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Master of Accounting (261AL) // Course structure
About this course
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Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Coordinator
Melbourne Business School
Course structure
The Master of Accounting program consists of sixteen semester-length subjects comprising eight core subjects, three capstone subjects and five elective subjects over four semesters full-time or eight semesters part-time.
Subject options
Core Subjects
Students must take the following eight core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90002 | Financial Statement Analysis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90005 | Issues in Corporate Reporting | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ACCT90026 | Forensic Business Processes | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACCT90031 | Sustainability Accounting | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BISY90009 | Managing Information Technology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ECON90045 | Microeconomics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FNCE90018 | Corporate Financial Policy |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90014 | Business Risk Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Capstone Subjects
Students must take the following three capstone subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90006 | Strategic Management Accounting | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ACCT90007 | Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ACCT90008 | Acc.Information and Security Valuation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Students can select five elective subjects from the FBE Masters level offerings, including the list below. This choice will be subject to the student having the required pre-requisite subject(s) and the approval of the Program Director and subject coordinator. Recommended electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90015 | Legal Issues for Accountants |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90016 | Taxation for Business Decision Making |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90030 | Information Processes & Control |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90034 | Current Issues in Accounting | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ACCT90035 | Public Sector Accounting and Reporting | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Melbourne Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90011 | Derivative Securities |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90016 | International Financial Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90045 | Financial Spreadsheeting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90046 | Treasury Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90047 | Financial Markets and Instruments |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90056 | Investment Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90057 | Ethics In Finance | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IBUS90003 | Issues in Managing the Multinational |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90018 | Managerial Psychology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90031 | Project Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90032 | Operations and Process Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90038 | Global Corporate Governance |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90111 | Management and Business Communication | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
The below elective subjects can only be taken with written permission from the Academic Program Director:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90010 | Strategic Performance Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90012 | Corporate Reporting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90013 | Financial Accounting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90014 | Auditing and Assurance Services |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Recommended Course Plan
For Semester 1 intake:
YEAR ONE
Semester 1:
ACCT90026 Business Forensics
ACCT90002 Financial Statement Analysis
FNCE90018 Corporate Financial Policy
Elective
Semester 2:
ACCT90031 Sustainability Accounting
ECON90045 Microeconomics 2
ACCT90005 Issues in Corporate Reporting
Elective
YEAR TWO
Semester 1:
ACCT90007 Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services
MULT90014 Business Risk Management
Elective
Elective
Semester 2:
ACCT90006 Strategic Management Accounting
ACCT90008 Accounting Information and Security Valuation
BISY90009 Managing Information Technology
Elective
Last updated: 30 January 2024