Masters (Coursework)
ACAP's Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) is a professionally accredited program designed to equip students with advanced accounting knowledge and skills. The course includes core and elective units aligned with CAANZ and CPA Australia standards, emphasizing ethical problem-solving and corporate governance. Students gain practical experience through work placements or industry-focused projects.
ACAP's professionally accredited Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge to forge a successful career in the accounting profession. Students will develop their professional skills across a range of core areas including but not limited to management accounting, financial reporting, economics, data analysis and company law. Students will apply their critical and innovative thinking to solve real-world problems ethically and with a keen awareness of corporate governance and social responsibility. Students will undertake 12 units aligned to the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and CPA Australia (CPA) competency areas and complete 4 units of an elective stream in either small to medium business management (SMB) or business management and administration (BMA). The MPA program fulfils the requirements of the major professional bodies CPA and the CAANZ. An accredited MPA from ACAP is recognition that your course meets the highest professional standards in accounting. In addition, a work integrated learning unit forms the culmination of learning in this course, and students will have an opportunity to further their knowledge in a hands-on environment through a work placement or an industry-focused project.
Domestic students must meet the following criteria:
Entry pathways Students that successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting offered by ACAP University College may articulate directly into ACAP's Master of Professional Accounting or the Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting.
Minimum English Language Requirements International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic IELTS minimum overall band of 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0 (completed in the past two years); or an equivalent accepted English Language test as specified in ACAP's English Language Test equivalency tables.
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by ACAP as equivalent to Australian qualifications.
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Graduates of the MPA will be prepared to take on strategic and senior project management and leadership roles in accounting across a diverse scope of industries. Graduates will have high-level knowledge of current accounting theories, practices and processes and will be able to identify and develop sustainable solutions that address a range of challenges. Graduates will also have developed strong communication and management skills to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and apply strategic thinking and high-level technical skills to complex business issues.
The Master of Professional Accounting course is made up of 12 Core Units and 4 Elective Units. To find out unit delivery information view the relevant Yearly Planner.
The course duration is 2 years full time or part time equivalent. For more information, view the course structure and course sequence for the Master of Professional Accounting.