Program Requirements

Program Requirements

The Master of Accounting requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:

24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting
ECON8069 Business Economics
FINM7006 Applied Foundations of Finance
STAT7055 Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance

A minimum of 36 units from completion of courses from the following list:

BUSN7006 Public Sector Accounting and Reporting
BUSN7017 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting
BUSN7031 Management Accounting and Cost Analysis
BUSN7036 Financial Statement Analysis
BUSN7045 Corporate Governance
BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting
BUSN7051 Accounting Analytics
BUSN7052 Commercial Law
INFS7004 Accounting Information Systems

A minimum of 24 units from completion of courses from the following list:

BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
BUSN7021 Taxation Law
BUSN7049 Corporate Financial Reporting
BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services
BUSN7057 Business Association Law
BUSN8003 Advanced Managerial Decision Making

A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

BUSN8007 Analysis of Financial Reporting
BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report

Study Options

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0

Or an ANU Graduate Certificate of Accounting with a minimum GPA of 4.5/7.0 

Cognate Disciplines

Accounting, Actuarial studies, Business, Business information systems, Computing science, Economics, Finance, International business, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Statistics.

English language Requirements

All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students

Assessment of qualifications

Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met.

Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au

ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications

Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.

Applications for course credit

Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit. Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor degree with Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 48 units (one year) of credit. 

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply 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.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates who have successfully completed the Master of Accounting will have the skills and knowledge to:

1. Integrate contemporary, and advanced theoretical and technical accounting knowledge in a business context.
2. Understand and synthesise a broad range of accounting issues through the lens of accounting and business research.
3. Exercise judgement under minimal supervision to analyse and provide possible solutions to emerging and advanced accounting problems in complex contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives.
4. Critically apply advanced theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and skills to evaluate a range of emerging and advanced accounting problems in professional and research contexts.
5. Justify and communicate accounting advice and ideas to both specialists and non-specialists.

Further Information

**Please note students who are commencing in Semester 2, 2017 are required to take BUSN7021 Taxation Law in their program to meet the CPA accreditation requirements, in addition to other accredited courses, if they wish to meet the CPA accreditation requirements.

Internship:
Students in the Master of Accounting may be able to undertake 6 units as an internship. Internships are offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2 and selection is on a competitive basis. More information about the internship program can be found on the College website: https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/students/student-information/internship-program/

Course credit for prior study:

If you are seeking exemptions as a student who completed accounting courses at an Australian University, you are required to provide your academic transcript and a table which matches the courses that you completed, with CPA or CA accredited courses if you are seeking exemptions.

Students who completed accounting courses or a Bachelor of Accounting degree at an overseas University are required to provide a copy of assessment letter by CPA or CA if they are seeking exemptions. Please note College will not be able to grant any exemptions without receiving CPA or CA's assessment of your qualifications.

Please note we only accept notarised or translated outlines with the university seal or translated outlines by NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters).