MIT Courses > Master of Professional Accounting

MIT's Master of Professional Accounting aims to develop graduates who are ‘work-ready'. It is designed to span the core body of knowledge of the areas of accounting, management, marketing, economics, information systems and law. Knowledge and skills in these areas are required by businesses and industries worldwide. MIT's MPA graduates will be prepared for immediate employment.

The programme is accredited by:

1. CPA Australia (http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au)
2. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) (http://www.icaa.com.au)
3. National Institute of Accountants (NIA) (http://www.nia.com.au).

The course is delivered through lectures, tutorials and individual consultation with students. The curriculum includes a balanced use of case study analysis and problem solving approaches, so that theoretical concepts and technical skills are learned and applied to a range of situations. Students study in the classroom, through individual study and through group learning.

Entry requirements : As a minimum, applicants must have completed successfully a three-year Bachelor degree.

In addition to satisfying the entry requirements for Australian resident students or demonstrating equivalence, overseas students must provide evidence of proficiency in the English language being: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall band score of 6.0 (Academic) with no band score below 5.5, or its equivalent.

Course Fee : A $12,500 per year (from 2008, the course fee will be A$14,000 per year)

Scholarships:

All applicants to the program will be considered for a scholarship when they are not sponsored by other organisations or governments. The scholarships will provide financial assistance toward the cost of fees. Candidates can apply for a scholarship for the second year of the program, based upon their academic achievement at the end of the first year.

There will be a 50% scholarship in 3 rd semester for all students who achieve an average overall score of 75%, or more, in 2 nd semester, with no individual result below 70%. For this scholarship to be carried forward into final semester, these results must be maintained. The top 10% of the above will be eligible for a full scholarship, under the same conditions.

MITRA ( Melbourne Institute of Technology Recruitment Agency ) support:

For further information, please visit MITRA page.

The proposed study sequence is outlined in table below. However, students may enrol for any of the units at any stage, except in the case where such units require prerequisites, as there is no guarantee that every unit will be offered in any particular semester.

Semester 1		Semester 2
Unit	Credit Points	Unit	Credit Points
MIT565700 Introduction to Accounting [preq nil]	15	MIT665703 Financial Accounting [preq MIT565700]	15
MIT534603 Commercial Law [preq nil]	15	MIT565706 Computerised Accounting [preq nil]	15
MIT634602 Communication[preq nil]	15	MIT665702 Management Accounting [preq MIT565700]	15
MIT551904 Quantitative Methods [preq nil]	15	MIT533804 Economics [preq nil]	15
Semester 3		Semester 4
Unit	Credit Points	Unit	Credit Points
MIT665708 Corporate Accounting [preq MIT 665703]	15	MIT665812 Taxation Law [Corerequisite MIT534603]	15
MIT665802 Company Law [preq MIT534603]	15	MIT765813 Auditing [preq MIT665708]	15
MIT633202 Advanced Financial Management [preq MIT551904]	15	MIT665701 Accounting Theory [preq MIT665708]	15
MIT565814 Marketing and Management [preq nil]	15	MIT717403 Ethics [Corerequisites MIT665708, MIT665802]	15

Note :

•  All units are subject to change through the processes of regular course revision.

• This information was correct at the time of publishing – 08th July 2008.