Master of Professional Accounting – Financial Planning
Master of Professional Accounting – Financial Planning
Accounting is more than number crunching. Studying accounting with us can take you far beyond the office desk and computer screen – both during your studies and after graduation. With our practical internships and work experience opportunities, you will engage with Tasmanian industry during your studies, providing real world experience…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Accounting is more than number crunching. Studying accounting with us can take you far beyond the office desk and computer screen – both during your studies and after graduation.
With our practical internships and work experience opportunities, you will engage with Tasmanian industry during your studies, providing real world experience and building connections to help forge your future career.
If you don’t have a formal accounting qualification and want to break into this thriving field, our Master of Professional Accounting is the perfect place to start. You will have various opportunities to gain practical experience through internships via our Work Ready Program (available to students studying at our Launceston campus) and Tax Clinic (available to students studying at our Hobart and Launceston campuses), and our highly qualified industry experts will prepare you for accounting roles all over the world.
A career in accounting is about providing expert consultation and helping businesses with sound judgement and decision making.
Course objectives
The Master of Professional Accounting will provide you with a holistic overview of accounting in today’s business world, including the social, financial, and environmental impacts of the industry. You will engage with our Australian industry partners, such as KPMG, CPA, Blundstone, and Hazell Bros, all while learning in a supportive and interactive environment.
While you can study accounting anywhere in the world, by choosing to study in Tasmania you will be fully immersed in the uniqueness of Tasmanian industry. Our direct connection to industry means that you will develop a strong understanding of Tasmania’s key sectors, including aquaculture, agribusiness, export trade, and tourism.
While completing your degree, you will simultaneously be growing your professional network and enhancing your career prospects. Our industry workshops and internships allow you to meet real employers and see first-hand how professionals of all levels apply their skills in everyday work. For many of our students, there has also been direct employment opportunities as a result of their internship and industry connections.
Learning Outcomes
1 Solve contemporary business problems using critical research techniques, applied accounting concepts, innovative thinking, while applying a sustainable business model lens.
2 Justify business ideas in complex contexts using effective oral and written communication techniques with both accounting and non-accounting professionals.
3 Research and analyse business performance and impacts to make recommendations to decision makers
4 Demonstrate collaboration, cooperation and teamwork when making collaborative decisions and working with people from diverse backgrounds.
Career outcomes
Accountants are needed in every industry. They provide sound advice on all financial aspects of a business, including financial reporting, taxation, auditing, cost management, and planning and decision making for organisations.
Specialisation: Financial Planning
The Financial Planning specialisation equips students with an in-depth understanding of financial planning arrangements in relation to investment planning, retirement planning and socially responsible investing, and their applications for use in real life business situations. Successful completion of this specialisation along with completion of BFA508 Introduction to Financial Planning in the core MPA units, will provide prerequisite for admission into the professional year as a new financial adviser.
Students should complete 4 units (50 credit points) from the following list
Core units
- BFA508 Introduction to Financial Planning
- BFA515 Ethics and Professionalism
- BFA607 Investment Planning
- BFA608 Retirement Planning
REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have: A completed undergraduate or postgraduate course in any discipline at Bachelor level (AQF level 7) or higher (or equivalent). Students having a prior qualification in accounting will be considered for recognition of prior learning (up to 4 units).
In addition to the requirements for international applicants must also provide one of the following:
IELTS 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0)
TOEFL (iBT) 72 (no skill below: Reading 16; Listening 16; Speaking 18; Writing 22)
PTE Academic 50 with no score lower than 50
UTAS English for Academic Purposes – EAP2 – 60% (no individual score less than 60%).
Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) – B Grade
Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English), Cambridge BEC (Business English Certificate) Higher – C Grade
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Tasmania was officially founded on 1st January 1890 and is located at Sandy Bay, Tasmania. In addition to the main campus at Sandy Bay, it also operates out of the Newnham Campus and the Cradle Coast Campus. The most popular courses offered are the environmental studies that include wilderness management, marine sciences and indigenous studies in Tasmanian literature. Other unconventional courses include agriculture development, studies on the community and population and ocean study programs. The university also comprises of a Music Conservatorium, Art school and a School of Clinical studies.
