Master of Professional Accounting MPA
Open the door to senior management and become eligible for associate membership of three accounting professional bodies: CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and The Institute of Public Accountants.
In this program you will:
- Open doors to work in senior management roles and build a top-flight career. You will qualify to work in roles such as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Business Strategist, a Chartered Accountant, or as a key professional in the fast growing wealth management sector
- Cover contemporary business and accounting issues
- Explore accounting fundamentals, informatics, managerial finance, financial reporting, corporate reporting, issues in auditing practice, tax law and practice, and the principles of economics and commercial law
Location
CRICOS code
Duration
Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.Indicative fees
Indicative 2025 fees (A$)
Fee-paying Annual fee / Estimated total feeStart
- Session 2
- Session 5
First year only offered at this location.
First intake available Session 2, 2024
- Start
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- Session 2
- Session 5
- Delivery mode
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- Blended Learning
- Total courses
- 16
- Total units
- 192
- Duration
- 2 years 2 years
- CRICOS code
- 059557J
- UniSC program code
- BU772
Required courses (13) 156 units
ACC701 Public Health Foundations
ACC702 Chemistry
ACC703 Food Studies
ACC704 Active Lifestyle Nutrition
ACC705 Public Health Nutrition
ACC706 Principles of Nutrition
ACC707 Food, Nutrition and Menu Design
ACC708 Nutrition Practicum
ACC709 Food and the Consumer
BUS702 Nutrition Communication
BUS703 Project Management for Nutrition Practice
BUS706 Complementary Approaches to Food and Nutrition
INF701 Accounting for Managers
Electives (3) 36 units
Select 3 electives at 700 level from School of Business and Creative Industries.
Note: The following electives are secured to be available for this program at Moreton Bay:
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MGT701 Leading and Managing Organisations, Session 6 (From 2023)
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MGT702 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour, Session 5 (From 2024)
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MGT703 Strategy, Governance and Ethics, Session 2 (From 2025)
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all UniSC courses are available on every UniSC campus.
Entry to the Master of Professional Accounting program will normally require:
- Completion of a recognised Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent
English language requirements
Additional entry information
- Students who have completed a Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent in the same discipline may be eligible to receive credit of up to 48 units (4 courses)
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 192 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Online study mode not available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- Fee-paying estimate
- A$12,928
- Annual tuition fee (A$, 2025)
- A$27,800
- Estimated total tuition fee (A$, 2025)
- A$55,600