Master of Professional Accounting

ACCOUNTING MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

CREDITS 180 (1.5 EFTS) CAMPUS Mt Albert START DATES February or July DURATION Full-time for 18 months or part-time options available ANNUAL FEES $7,700 (NZD)

(Approximate domestic fees only. Includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee levy)

Career opportunities

• Financial accountant

• Management accountant • Auditor

• Taxation accountant

• Assistant accountant

• Intermediate accountant

• Provides a pathway to becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA or CPA)

Highlights

• Facilitates a career change. No prior experience in accounting or commerce is required. • Applied learning. Utilise case studies and scenario-based learning to apply theory and skills to real-world situations.

• Blended course delivery. Learn in a variety of different ways from facilitated workshops and interactive lectures to online learning, presentations and discussions, and self-directed learning. • Complete a research project.

Undertake a research project in an area of accounting you’re interested in exploring. • Do an internship. Apply advanced accounting skills in an organisation to gain valuable work experience. • Recognised by professional accounting bodies. This programme provides you with the academic requirements for membership with

CA ANZ and CPA Australia.

• Small classes. Facilitated by expert lecturers with the right experience to support your learning. • Strong, 35-year teaching history.

Unitec has been providing accounting graduates who meet the expectations of the market for 35 years. Looking for a way to fast track a career change into accounting? This advanced programme enables you to put your undergraduate degree (or equivalent work experience) towards a career in professional accounting – and provides a pathway to membership with professional accounting bodies.

Programme overview

A change in career is a common reality for many – you might be interested in forging a path in a new line of work or be ready to gain expertise in a different area of interest. Changing careers is a great way to open a range of new job opportunities and show employers that you’re adaptable - and unafraid of change.

This Master’s degree has been designed for those who would like to pursue a new career in professional accounting. It’s a conversion programme, meaning you have the advantage of covering core knowledge and competencies quickly - and developing higher level capabilities - so you can start working as soon as possible.

You’ll need an undergraduate degree to apply (or equivalent professional experience) – but it doesn’t matter what study discipline as the programme builds on the diverse skill set you already have. This includes analytical, problemsolving, and decision-making skills, technical accounting skills, and research capabilities, to operate in a variety of small to medium enterprises, as well as some larger organisations.

Professional accounting bodies

To work as a registered chartered accountant or certified practicing accountant in New Zealand, you need to gain membership to the following professional accounting bodies:

• Chartered Accountants Australia and

New Zealand (CA ANZ) • Certified Practising Accountants

Australia (CPA Australia)

There are so many benefits to being professionally certified and registered – global networking opportunities, discounted professional development – so when you successfully graduate this programme, you’ll have the academic requirements you need to apply for provisional membership.

Internship

As part of your studies, you’ll complete a 50-hour work-based internship where you’ll develop a proposal in collaboration with an external organisation, agree on objectives and timelines, and then complete the mahi. Our experienced staff will help you prepare for, and find a placement, at available internship opportunities in a range of New Zealand organisations. It’s a great opportunity to apply your learnings in a real business environment – and will help enhance your future employability.

Admission requirements

For this programme, you’ll need:

For applicants 20 years or older

• Provide sufficient evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other life experience that would indicate a successful outcome in the qualification.

For applicants under 20 years old

• A recognised Bachelor’s degree (or higher) with merit achievement (a grade average of B- or higher); or • A professional qualification in a relevant discipline, recognised as being equivalent to merit achievement in a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

English Language Requirements

• 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 in English (4 in reading, 4 in writing) • If English is not your first language, you’ll need one or more of the following: 1. Achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand

University Entrance 2. Provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency 3. Achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

Other options

If you don’t meet these requirements, you could apply for special or discretionary admission.

For more information download the programme regulations: unitec.ac.nz/accounting

International Students, please visit unitec.ac.nz/international