Master of Commerce (Accounting) (MC-COMACT)

Overview

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

• a four-year undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics or other quantitative discipline with a weighted average mark of at least 75% (H2A), or equivalent; and
• a personal statement outlining why they wish to be considered for the course; and
• the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), unless the applicant has met one of the approved conditions for GMAT exemption.

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

• prior academic performance; and
• the personal statement; and
• the GMAT score unless the applicant has met one of the approved conditions for GMAT exemption.

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board Rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to providingsupport to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Course structure

Students in the Master of Commerce (Accounting) will need to complete 16 subjects, comprising nine compulsory accounting subjects, one economics subject, one econometric subject and five electives.

Subject options

Year One

Core Subjects

All students must take the following subjects:

All students must take one of the following subjects:

All students must take one of the following subjects:

Elective subject

In consultation with the Program Director, students must complete one subject from the approved elective list.

Year Two

Core Subjects

All students must complete the following subjects:

Elective Subjects

In consultation with the Program Director, students must complete four subjects from the elective list.

Approved Electives

Master of Commerce (Accounting) Course Progression Rules:

• students must obtain an overall average grade of 75% or higher in year one subjects to be able to progress to year two of the course.

Progression to the PhD

To successfully move from the Master of Commerce (Accounting) into the PhD students must:

• complete the Master of Commerce (Accounting) with an average grade of 75% or higher;
• achieve an average grade of 75% or higher in the compulsory Accounting subjects taken in years one and two of the course (Please note that if a student is approved to take a subject in lieu of a compulsory accounting subject, the grade in the other subject will be included in the calculation of the average);
• achieve a grade of 80% or higher in ACCT90003 Accounting Research Report.

Last updated: 18 December 2020