Adelaide University
Master of Accounting and Business Analytics
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Build foundational knowledge across economics and finance before completing advanced coursework in accounting and business analytics.
Course overview
Adelaide University’s Master of Accounting and Business Analytics is a digitally focused, industry-designed degree that prepares you to solve modern business challenges. Hone your accounting and business analytics skills – ready for that job promotion you’ve been wanting or your dream career.
Nail the basics with introductory courses in economics, accounting, business analytics and finance. As you go further into your studies, you’ll tackle more complex accounting and business analytics topics – including predictive and visual analytics, management accounting, advanced financial accounting and managing with big data analytics. Sharpen your skills with an industry project in your final year, gaining an insight into the kind of work you might do.
Graduate able to use cutting-edge predictive tools, apply data visualisation methods and understand the key laws, regulations and issues modern businesses face. You’ll be ready to advance your accounting or business career and possess key analytical skills employers are looking for.
Key facts
What you will study
Students must complete 96 units comprising:
- 84 units for all core courses.
- Six units for all work-integrated learning.
- Six units for electives
Each course is worth six units.
Complete 84 units for all of the following:
- Accounting Concepts and Methods
- Management Accounting Concepts and Techniques
- Accounting Information Production and Analytics
- Auditing and Assurance Services
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Principles of Finance
- Intermediate Financial Reporting
- Business Statistics
- Predictive and Visual Analytics
- Commercial and Business Law
- Fundamentals of Business Analytics
- Managing with Big Data Analytics
- Economic Principles
- Customer Analytics
Entry requirements
Admission criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
- A completed bachelor's (AQF level 7) or bachelor's honours (AQF level 8) degree or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution; OR
- A completed nested or related graduate certificate (AQF level 8) or higher or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be credited towards your postgraduate studies, provided they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university's Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
- Build a solid foundation on key business principles, with topics on quantitative methods, economic principles, accounting concepts and methods, principles of finance and business analytics.
- Understand how accounting systems are used in organisations to make decisions and problem-solve.
- Learn how to apply accounting standards to make informed policy choices. Be able to analyse customer data to improve business performance.
- Understand how to use existing and emerging AI tools to help you make decisions – such as forecasting product sales or market trends.
- Build an awareness of business laws and regulations, current issues in auditing and methods for consolidating financial statements.
- Discover financial budgeting and forecasting techniques and how to leverage AI for processing big data.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $43,100 (domestic full-fee paying place).
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 48 units (normally eight courses) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of courses studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.