Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced)

What you will study

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points. Unless otherwise indicated, each subject is worth 10 credit points.

Core subjects

• Accounting Professional Engagement
• Accounting Theory and Applications
• Auditing
• Commercial Law
• Company Accounting
• Company Law
• Corporate Finance
• Economics
• Information Systems for Accountants
• Introductory Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Principles of Taxation

Electives

Students must complete 40 credit points from postgraduate Business subjects, with the selection to be approved by the Academic Program Advisor of the Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced).

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

Applicants must have one of the following:

• Successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in any discipline.
• Successfully completed a graduate certificate.

English language requirements

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English.

Contact the university for further information about English language requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), formerly known as transfer credit or advanced standing, is a way of recognising your previous study or work experience by granting credit towards your current program.

When your CPL application is approved, it means you've already demonstrated the knowledge, understanding and skills that match the learning outcomes of similar subjects or programs at WSU.

For more information, contact the university or visit its website.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Produce authentic resources or artefacts that express complex ideas using discipline–appropriate written and verbal skills suited to multiple audiences and contexts.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively perform different roles in teams, with changing membership roles and in complex contexts.
• Produce and justify a complex argument in a professional or enterprise context using multiple sources of relevant, discipline-appropriate information (textual or numerical).
• Plan a project and propose a well-formulated solution, including its contingencies and future implications, to a professional or enterprise problem that considers multiple professional or enterprise contexts (including global).
• Evaluate professional or enterprise practice in relation to culture and diversity in discipline-appropriate contexts (including first peoples/global) and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications.
• Evaluate economic, social and environmental decisions and practices and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications, for professional and enterprise practice.

Career outcomes

As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:

• Tax agent
• Tax accountant
• Accounting clerk

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2026: $35,840 (domestic full-fee paying place)

The fee estimate provided is indicative only and subject to change. This estimate is based on the current fee structures for a normal full-time study load.

A student’s fee may vary depending on:

• Specific subjects chosen.
• Duration and timing of study.
• Annual fee adjustments.

Please note that this estimate does not include the Student Services and Amenities Fee.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.