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Master of Professional Accounting (MPAE)	2010

SATAC Course Code	1CM525:1CM526
Course Code	MPAE
Faculty	FACULTY, LAW, BUSINESS AND ARTS
Sector	HE
Standard full-time completion	1.5 year/s
Standard part-time completion	3 year/s
Total Credit Points Required	120



	About the Course
	Admission Requirements
	Credit Transfer and Pathways
	Course Structure
	Recommended Study Plan
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
	Course Fees

Availability

Open to School Leavers	No
Open to International Students	No
Available for Admission in	Semester 2

Not Deferrable This course may not be deferred.

Location and Mode Offered

Year	Delivery Location	SATAC Code	Mode	Admin Location
2010	Casuarina Campus	1CM525	I	Casuarina Campus
2010	External Studies	1CM526	E	Casuarina Campus

This course is offered on a full fee paying basis.

About the Course
Graduates of degree courses other then accounting may later wish to enhance their management skills or become professional accountants by undertaking a conversion course such as this MPA, which enables graduates with non-accounting or partial accounting backgrounds to meet the academic requirements for membership of CPA Australia (CPA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the UK (ACCA). The course focuses on contemporary knowledge and skills required for practice as a public or chartered accountant; effective management; accountability and control; and effective decision-making for financial success.

Studies in this Master of Professional Accounting course will provide the technical and conceptual skills required to become a competent accountant, and will develop students' abilities to analyse, criticise and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. The skills and knowledge gained from this course will prepare students to be effective managers or financial analysts. Graduates find employment as accountants or financial analysts, and may increase promotional opportunities in their existing occupations.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree in any discipline.

Applicants who have fully satisfied the entry requirements of the accounting professional bodies in their first degree are not eligible for entry.Applicants who may have partially satisfied the entry requirements of the accounting professional bodies in their first degree are required to have their qualifications assessed by CPA Australia or The Institute of Chartered Accountant in Australia to ensure that they will exit with the academic qualification required for accreditation by the Australian Professional Accounting Bodies.

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

Course Structure

This is a conversion course that enables graduates with non-accounting backgrounds to meet the academic requirements for membership of CPA Australia, the ICAA and ACCA. This course is also available for students whose current qualifications only partially satisfy the application requirements of these accounting professional bodies. The course will equip students with contemporary knowledge and skills required for professional practice as a public or chartered accountant. The course will provide the technical and conceptual skills required in a competent accountant, and will develop students abilities to explore, analyse and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. Where students have prior CPA/ICAA assessed exemptions and require electives to complete the 12 units or 120 credit points, electives may be selected from the MBA, on approval of the Course Manager.

Applicants who already partially satisfy the requirements for applying for membership of CPA Australia or ICAA may exit the degree with a Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting or a Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting, providing the required accounting units have been completed. Students who undertake the program and wish to exit having successfully completed only four units but do not comply with the Professional Accounting requirements may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration. Students who have successfully completed eight or more units but less than the required 120 credit points and do not comply with the Professional Accounting requirements may exit with a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration.

Students wishing to take the special 8-unit pathway to professional entry must take eight defined units that permit their exit with a Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting these students should be aware that there might be restrictions placed on their advancement within the professional body of their choice.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Core Units
(11 units)
110
Core units totalling 110 credit points:

PRBA001 Accounting Principles*#
PRBA002 Cost and Management Accounting*#
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting*#
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities#
PRBA005 Accounting Theory*#
PRBA006 Computer-based Accounting Systems*
PRBA031 Business Communications
PRBE003 Economics Statistics* (replaces PRBS001 and PRBE001 see note below)
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance*#
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers*#
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
Students who intend exiting this award with a Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting (GDPA) to satisfy the 8-unit pathway into the professional bodies should note the two accreditation bodies ICAA and ICA Australia have different membership requirements.
ICAA entry requirements for the 8-unit pathway at GDPA level require all units marked * to be completed.
CPA Australia entry requirements for the 8-unit pathway at GDPA level require all units marked # to be completed.
The full professional accreditation requirements include all units other than the core unit PRBA031 and the specialist electives PRBM022 and PRBM030.

Specialist Electives (1 unit)
10
Specialist Elective totalling 10 credit points selected from
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour
or
PRBM030 Organisational Strategy and Leadership
120
Total Credit Points
PRBE003 - students who have already successfully completed PRBS001 or PRBE001 will need to discuss options with the Course Manager.

Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.

Recommended Study Plan

Students Commencing in Semester 1

The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 1 2011 and studying a standard full time or part time load. Students enrolling in a reduced load should use the table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.

Legend:
CO = Core Unit
SE = Specialist Elective
FULL TIME – Three units per semester over four semesters (2 years)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
PRBA001 Accounting Principles
CO
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
CO
PRBA002 Cost and Management Accounting
CO
PRBA005 Accounting Theory
CO
PRBE003 Economics Statistics
CO
PRBA006 Computer-based Accounting Systems
CO
Specialist Elective 1
SE
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
CO
Year 2
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
CO

PRBA031 Business Communications
CO

PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
CO

PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
CO

PART TIME – Two units per semester over six semesters (3 years)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
PRBA001 Accounting Principles
CO
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
CO
PRBE003 Economics Statistics
CO
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
CO
Year 2
PRBA002 Cost and Management Accounting
CO
PRBA005 Accounting Theory
CO
Specialist Elective 1
SE
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
CO
Year 3
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
CO
PRBA031 Business Communications
CO
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
CO
PRBA006 Computer-based Accounting Systems
CO

SPECIALIST ELECTIVE offerings from 2011
Semester 1
Semester 2
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour
SE
PRBM030 Organisational Strategy and Leadership
SE

Students Commencing in Semester 2

The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in Semester 2 2010 and studying a standard full time or part time load. Students enrolling in a reduced load should use these tables as a guide for planning an individual program of study.

Legend:
CO = Core Unit
SE = Specialist Elective

FULL TIME Four units per semester over three semesters (1.5 years)

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
PRBA001 Accounting Principles
CO
PRBA031 Business Communications
CO
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
CO
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
CO
Year 2
PRBA002 Cost and Management Accounting
CO
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
CO
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
CO
PRBA005 Accounting Theory
CO
PRBE003 Economics Statistics
CO
PRBA006 Computer-based Accounting Systems
CO
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
CO
Specialist Elective 1
SE

PART TIME Two units per semester over six semesters (3 years)

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1

PRBA001 Accounting Principles
CO

PRBA031 Business Communications
CO
Year 2
PRBA002 Cost and Management Accounting
CO
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
CO
PRBE003 Economics Statistics
CO
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
CO
Year 3
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
CO
PRBA005 Accounting Theory
CO
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
CO
PRBA006 Computer-based Accounting Systems
CO
Year 4

PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
CO

Specialist Elective 1
SE

SPECIALIST ELECTIVE offerings for 2010

Semester 1
Semester 2
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour
SE
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour (from 2011 this unit will only be offered in Semester 1)
SE
PRBM030 Organisational Strategy and Leadership (from 2011 this unit will only be offered in Semester 2)
SE


Course Fees
Non-Commonwealth Supported Places	Full fee paying places are available in this course. Fees and charges for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011 Fees and charges for 2009 and 2010 can be found at www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.

Contact Details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:


Email:	courses@cdu.edu.au
Phone:	(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963