Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting (CRICOS 076835F)

The Master of Professional Accounting (16 subject program) is studied over 4 trimesters spread over 2 calendar years. Students can choose to make use of the 3 trimesters offered and study continuously to reduce the time of their course completion if they choose. The course is designed to enable graduates with a recognised bachelor’s qualification, graduate certificate or graduate diploma in any field, and at a standard equivalent to AQF Level 7 and acceptable to King’s Own Institute, the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required for Associate Membership of professional accountancy bodies such as Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)and CPA Australia (CPA). The course provides students with the foundation for a successful and rewarding career in professional accountancy.

The course has 16 core subjects, which offer students to an introduction to the broad organisational, regulatory and market contexts in which accountants operate. Students then pursue advanced learning in accounting within the contexts of both professional practice and the theoretical standards that underpin such practice. The course concludes with a Research Project component which reinforces technical excellence in these fields within a framework that emphases core professional competencies in critical thinking, problem-solving and strategic decision-making, professional communication and persuasion, information systems applications and management and ethical awareness and reasoning.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate current, comprehensive, coherent and connected knowledge

1. • Understand recent developments in accounting and applied business research methods
   • Engage in the process of research and the continuing learning needed to retain the necessary level of professional skills and knowledge in accounting

2. Command a higher order of skills in analysis and professional application through the planning and execution of project work and applied research

1. • Review critically, synthesise, apply and evaluate contemporary accounting theories and apply professional skills and knowledge in the systematic development of business solutions
   • Communicate business solutions effectively to stakeholders

3. Demonstrate leadership, creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations to solve complex problems and to think rigorously and independently

1. • Plan and execute a substantial research-based project on a topic relevant to accounting

4. Show an informed appreciation of the ethical standards and requirements for continuing professional development in accounting.