A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 120 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (12 units) | 120cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below.
ACT501 Accounting Principles (previously PRBA001) ACT502 Management Accounting (previously PRBA002) ACT503 Corporate Accounting (previously PRBA003) ACT504 Auditing (previously PRBA004) ACT505 Accounting Theory (previously PRBA005) ACT506 Accounting Information Systems (previously PRBA006) ECO505 Economics of Sustainability (replaces ECO504 from 2022) FIN510 Aspects of Corporate Finance (previously PRBF010) LAW511 Australian Tax Law (previously PRBL003) LAW513 Corporate Law LAW514 Commercial Law STA510 Business Statistics |
| 120 | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
COURSE CHANGES from 2022
ECO504 Business Economics will no longer be available
ECO505 Economics of Sustainability has been added as a Core unit
COURSE TRANSFER Arrangements 2016
Students who have completed PRBA031, PRBE003, PRBL004 or PRBM022 should NOT transfer to this new course.
Unit Code and Course Requirements from 2016
Following is a summary of unit code changes. ALL students should enrol in the latest unit code from 2016.
Pre-2016 Unit Code (MPAE requirements) | 2016 Unit Code (SPACC1 requirements) |
PRBA001 Accounting Principles | ACT501 Accounting Principles |
PRBA002 Cost and Management Accounting | ACT502 Management Accounting |
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting | ACT503 Corporate Accounting |
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities | ACT504 Auditing |
PRBA005 Accounting Theory | ACT505 Accounting Theory |
PRBA006 Computer-based Accounting Systems | ACT506 Accounting Information Systems |
PRBA031 Business Communications | Does not count towards the SPACC1 #see note below |
PRBE003 Economics Statistics | Does not count towards the SPACC1 #see note below |
| ECO504 Business Economics (new unit) |
| STA510 Business Statistics (new unit) |
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance | FIN510 Aspects of Corporate Finance |
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers | Does not count towards the SPACC1 #see note below |
| LAW514 Commercial Law (new unit) |
| LAW513 Corporate Law (new unit) |
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law | LAW511 Australian Tax Law |
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour | Does not count towards the SPACC1 #see note below |
Additional Information
- Students who have completed #PRBA031 Business Communications, #PRBE003 Economics Statistics, #PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers and/or #PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour should NOT transfer to this new course (SPACC1) as these units are not transferrable.
- COM510 Advanced Business Communication (previously PRBA031), ECO503 Economic Statistics (previously PRBE003), LAW512 Commercial and Corporate Law (previously PRBL004) and MAN506 Organisational Behaviour (previously PRBM022) DO NOT count towards this award and should not be completed by students enrolled in this course.