Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice)

Charles Darwin University
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Course Info

Summary

The 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 practicing accountant (CPA) or chartered accountant (CA). The course will provide you the technical and conceptual skills required in a competent accountant, and will 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

Career Outcomes

About Course
Course Credential

Master

Application Deadline

N/A

Course Availibility

Yes

Course specific Intake

Academics, GPA

Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Accounting Studies OR Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree or equivalent international qualification in any discipline. Applicants who have fully satisfied the entry requirements of the accounting professional bodies in their first degree are not eligible for entry.

English requirements

IELTS: A minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0. TOFEL: PTE: A minimum overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50.

Course Duration

2 Years

Tuition Fees

AUD 32760.00

*Price shown is for indicative purpose, please check with institution

IMP Notes

The 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.

Location

CDU Sydney, CDU Waterfront Darwin

Scholarships

Here are some scholarship that are available at The Charles Darwin University.

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements
  • Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
  • meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
  • not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
  • be liable for international full fees.
Who can apply:

All international

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements
  • Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
  • meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
  • not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
  • be liable for international full fees.
Who can apply:

All international