BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Master of Professional Accounting ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Professional Practice) Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Accounting Studies. SATAC CODE – 1CM557 OR Waterfront Darwin, Online (Full Fee) Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree or equivalent international qualification in any discipline. UAC CODE – 873171 Applicants who have fully satisfied the entry requirements of the Waterfront Darwin, Online (Full Fee) accounting professional bodies in their first degree are not eligible DURATION – 2 years full-time, 4 years full-time for entry. INHERENT REQUIREMENTS DOMESTIC INTAKE – Semester 1, Semester 2 Inherent requirements apply to this course. See http://www.cdu.edu.au/inherent-requirements for details. ABOUT THE COURSE Our professional practice MPA provides you with a unique opportunity to work in an organisation and gain valuable professional experience while also gaining an MPA qualification. The course will equip you with contemporary knowledge and skills required for professional practice as a certified practising accountant (CPA) or chartered accountant (CA). Gain the technical and conceptual skills required in a competent accountant, and develop your ability to explore, analyse and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. You will undertake a piece of research in your capstone unit of study that incorporates accounting theory and contemporary issues. You can choose to undertake a professional placement, applied research specialisation or to choose electives that support your career objectives. For your professional practice component CDU provides training specific to working effectively in an organisation. You are then provided with a placement opportunity to work in an organisation of approximately 300 hours over a period of eight to ten weeks. If you wish you may also organise your own placement with a suitable organisation. The placement occurs in the last semester of study and provides you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained during your MPA studies. INHERENT REQUIREMENTS Inherent requirements apply to this course. See http://www.cdu.edu.au/inherent-requirements for details. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION This conversion course enables graduates with non-accounting, partial accounting, or accounting but not equivalent to Australian accounting backgrounds to meet the academic requirements for membership of CPA Australia and The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Completing a Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice) can lead to a wide range of career opportunities in small, medium and large organisations. As a graduate, you may become a financial accountant, management accountant, financial auditor, tax auditor/preparer, business/financial analyst, or work in a large multinational company or 'Big Four' accounting firm. Or, you could run your own businesses, work in a small local accounting firm, or work in other areas of business management. Charles Darwin University 79 2023 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees