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This accelerated Masters program enables you to advance your career by earning both a bachelor's and master's degree in just four years. You'll diversify your expertise, boost your earning capacity with a higher-level qualification, and open doors to broader career prospects in various industries.
Get ready to thrive in the dynamic financial sector through South Australia's longest-running finance program.
Focusing on monetary transactions including borrowing, lending, and investments, you'll build a versatile understanding of the intricate finance sector during your studies. You'll acquire expertise in investment banking and fund management, with access to our cutting-edge Iress Trading Room on campus.
Recognizing that employers prioritize practical experience, we offer options to incorporate internships, mentorship programs, international exchanges, or work-integrated learning into your degree.
The Master of Professional Accounting equips you for a career as a qualified accountant. You'll cultivate analytical abilities, business management skills, and critical problem-solving techniques while mastering comprehensive accounting principles.
Your coursework will emphasize financial and managerial accounting, finance, business law, taxation, and auditing. Through modern research and practical case studies, you'll graduate prepared for international opportunities with expertise in accounting, taxation, financial management, and professional practice.
You'll tackle real-world scenarios and choose from hands-on electives like industry placements, simulation exercises, and our entrepreneurial Startup Studio course that guides you through business development. Additional experiential learning options include international study programs and professional mentoring. Our intensive summer and winter sessions provide further academic enrichment opportunities.
Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result, and demonstrate that they fulfil any prerequisite requirements and essential requirements for admission:
Recent secondary education
Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent
AND
Qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) or
Complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or
Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points
Applicants who have not achieved the Selection Rank required for automatic selection may be selected for any remaining places based on the grades of their year 12 subjects.
OR
Higher education study
Complete or partly complete a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution, or
Complete at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at undergraduate level or above
OR
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Complete an award from a registered training organisation at Certificate IV or above
OR
Work and life experience
Qualify for Special Entry, or
Complete a UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent, or
Hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past
English language requirements:
IELTS score of 6.0; TOEFL iBT score of 60 with Reading and Writing not less than 18; TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) score of 550 with TWE of 4.5; Cambridge CAE/CPE score of 169; Pearson's test of English (Academic) (PTE) score of 50 with Reading and Writing communicative scores not less than 50; CELUSA score of AE4.