Monash University
Master of Accounting
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Master's
Enhance critical skills in specialized fields such as accounting information systems, financial accounting, forensic accounting, auditing and management accounting while acquiring practical experience to translate insights into action.
Course overview
Organisations of all shapes and sizes call on accounting professionals to help them make more innovative and more sustainable decisions for the future. Their unique ability to unlock the power of relevant, insightful information is essential for making a positive impact.
Suppose you’ve already started building your own accounting skills through work and study. In that case, this program is the ideal opportunity to elevate your expertise – and make an informed decision about how you can take your career further.
Drawing on skills you’re developing in your work and study, the program will reshape the ways you think about accounting, research, data, financial analysis and more. You’ll build on critical skills across specialist fields of practice, such as accounting, information systems, financial accounting, forensic accounting, auditing and management accounting – while gaining the practical experience to turn insights into action.
In as little as one year, you’ll be equipped with a more specialised level of accounting expertise, ready to draw on this crucial business discipline in the most up-to-date and innovative ways – and drive meaningful, sustainable change in organisations. The course also offers you a fast-track route to completing your professional recognition with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
To complete the Master of Accounting, you must complete 12 units (72 credit points). It consists of Part A. Mastery Knowledge eight units (48 credit points) and Part B. Electives four units (24 credit points).
You must complete either a coursework or research pathway.
a. Coursework pathway
Complete the following units:
- Strategic management accounting
- Forensic accounting and fraud examination
- Financial reporting issues
- Integrated systems for business enterprises
- Management control systems
- Financial statement analysis and business valuation
- Business analytics (6 credit points)
Capstone unit
Complete one of the following units:
- Applied contemporary accounting
- Accounting study tour
- Industry placement
- Industry placement (12 credit points)
OR
b. Research pathway
Core units
Complete the following units:
- Strategic management accounting
- Forensic accounting and fraud examination
- Financial reporting issues
- Integrated systems for business enterprises
Honour research units
Complete the following units:
- Research methods
- Issues in financial accounting and auditing
- Issues in management accounting and systems
Honour level unit
Complete one of the following units:
- Management control systems
- Financial statement analysis and business valuation
- Business analytics
- Accounting for climate change
- Accounting for sustainability
Entry requirements
Entry level 1: 72 points to complete
Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a major in accounting with at least a high credit (65%) average or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA).
Entry level 2: 48 points to complete
Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Applicants must have one of the following:
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a major in accounting with at least a high credit (65%) average or equivalent GPA that meets the entry requirements of a professional accounting organisation.
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a major in accounting with at least a high credit (65%) average or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) and an Australian graduate certificate/honours degree (or equivalent).
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a major in accounting and two years of relevant professional experience.
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a major in accounting and full membership of a professional accounting organisation.
*Professional accounting organisations: Chartered Accountants Australia + New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) or a recognised equivalent professional accounting program.
Applicants applying based on work experience are required to provide a detailed curriculum vitae that outlines their employment history and professional experience.
English language requirements
For entry to Monash University, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. You can do this by completing one of the qualifications listed on their website.
If you've completed several measures of English proficiency over a period of time, the highest valid measure will be accepted, provided it was taken within the required time limitations.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements apply for admission to Monash University, Australia.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Be critical and creative scholars who:
- Produce innovative solutions to problems.
- Apply research skills to business challenges.
- Communicate effectively and perceptively.
Be responsible and effective global citizens who:
- Engage in an internationalised world.
- Exhibit cross-cultural competence.
- Demonstrate ethical values.
- Have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline-based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities we serve.
- Demonstrate judgement, integrity and creativity in the application of advanced knowledge and skills in accounting to existing and emerging events.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative 2026 first-year fee: $38,000 (domestic full-fee paying place).
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 48 credit points (normally eight units) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
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.