• Length 1.5 years full-time
  • Minimum 72 Units
Admission requirements
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  • Mode of delivery
    • Internal

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The Master of Professional Accounting is a conversion degree program that allows non-accounting graduates to develop skills in accounting and meet the education entry requirements for the Australian accounting professional bodies. The program does not require any prior experience or knowledge of accounting.

Single degree

  • This degree requires 72 units (12 courses)
  • 10 core courses
  • 2 elective courses

About this degree

The program requires completion of 72 units consisting of 60 units of 10 core courses and 12 units of 2 elective courses. This program does not include a thesis component.

Enrolment Status

It is possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester but it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be enrolled full-time in 24 units each semester.

Remember you will need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester.  You will be able to change your enrolment in courses up until the end of week 2 of each semester without penalty.


Electives

Students may select two courses (12 units) from any postgraduate course offered in the ANU College of Business and Economics.

Students are advised to include the courses BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services and BUSN7021 Taxation Law as electives if they intend to join an Australian professional accounting body.


Study Options

Master of Professional Accounting

Typical full-time study plan

Study Options

Academic Advice

Before applying for any credit or exemption towards the program, students should include an assessment of their qualification completed by either CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or the Institute of Public Accountants.

Students who have a Bachelor of Accounting or a major in accounting (including those who completed BUSN1001 and BUSN1002 at ANU) or hold a CPA, CA or ACCA membership are exempted from BUSN7008. They are required to take an advanced accounting course between BUSN7000-BUSN7999.

If after reading through these guidelines you are unsure about your which courses to enrol in, you can come to an academic advice session at Melville Hall during Orientation week.

Do you want to talk to someone before enrolling?

Contact info.cbe@anu.edu.au

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