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CSU 2016 Handbook
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Master of Professional Accounting (CPA
Extension)
includes:
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension)
The Master of Professional Accounting provides specialised formal knowledge, capabilities
and competencies in accounting and related business areas. The Master of Professional
Accounting is designed for students looking for a change in career, and opens the way to
many vocational choices in areas of financial management, public practice, commerce and
industry, government and semi-government organisations, and accounting education. The
Master of Professional Accounting meets the academic requirements for accreditation with
CPA (Certified Practising Accountant) Australia and the Chartered Accountants in Australia
and New Zealand.
The course includes the following awards:
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) MProfAcc (CPA Extension)
Course Study Modes and Locations
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) (2713PA)
Distance Education - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension)
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when
studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment
Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
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Admission criteria
CSU Admission Policy
For entry to the Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) applicants are required
to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or
equivalent). The undergraduate degree if completed in Australia must be in a field other than
Accounting. Applicants without an appropriate tertiary qualification should consider applying
for the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting or Graduate Diploma of Accounting
and then completing the Master of Professional Accounting (16 subjects). For international
students an additional requirement is an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with no score below 6.
Score result must have been attained within two years of commencement of the course.
Applicants wishing to transfer into the program from another CSU program must have a
credit average on studies completed prior to transfer.
Credit
CSU Credit Policy
Students may receive up to 50% credit into the MPA (CPA Extension) program for related
prior postgraduate studies with a grade of Credit or above. Credit will not be awarded for
work experience.
Graduation requirements
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 144 points.
Course Structure
Students who enrol in a ‘CPA subject’, must be enrolled in the CPA Program administered by
CPA Australia and sit the CPA Australia exams. In completing the ‘CPA subject’ in the
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) with Charles Sturt University, students
do not receive the CPA Australia qualification until they have met all the requirements of the
CPA Program as set by CPA Australia, from time to time. For information about the CPA
Program, visit www.cpaaustralia.com.au.
The course consists of eighteen (18) subjects which must be completed in two stages. All
subjects in Group A must be completed prior to progressing to subjects in the other groups.
On successful completion of the Group A core subjects, students must enrol in the
professional level of the CPA Program. They will then complete the core Group B subjects
and two (2) of the four (4) restricted elective subjects while concurrently enrolled in the
related CPA segment.
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Core subjects
Group A
ACC566Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC512Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539Accounting Information Systems
ACC514Financial Accounting
ACC515Accounting & Finance
ACC544Decision Support Tools
ACC567Financial Accounting 2
ACC568Auditing
ACC518Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ECO511Economics for Business
LAW504Business and Corporations Law
LAW505Taxation 1
Group B
ACC586Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587Strategic Management Accounting CPA
ACC588Financial Reporting CPA
ACC589Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
Restricted Electives: choose two (2) subjects from:
ACC596Advanced Taxation CPA
ACC597Advanced Audit and Assurance CPA
ACC598Financial Risk Management CPA
ACC599Contemporary Business Issues CPA
Enrolment Pattern
Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension)
Full-time Study Sequence
If commencing at the start of a calendar year
1st session of enrolment
ACC566Accounting Systems & Processes
ACC515Accounting & Finance
ECO511Economics for Business
2nd session of enrolment
ACC539Accounting Information Systems
ACC514Financial Accounting
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LAW504Business and Corporations Law
3rd session of enrolment
ACC544Decision Support Tools
ACC567Financial Accounting 2
LAW505Taxation 1
4th session of enrolment
ACC512Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC518Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ACC568Auditing
5th session of enrolment
ACC586Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Restricted Elective
6th session of enrolment
ACC588Financial Reporting CPA
ACC589Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Restricted Elective
If commencing in the second session of a calendar year
1st session of enrolment
ACC512Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539Accounting Information Systems
LAW504Business and Corporations Law
2nd session of enrolment
ACC566Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511Economics for Business
LAW505Taxation 1
3rd session of enrolment
ACC514Financial Accounting
ACC568Auditing
ACC518Current Developments in Accounting Thought
4th session of enrolment
ACC515Accounting & Finance
ACC544Decision Support Tools
ACC567Financial Accounting 2
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5th session of enrolment
ACC586Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC588Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Restricted Elective
6th session of enrolment
ACC587Strategic Management Accounting CPA
ACC589Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Restricted Elective
Distance Education Study Sequence
If commencing at the start of a calendar year
1st session of enrolment
ACC566Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511Economics for Business
2nd session of enrolment
ACC512Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539Accounting Information Systems
3rd session of enrolment
ACC544Decision Support Tools
ACC515Accounting & Finance
4th session of enrolment
ACC514Financial Accounting
LAW504Business and Corporations Law
5th session of enrolment
ACC567Financial Accounting 2
LAW505Taxation 1
6th session of enrolment
ACC568Auditing
ACC518Current Developments in Accounting Thought
7th session of enrolment
ACC586Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC587Strategic Management Accounting CPA
8th session of enrolment
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ACC588Financial Reporting CPA
[ ] Restricted Elective
9th session of enrolment
ACC589Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
[ ] Group B Elective
If commencing in the second session of a calendar year
1st session of enrolment
ACC512Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC539Accounting Information Systems
2nd session of enrolment
ACC566Accounting Systems & Processes
ECO511Economics for Business
3rd session of enrolment
ACC514Financial Accounting
LAW504Business and Corporations Law
4th session of enrolment
ACC567Financial Accounting 2
LAW505Taxation 1
5th session of enrolment
ACC568Auditing
ACC518Current Developments in Accounting Thought
6th session of enrolment
ACC515Accounting & Finance
ACC544Decision Support Tools
7th session of enrolment
ACC586Ethics and Governance CPA
ACC588Financial Reporting CPA
8th session of enrolment
ACC587Strategic Management Accounting CPA
[ ] Restricted Elective
9th session of enrolment
ACC589Global Strategy and Leadership CPA
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[ ] Restricted Elective
Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC515 Accounting & Finance
ACC518 Current Developments In Accounting Thought
ACC539 Accounting Information Systems
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC566 Acc Systems and Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW505 Taxation 1
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About
Residential School page.
Accreditation
The Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Extension) has been accredited by CPA
Australia.
Delivery of the professional level of the CPA Program in any university course requires
annual registration as a Tuition Provider
and annual course accreditation. As this course includes subjects supporting the professional
level of the CPA Program, it will be subject to annual re-accreditation.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact
info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email [email protected]
The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of
publication: October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any
time without notice.
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