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Master of Professional Accounting

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Master's Degree

Duration

1 year and 6 months

Next start date

Expected Mar 2027

Campus

City Campus

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Summary

The Master of Professional Accounting equips you with the skills to change careers and become an accountant. This postgraduate accounting degree can be completed in as little as one year.

The Master of Professional Accounting is designed for people with an unrelated degree who want to retrain as an accountant and work towards registration with leading professional accounting bodies – including the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), and CPA Australia. It's a good choice if you want to become a member of professional accounting bodies or change careers to work as an accountant.

You'll advance your understanding of accounting from a strategic business perspective and develop the financial expertise for senior management roles. Roles may include chartered accountant, management accountant, chief financial officer, finance manager, forensic accountant, business consultant, tax specialist or a role in senior management.

Entry criteria

Minimum entry requirements If you have New Zealand qualifications
  • Must have completed a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) with a B- grade average or higher in courses at level 7 or equivalent
If you have qualifications from another country

International student entry requirements

English language requirements
  • IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with a minimum score of 6.0 in each band.

English language requirements

IELTS may be waived (at the discretion of the Programme Director)
  • For a student who has completed a qualification, the language of instruction for which was English, and which was awarded within the last 3 years
  • For a student who has lived and/or worked in an English speaking environment for 3 years
Contact us to find out more about the Master of Professional Accounting

Email business.postgrad@aut.ac.nz
Phone +64 9 921 9906

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