COHORT 14 Master of Professional

240 points; 18 months Likely roles include: The Master of Professional Accounting • Auditor is an 18-month coursework masters • Tax specialist degree programme designed to prepare graduates for a career in accounting. • Business adviser You will acquire knowledge and skills in • Systems business, accounting, finance, commercial • Management accountant law and taxation.

Career prospects

With a Master of Professional Accounting The programme is recognised as a pathway exemptions. Graduates of this programme you will have the skills and knowledge to becoming a accountant are also offered a fast track to Chartered required to launch a career as an through the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant accountant with a chartered accountancy Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and a (CIMA) membership through the Masters practice, industry or the public sector. certified practising accountant through CPA Gateway Assessment. Australia. The 18-month Master of Professional For more information about the Accounting is recognised as providing the In addition, the programme is recognised additional practical experience and study academic preparation for graduates seeking by the Association of Chartered Certified module requirements for becoming a to qualify as chartered accountants or Accountants (ACCA) and students who Chartered Accountant, please refer to the certified practising accountants. have completed the Master of Professional membership body websites. Accounting qualify for the maximum nine

Degree structure

The Master of Professional You will study core business courses These are an important component of Accounting is an 18 month, before continuing on to study a set of your degree, and will equip you with the specialised Accounting courses. You professional skills that you will need to 240-point programme studied will also complete four professional enhance your employability and success over six quarters. development modules. in the business world.

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING COHORT  Core Core Specialisation Specialisation Advanced Advanced in Accounting in Accounting Specialisation Specialisation in Accounting in Accounting 12345 6

• Managing People and • Financial Reporting • Financial Reporting • Analysing Financial • Strategic Management • Taxation for Business Organisations and Control and Accounting Statements Accounting • Auditing for Business • Economics for • Business Analytics • Business Finance • Management • Accounting • Capstone for Managers Accounting Information Systems MProfAcctg • Commercial and Corporate Law

Professional Development

See overleaf for more detailed course descriptions The information inthisdocument is provided asageneral guideonly for studentsand issubject to alteration. Course descriptions Professional Advanced specialisation Specialisation Core 15 points Economics forManagers BUSMGT 714 15 points Financial Reporting andControl BUSMGT 713 15 points Business Analytics BUSMGT 712 15 points Managing People andOrganisations BUSMGT 711 development 15 points Capstone Project forMProfAcctg BUSACT 705 15 points Auditing forBusiness BUSACT 704 15 points Taxation forBusiness BUSACT 703 15 points Accounting InformationSystems BUSACT 702 15 points Commercial andCorporate Law BUSACT 701 15 points Strategic BUSMGT 734 15 points Management Accounting BUSMGT 735 15 points Analysing FinancialStatement BUSMGT 733 15 points Business Finance BUSMGT 732 15 points Financial Reporting andAccounting BUSMGT 731 Module 2 Module 1 Module BUSMGT 701 -7.5 points Module 4 Module 3 Module BUSMGT 706 -7.5 points BUSMGT 703 -7.5 points BUSMGT 705 -7.5 points the critical analysis andsimulations. ofappliedscenarios, cases encing others andmanagingchange. Develops skillsandcompetencies including advanced communication through Focuses onthedevelopment ofadvanced professional attributes whichare to essential leadership including influ- confront managers. develop anunderstanding ofthecomplexity oforganisational contexts andthechallenges which andissues tively andmanage others including cross-border contexts. Focuses ontheapplication oftools andmodelsto Engages theemerging manager indeveloping that willenhancetheabilityto skillsandcapabilities workeffec marketplace. andevaluating andpresentation techniques opportunities foridentifying emphasises business ofselfto the professional in a range environments. ofbusiness Creates understanding ofanentrepreneurial mindsetand Develops key interpersonal strategies andskillsto manage selfandfunctioneffectively andcooperatively asa planning strategies to becomeanagile, reflective professional. Providescontext. forthedevelopment opportunities ofappliedcommunication skillsandpersonal career cultural anunderstanding withinapersonal, Establishes ofselfasanindividual and‘emergingprofessional’ managerial perspective. macroeconomy. Focuses onthemicro andmacroeconomic aspectsofmarket actors from a attributesExamines andbehaviours ofconsumers, firms, markets andtheirimpacts onthe andinstitutions andcommunicating informationassessing, oftheenterprise. aboutthehealth Focuses accounting knowledge onessential foreffective resource allocation andforquantifying, world. andtools decisionbiases Examines to(VUCA) overcome decisionmakingunderVUCA. Focuses onfact-based anddata-driven decisionmakinginavolatile, andambiguous uncertain,complex, challenges that managers andleaders face inmanagingpeople andorganisations. Focuses onthefoundations oforganisational behaviour andmanagingwithintheworkplace. the Examines of performance, forecasting, and thedevelopment ofrecommendations forchange and/or improvement. counting through a‘real-world’ financialanalysis case.Involves business ofcapital, cost ofrisk, theassessment Provides to opportunities extend andintegrate theunderstanding oftheoretical andpractical inac issues willbeontheauditEmphases process, including theplanningstage to theissuingofaudit opinion. Provides anunderstanding oftheaudit offinancialstatements that lends support to theircredibility. documentation through data flow diagrams and flowcharts, cycles, andcontroltransaction of risk. willbeontheroleEmphases ofaccounting information, processes, business system mappingand theprocessExamines ofdevelopment anddistribution ofaccounting information fordecisionmaking. the firm and achieving itsstrategic objectives. ability to legal identify requirements, critical andmechanisms to issues managingtherisk/reward profile of theimpactExamines ofthelaw ondecisionmakingandmanagement ofanorganisation. Develops the systems andperformance measurement through anappliedresearch project. sustainable value creation. Evaluates strategic management cost tools andtechniques, budgetary control Critically analyses therole ofstrategic management accounting infacilitating strategic decisionmakingand related issues. system,costing systems cost fordecision-makingandcontrol, andcontemporary performance appraisal, andmanagementDesign ofrevenue management andcost system. Analysis ofbudgets andstandards, Develops anunderstanding ofappropriate tools andtechniques usedto measure risk andassess andvalue. Focuses ontheanalysis offinancialstatements ofanorganisation’s andtheassessments performance. various techniques that financialmanagers cancreate forshareholders wealth andstakeholders. ofthemarkets thefunctions Examines forreal andfinancialassets,theirvaluation. onthe Focuses analysisinvestment, andcontracting decisions. Reporting Standards.application ofNewZealand Financial Focuses ontherole financialstatements play in Provides anoverview offinancial accounting principles withinNew andtheunderstandingZealand and types of , tax accounting issues, provisional ofexpenses,taxaccounting issues, types rebates, tax, PAYE system, taxreturns, andanintroduction to GST. Topics covered include thenature andprohibition ofincome,taxationthededuction ofcommontypes ofvarious Provides anoverview oftheIncomeTax Tax andtheGoodsServices Act andhowthey Act are relevant to taxpayers. COHORT 14

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