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Master of Professional Accounting

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Business | School of Commerce

Program Code: OMPA

Program Level: Postgraduate

Home Campus: Offshore

Program Length (in EFTSL): 1.5

Program director/s

Further information about the program is available from the Hong Kong Baptist University website.

The final intake for this program in Hong Kong was July 2008

Aim

The program is designed to provide professional postgraduate education in the application of knowledge for those seeking a career in accountancy, and for others seeking to upgrade their knowledge and skills.

Entry requirements

Applicants for the Master of Professional Accounting must have completed a recognised bachelor degree (or equivalent).

Minimum English language entry requirements: coursework programs

The minimum English language entry requirements for international students who speak English as a foreign language are detailed below. It should be noted that some programs may specify higher English language entry requirements. These will be indicated in relevant program documentation.

Applicants are required to meet at least one of the English language entry requirements listed. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive.

Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

Postgraduate

English Language Test (see Note 1)

Score

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

 

·Reading and Writing

6.0

·Overall Band Score

6.5

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

 

·TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test)

90 with no band less than 21

·TOEFL PBT (Paper-based test)

577 with TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5

 

 

English Language Programs

Score

Successful completion of the CELUSA Academic English Program

Level 5

 

 

Other Qualifications

·Successful completion of a tertiary qualification at diploma level or above completed in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of at least two years of tertiary study at diploma level or above conducted and completed in English within the last five years in a country in which English is commonly used, as determined by the University (see Note 2). Where the study in English was more than five years ago, this requirement may be satisfied by subsequent and recent work experience of at least two years duration in a setting where English is the language of business subject to satisfactory evidence as determined by the University.

Note 1: Results from IELTS and TOEFL are valid for two years.

Note 2: The University, through UniSA International, maintains a list of countries where English is commonly used and which would satisfy this criteria. This may include particular educational institutions within a given non-English speaking country where English is the language of instruction.

Content/structure

The program comprises twelve courses totalling 54 units and consists of compulsory courses.


Program requirements

Course name Area + Cat. No. Units EFTSL
CORE COURSES   
Financial Accounting Fundamentals M - new course   
INFS 50234.50.125
ACCT 50214.50.125
BUSS 51144.50.125
ACCOUNTANCY COURSES   
BUSS 52484.50.125
ACCT 50164.50.125
BUSS 52334.50.125
ACCT 50134.50.125
LAWS 5009 
ACCT 50144.50.125
ACCT 50154.50.125
ACCT 50174.50.125

Rules

  1. No course from the program schedule which is substantially equivalent to a course taken in gaining another award may be included in the program of study.

  2. Students who have taken for another award, a course which is substantially equivalent to a course from the program schedule, may be granted up to 18 units (4 courses) of credit or may substitute a course of equal standing and units value, with the approval of the Program Director.

  3. The Program Director may approve variations to the program of studies for a student by substituting courses from the program schedule with courses from other graduate level programs in this or another university.

Notes

  1. For graduates to satisfy the tertiary educational requirements of CPA Australia and ICAA, all of the courses in the program schedule of the Master of Business (Accountancy)  must be taken, unless an equivalent course has been taken from another award.

  2. This is a fee paying program offered in Hong Kong in conjunction with the Hong Kong Baptist University. Applications should be directed to the School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Further information

Further information for HKBU program is available from http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/hkpb


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