communications and the accounting context.

 

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting (16 Subjects)

  • 8 subjects
  • 64 credit points
  • one years

Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree but have a lower level qualification (such as a two-year advanced diploma, an associate degree or a three-year diploma from China) will be considered for admission to CSU’s Graduate Diploma of Accounting.

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma of Accounting will gain admission to the 16 subject Master of Professional Accounting with 8 subjects’ credit and are required to complete a further eight subjects.

The total duration of both the Graduate Diploma of Accounting AND the Master of Professional Accounting will be 16 subjects. over two years.

 

Admission requirements

Applicants for direct entry to the 12-subject Master of Professional Accounting are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised tertiary institution, or equivalent qualification.

Applicants who do not have a bachelor degree but have lower level qualifications (an associate degree or three-year diploma) can pathway through to the 16-subject Master of Professional Accounting via the Graduate Diploma of Accounting.

These students will then complete a further eight subjects to qualify for the MPA qualification. Students who do not have a bachelor qualification are required to undertake 16 subjects in total to gain recognition by the CPA.

The English language proficiency requirement must be satisfied to gain entry into the Graduate Diploma of Accounting: Academic IELTS minimum overall 6.0 with writing band no less than 6.0 and all other bands no less than 5.5.

Contact a Student Enrolment Advisor if you have any questions.

 

Qualifications

Graduates are awarded a Master of Professional Accounting (MProfAcc) and are eligible to gain CPA associate membership. Students gaining entry to the program via the Graduate Diploma of Accounting will be conferred with both the Graduate Diploma of Accounting and the Master of Professional Accounting qualifications. and are also eligible to gain CPA associate membership.

Course structure

The course consists of 8 subjects. At least 4 subjects must be accounting subjects and no more than 4 subjects can be drawn from the list of restricted electives.

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

  • ACC566
Accounting Systems and Processes
  • ACC567
Financial Accounting 2
  • ACC568
Auditing
  • ACC512
Management Accounting for Costs & Control
  • ACC513
Management Accounting for Decisions
  • ACC514
Financial Accounting
  • ACC518
Current Developments in Accounting Thought
  • ECO511
Economics for Business
  • LAW504
Business and Corporations Law 1
  • LAW505
Taxation 1
  • LAW518
Taxation 2

Restricted electives

Maximum of 4 restricted electives from the following list:

  • HRM502
Human Resource Management
  • MGT501
Management Theory & Practice
  • MGT510
Strategic Management
  • MGT540
Management of Change
  • MKT501
Marketing Management
  • MKT510
Customer Behaviour
  • MKT540
Marketing Strategy

Course start dates and fees

CRICOS CODE Location Intake 2013 fees (AUD)
(per subject) (per year)
070184G Sydney Feb/Jul/Nov $2,626 $21,008
070654D Melbourne Feb/Jul/Nov $2,626 $21,008
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