Master of Commerce and Master of Accounting

Program Overview

The Master of Commerce and Master of Accounting program provides a comprehensive understanding of business functions and practical skills, including sustainable thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork. Students can specialize in key areas of demand and obtain a university qualification that satisfies the accreditation requirements for professional accounting certifications. The program develops students' research skills, critical thinking, and higher-level skills valued by employers, such as leadership and communication.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Commerce and Master of Accounting is a practical and flexible program that builds on the knowledge and skills acquired through professional experience or undergraduate studies in commerce and business. It provides a comprehensive understanding of all business functions alongside a set of well-regarded practical and transferable skills, including sustainable and ethical thinking, communication, problem solving, strategic thinking, and teamwork. Students have the opportunity to develop new areas of expertise or advance their knowledge by completing one or two specializations in key areas of demand.

Careers:

With a rapidly evolving job market, the program helps students upskill or reskill to take the next career step in their current industry or move to one that matches their changing interests.

Other:

• Students can choose from 10 specializations to deepen their knowledge in areas such as analytics, digital finance, and supply chain management.
• The program develops students' creative and innovative strategic know-how, enabling them to appraise and synthesize complex problems using data analytics and independent research.
• Students integrate their knowledge, skills, and critical thinking by applying theory to real or simulated scenarios.
• The program allows students to double their skills and career advancement prospects by studying two specializations or combining the degree with another.
• Students gain essential financial and management accounting knowledge, acquiring skills in assurance and audit, commercial law, economics, financial management, and information systems.
• The program develops students' research skills and practice, enabling them to interpret and appraise recent developments in accounting, make professional judgments, and solve complex accounting problems.
• Students learn higher-level skills that employers value, including leadership, adaptability, innovation, clear and effective communication, and diversity management.
• The program is taught by highly qualified and experienced lecturers with first-hand experience with the CPA and CA programs and who consult to CA ANZ and CPA Australia.
• Students can double their knowledge in two complementary or completely different areas, fast-track their learning by up to two years, and save both time and money.
• Students can personalize their double degree by choosing the combination they consider will best kick-start their career.