The Master of Accounting is a 72-unit program offered by the Flinders Business School, within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
It meets the academic requirements for membership of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and the National Institute of Accountants (NIA).
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from an approved tertiary institution.Students with an accredited degree in Accounting are required to undertake the Master of Accounting (Advanced) stream.
Course aims
The course provides students with the appropriate knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes for successful careers as accounting professionals. Its aims are to:
- provide an appropriate orientation towards and perspective on their future role as professional accountants in contemporary society
- ensure that students are given access to and become proficient in using advanced technologies relevant to a professional accounting career
- provide students with the opportunity to progress professionally as well as in academic credentials
- enable students to meet the academic component of the relevant professional bodies's accreditation requirements.
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this course should be able to:
- produce accounts for a variety of organisations, including sole traders, partnerships and companies
- perform the major accounting tasks required for both Financial Accounting and management accounting
- demonstrate an understanding of the role of accounting information within an organisation
- articulate the sources of tax law and apply them to practical situations
- articulate the nature and purpose of auditing and assurance services
- demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory framework for accountants
- demonstrate awareness of the ethical issues facing the accounting profession
- articulate an understanding of the conceptual basis for the current system of accounting and alternative systems
- articulate the role of theory in informing the development of accounting practice
- demonstrate a sound understanding and appreciation of the context in which organisations operate including the impact of broader economic and Global Business.
Program of study
To qualify for The Master of Accounting a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Core - Year 1 & 2 topics
54 units of core topics:
BUSN9113 Accounting Fundamentals (4.5 units)
BUSN9114 Information Systems and Accounting Processes (4.5 units)
BUSN9115 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN9116 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN9117 Management and Cost Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN9118 Financial Accounting Issues (4.5 units)
BUSN9119 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9120 Corporate Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN9121 Auditing and Assurances (4.5 units)
BUSN9122 Perspectives on Taxation Law (4.5 units)
BUSN9123 Principles of Commercial Law (4.5 units)
BUSN9124 Accounting Theory in Practice (4.5 units)
Elective - Year 1 & 2 topics
18 units of electives from the following:
BUSN9125 Industry Project (4.5 units)
BUSN9126 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN9127 International Project (4.5 unirs)
BUSN9128 International Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN9223 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9228 Strategic Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN9229 Sustainability and Ethics in Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9231 Global Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN9234 Project Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9235 Managing Negotiations (4.5 units)
BUSN9236 Leadership: Theory, Practice and Experience (4.5 units)
BUSN9237 Financial Markets and Institutions (4.5 units)
BUSN9238 Advanced Issues in Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN9239 International Business in the Asia Pacific Region (4.5 units)
BUSN9241 International Business Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN9242 International Human Resources Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9243 International Marketing and Export Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9248 Managing People (4.5 units)
INTR9061 Governance and the new Political Economy of East Asia (4.5 units)
POAD9022 Public Management (4.5 units)
POAD9034 Risk Management - Principles and Practice (4.5 units)
POAD9037 Financial Management (4.5 units)