Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting
Study at a university ranked in the top 1% in the world for accounting and expand your depth of knowledge and career opportunities. Deakin’s Master of Professional Accounting allows you to graduate with the skills to practise as an accountant, specialising in your chosen field of business. Ready to upgrade…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Study at a university ranked in the top 1% in the world for accounting and expand your depth of knowledge and career opportunities. Deakin’s Master of Professional Accounting allows you to graduate with the skills to practise as an accountant, specialising in your chosen field of business.
Ready to upgrade your accounting career?
Now is the perfect time to draw on your prior career experience and add layers of new knowledge to become a sought-after expert in your field. Some of the key areas you will study include:
accounting and systems analytics
audit
economics
finance
financial accounting
law
management accounting.
As a graduate, you will have the option to complement your primary studies in professional accounting with a specialisation in a wide range of business-related fields. Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferrable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.
Modern-day employers are seeking professionals with not only strong theoretical knowledge and expertise, but also a breadth of transferrable skills. So, whether you’re wanting to build your finance skills or focus on IT, real estate or the arts, we offer the right specialisation to broaden your skill set. Some of your options include:
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Arts and Cultural Industries
Cyberlaw
Finance
Financial Planning
Human Resource Management
International Trade and Business
Management Consulting
Marketing
Project Management
Property and Real Estate
Supply Chain Management.
Not sure which specialisation to pursue? You won’t have to decide until you’ve commenced the course, giving you the chance to explore the many options that may benefit your future career.
Career outcomes
With real-world skills and awareness of current trends, graduates of the Master of Professional Accounting will be ready to hit the ground running in their chosen field and can seek employment in areas of accounting such as:
auditing
financial accounting
forensic accounting
management accounting
public sector accounting
taxation.
As a qualified accountant, you can choose to work in a range of different settings depending on your skills and preferences, such as:
all levels of government
banking and financial services
educational organisations
large firms
law firms
not-for-profit organisations
self-employment
small public practices
Given the fundamental shift of accountants moving towards wide-ranging advisory roles, career opportunities are also becoming available in other vocations, including roles as:
advisers in mergers and acquisitions
corporate recovery and insolvency
e-commerce or information technology
investment advisers
market analysts
tax consultants
treasury banking.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Deakin University is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide (ARWU). It is a global leader in many areas of study including accounting and finance, business, engineering, education, nursing, sport science, and sport management. It is known for its industry-based learning, with all degrees offering the opportunity for work placements. Deakin has four campuses across the state of Victoria, offering high-quality teaching and first-rate facilities. Our students love studying here – that is why Deakin University has been ranked #1 for course and student satisfaction in Victoria for 13 years (Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2022 (GOS)).
