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CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 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. 1 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 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. 2 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 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 3 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 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 4 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 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 5 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 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 6 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 [ ] 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. 7 CSU 2016 Handbook 22 October 2015 Back 8