Master of Professional Accounting

Our Master of Professional Accounting will help you develop the skills and expertise you need for a rewarding career in accounting. You will develop the knowledge and expertise to future-proof your career. Undertake advanced learning in both theory and professional practice and learn to solve accounting and business problems in innovative ways. The degree meets the requirements for professional accounting accreditation with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and CPA Australia. The program offers graduates with a recognised bachelor's qualification in any field the opportunity to develop knowledge, understanding and expertise in the field of professional accountancy. The program's foundation exposes students to the broad organisational, regulatory and market context in which accountants operate. Students then pursue advanced learning in accounting within the contexts of both professional practice and the theoretical paradigms that underpin such practice.

Our Master of Professional Accounting graduates look forward to employment in or, the formation of their own accounting practices. Also to roles such as chief financial officers, chief information officers, financial controllers, company secretaries, financial analysts and planners, tax and estate advisers, financial and management accountants, auditors, system designers, investment advisors and managers. There are many employment opportunities for accounting graduates across a range of industries, many of our graduates go on to work in finance, banking, insurance, consulting, manufacturing, medicine and health, construction and engineering, media, advertising, marketing, public relations, telecommunication s and technology, property and real estate, and law and legal services. Some of our graduates have gone on to work at AMP, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Microsoft, Huawei, Vodaphone and eHealth.

To be considered for admission, an applicant is required to have:
Australian bachelor's degree or higher with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, or
Australian bachelor's degree or higher (minimum 50 percent required) or equivalent qualification, and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 630), or
University of Sydney Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting with a credit average (65 percent).
Units completed in the graduate diploma can be credited to the master's degree.
IELTS - A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL IBT - A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing