University of Canberra
Master of Professional Accounting
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Gain extensive technical, analytical and practical accounting skills, and learn the accepted industry ethics and integrity standards.
Course overview
The UC Master of Professional Accounting course has been carefully designed in close consultation with industry experts to help you maximise the quality of your time. Offering friendly, supportive and more engaging classes, this course is uniquely developed to help equip you with the necessary professional and technical skills to enter the Australian accounting industry with confidence.
Covering a diverse range of subjects such as Government Finance Management, Micro-finance, entrepreneurship and more, this course will bring you up to speed with the latest accounting practices, and help you meet the legal and professional requirements as determined by the professional accounting bodies of Australia.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
10th August, 2026
15th February, 2027
9th August, 2027
What you will study
To earn the Master of Professional Accounting, you must complete 48 credit points or 16 units. Each unit is valued at three credit points.
Students must pass 39 credit points as follows:
- Accounting Systems and Practices
- Business Finance
- Business Law
- Economics for Managers
- Management Accounting
- Research Methods
- Corporate Accounting
- Law of Business Associations
- Quantitative Methods in Commerce
- Revenue Law
- Accounting and Decision Support Systems
- Auditing and Assurance
- Advanced Issues in Accounting
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent as approved by the university. There are no work experience requirements. Students who have undertaken an undergraduate degree with a major in accounting with an Australian institution are ineligible for entry to the degree.
English language requirements
Applicants must have an IELTS Academic score of 6.5 overall, with no band score below 6.0 (or equivalent).
Outcomes
Career outcomes
The UC Master of Professional Accounting Course is a globally recognise and respected qualification that will expose graduates to a wide range of industries and numerous job opportunities all over the world including, but not limited to:
- Chief financial officer
- Tax manager
- Finance director
- Cost account manager
- Senior financial analyst
- Compliance manager
- Accounting manager
- Forensic accountant
- Personal finance advisor
- Entertainment production accountant
- Auditor
- Budget analyst
Learning outcomes
- Develop an advanced and integrated understanding of accounting and related disciplines required to practice as an accountant.
- Critically analyse, interpret and synthesise complex financial and related information, problems, concepts or theories.
- Exercise initiative and professional judgement to produce well developed advice and arguments in solving financial problems.
- Argue and justify ethical, socially responsible and sustainable business decisions in a complex business environment demonstrating high levels of personal autonomy and accountability.
- Evaluate and explain accounting and financial transactions to a broad range of stakeholders, including managers, clients, regulators, etc, and navigate in an increasingly complex financial, legal, economic and global business environment including recent developments in these fields.
- Display professional communication skills and the ability to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas using a variety of communication styles, as would be expected by audiences from technical or non-technical backgrounds.
Fees and CSP
Estimated full-course fee in 2026: From $31,620 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
2025 domestic full-fee paying place:
- Fee per unit: $3,862.50
- Fee per annum: $30,900
- Full-course fee: $61,800
The annual rate is the fee that applies to standard full-time enrolment, which is 24 credit points. The final fee charged is based on the proportion of 24 credit points in which a student enrols. Course fees are assessed annually and are subject to change.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- 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.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you only need to pay some of your tuition fees. The student contribution amount is the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per the units you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.