The Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcct) is designed especially for students who have never studied accounting before at university-level, but already have a bachelor's degree in another subject area, such as arts, teaching, law or economics. This internationally recognised qualification will prepare you to launch a career in accounting after just 14 months of study. It provides the ideal platform to start your journey towards becoming a professionally qualified accountant (CA ANZ, CPA Australia or ACCA). There are two intakes for the course each year, so you can start in either November or January. Please note it is a full-time, accelerated course with an intensive workload. During the course, you will develop advanced skills and knowledge in all the core areas of accounting and business, and be able to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to practical accounting situations. On completion, you'll be ready to start work in a public accounting practice, or a commercial firm or organisation. All of the papers in this 220-point taught masters degree are compulsory. You will learn about financial and management accounting, accounting information systems, commercial and corporate law, auditing, taxation, finance, and economics for business.

You can apply for the MPAcct if you: Have a bachelor's degree in any subject area, or equivalent, and Have achieved at least a B-minus grade average in your final year. International students International students must have an equivalent qualification from a recognised university, and meet the English language requirements for graduate/postgraduate programmes. English language requirements: an IELTS overall score of at least 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or an iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) score of at least 90, with a Writing score of at least 22, or a B grade or better at Level 8 in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English, or an overall score of C (with at least a C in the Writing band) in the Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes, or a PTE Academic overall score of at least 65, with no less than 58 for each communicative skill.