Postgraduate course
Australian National University
Courses included
The Master of Applied Accounting is a one-year program for graduates who wish to equip themselves with essential accounting knowledge and skills. It is integrated with critical analysis and business research capabilities, that are fundamental to decision making in industry, government and private practice and highly valued by employers.
The program is designed for graduates with prior studies in business or economics disciplines and provides a strong knowledge base in the core accounting areas and a choice of capstone courses. Students with prior accounting studies can also choose to study advanced accounting courses, including specialist elective courses in public sector accounting, tax and auditing. Students seeking CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand accreditation are referred to the Master of Professional Accounting or Master of Accounting.
Completion of one of the following:
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Cognate disciplines: Accounting, Actuarial Studies, Business, Economics, Finance, Business Information Systems, International Business, Management, Public Administration.
Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program.
See the degree entry on the ANU website for a list of cognate disciplines.
ANU uses a 7-point grade point average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities.
Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications that are eligible to be considered.
For information about course credit for previous studies, see the program entry or read about course credit or exemption on the ANU website.
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