Professional Accounting and Business

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The Master of Professional Accounting and Business is a conversion course that will enable students to gain professional qualifications in accounting. It is of particular relevance to non-graduates who are required by the professional accounting organisations to complete 16 unit aasters Program. Such applicants may gain entry via completion of the Graduate Certificate in Accounting if they do not have a prior degree. The course covers introductory as well as advanced units in financial and management accounting, finance, tax and company law and auditing.

It also covers four general business subjects. On successful completion graduates can apply for Associate Membership of the Professional Accounting Organisations. The course is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

Who is it for?
Those seeking to become full members of one of the professional accounting organisations in Australia (CPA, ICAA or IPA) and build additional business skills.

Why study with us?
Better earning power, better career prospects

* UNE was awarded 5 out of 5 stars for Getting a Job and overall student satisfaction 4 out of 5 stars for Graduate Salaries for academic qualification of staff (Source: The Good Universities Guide 2012)

Develop valuable skills for immediate real-world application

* Apply what you learned last night at work today!

High quality online learning tools and resources

* Be connected anytime, anywhere.

Benefit from UNE's 50 years of excellence in distance education

* With personal assistance from unit coordinators and the GSB administrative staff, you will always feel supported.

How our teaching works
With more than 12,500 of its 17,000 students studying via the Internet, UNE is at the forefront of online learning. Our students access their materials via our Student Portal myUNE. Teaching material including topic notes, readings, podcasts, discussion spaces and links to online resources are located on our Learning Management System, Moodle. Your lecturer will interact with you via Moodle and is also available by email or phone. Textbooks are supplied through our bookshop.

A candidate shall:(a) have fulfilled all the requirements for admission to a degree or qualification of equivalent standing at this or another university or tertiary institution; or(b) have completed the Graduate Certificate in Accounting or any graduate certificate as approved by the course coordinator; or(c) have completed the Graduate Diploma in Accounting or any graduate diploma as approved by the course coordinator.