Program Requirements

Degree Structure

This program requires the completion of 24 units. The College of Business and Economics offers two alternative enrolment plans for this program. Variations to these standard enrolment plans require the approval of the program convenor.

Plan A (for students without any prior accounting studies)

• BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting

• BUSN7031 Management Accounting and Cost Analysis

• BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting

• FINM7006 Foundations of Finance, or another course from Plan B

Plan B

Students with prior accounting studies select four accounting courses available from the Master of Accounting (subject to approval by the program convenor). Students normally choose courses from this list:

• BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services
• BUSN7021 Taxation Law
• BUSN7057 Business Association Law
• BUSN7052 Commercial Law

• BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting

• BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting

• BUSN7031 Management Accounting and Cost Analysis
• BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting
• BUSN7006 Public Sector Accounting and Reporting
• BUSN7017 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting
• BUSN7045 Corporate Governance

• FINM7006 Foundations of Finance
• ECON8069 Business Economics

Working Rules

Working Rules for this program are available here

Students who already fully satisfy the educational entry requirements for the Australian professional accounting bodies are not eligible to enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Accounting. Such students should consider other postgraduate coursework programs offered by the College of Business and Economics.

Admission requirements for non-accounting graduates

1. Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent with a non-accounting major from an Australian university or an overseas university of equivalent standing to an Australian university. Overseas qualifications are assessed according to Australian Education International guidelines.

2. Performance in their Bachelor degree needs to meet the equivalent of an Australian 65% average, as detailed in the College's Graduate Coursework Programs Admissions Manual. Overseas performance requirements may vary.

3. Students who fail to meet the academic entry requirement at (2) above may be considered for entry if they are able to demonstrate at least one year of full-time relevant work experience that was undertaken after graduation from their degree.

4. Students entering the program are also assumed to have an understanding of mathematics equivalent to one year of university level including calculus and algebra. Students who do not possess this assumed knowledge should undertake a mathematics bridging program.

5. The suitability of the students to enter the program is at the discretion of the Dean.

Admission requirement for overseas trained accountants

Before applying to the ANU, intending students must have an assessment of their qualifications completed by either CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or the Institute of Public Accountants. This assessment should be included with the application to the program.

1. Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent with an accounting major from a non-Australian institution of equivalent standing to an Australian university. Overseas qualifications are assessed according to Australian Education International guidelines.

2. In general, performance in their Bachelor degree needs to meet the equivalent of an Australian 65% average, as detailed in the College's Graduate Coursework Programs Admissions Manual.

3. Students who fail to meet the academic entry requirement at (2) above may be considered for entry if they are able to demonstrate at least one year of full-time relevant work experience that was undertaken after graduation from their degree.

4. Students entering the program are also assumed to have an understanding of mathematics equivalent to one year of university level including calculus and algebra. Students who do not possess this assumed knowledge should undertake a mathematics bridging program.

5. The suitability of the students to enter the program is at the discretion of the Dean.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to current and future students to assist with the cost of their studies. The University is committed to enabling all students, regardless of their background, to achieve their best at ANU and realise their potential. 

Eligibility for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.