LEVEL 9
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUTING
Total 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 tuition fees $7,500 (NZD) (Approximate domestic fees only. Includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee (CCSF) 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.
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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
Internship
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.
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.
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:
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 16 – 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.
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
English Language Requirements
Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia)
• 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 in English (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
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.
• If English is not your first language, you’ll need one or more of the following: • Achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University Entrance • Provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency • Achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years
