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 (other than accounting) from an approved tertiary institution.
Students with an accredited degree in accounting are not eligible for admission into the Master of Accounting. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Course aims
The course aims to provide students with the appropriate knowledge, skills and attributes for a successful career as an accounting professional and to cultivate research practices for independent, industry and discipline related research in a business context. The course is designed to meet the educational component for entry into professional accounting body programs. The role of professional accountants in contemporary society will be explored with reference to ethics, globalisation and sustainability issues.
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Explain the role of accounting and financial management within an organisation and recognise taxation and other legal issues relevant to business.
- Appraise and apply the professional accounting body ethical standards to professional and business scenarios and critically evaluate the role of theory in informing accounting practice.
- Apply technical financial accounting skills to process transactions and construct accounts for a variety of organisations, including sole traders, partnerships and companies.
- Apply management accounting concepts to produce reports for management planning, control and decision making.
- Apply accounting information system concepts and auditing principles and processes to diverse business scenarios.
- Describe both qualitative and quantitative business research methods and apply relevant methods to workplace and/or academic projects.
- Work both individually and in groups to solve business related problems and communicate the results to a range of stakeholders.
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
58.5 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)
BUSN9254 Business Research Methods and Project (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 & 2 topics
13.5 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: An Asia Pacific Focus (4.5 units)
BUSN9233 Data Analysis for Decision Making (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 and Banking (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)
BUSN9258 International Study Tour (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)
^ Enrolment into these topics requires approval from the Program Director