Master of Professional Accounting

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Admission rule b - updated to clarify currency requirement

Program of study:

Listed units - AFM442 replaced with ECON405. AFM502 withdrawn

Note to change to program of study

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Program of Study

Addition of Rule (c) Listed units:

• AFM404 Fundamentals of Personal Finance
• AFM521 Accounting Project
• MM503 Management Practices in Responsible Organisations
• MM521 deleted; replaced with MM503 Management Practices in Responsible Organisations

Unit title changes

• BUS599 title changed to Innovation in Business
• MM403 title changed to Strategic Management and Sustainability

Note unit additions/title changes

This course is now offered through Open Universities Australia (OUA). A separate Program of Study – Schedule B, has been added for this cohort of students. Schedule A is for UNE admitted students.

Program of Study – Rule (c)

Listed Units:

• COSC472 code changed to COSC572

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Changes to Admission to Candidature Rule (c):

• for international students, hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification from an overseas institution.

Changes to Advanced Standing Rule (b):

• Candidates admitted under Rule (b) shall be granted a maximum of 24 credit points of Block Advanced Standing and 24 credit points of Specified Advanced Standing based on their admission to candidature.

Note changes to Admission Rules and Advanced Standing Rules.

Changes to Admission to Candidature Rule (c):

• for international students, hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification from an overseas institution.

Changes to Advanced Standing Rule (b):

• Candidates admitted under Rule (b) shall be granted a maximum of 24 credit points of Block Advanced Standing and 24 credit points of Specified Advanced Standing based on their admission to candidature.

In the Program of Study under Rule (c), the following units have been added to the listed units:

• AFM506 Issues in Management Accounting
• AFM564 Issues in Auditing and Professional Practice
• LSSU451 Legal Studies
• MM403 Strategic Planning and Management
• MM439 Strategic Human Resource Management
• MM521 Processes of Management.

• AFM472 has been recoded as COSC472
• New unit BUS599 is being added to the listed units under Rule (c).

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2018 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Note unit, unit code and title changes.

Note changes to Admission Rules and Advanced Standing Rules.

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course.

There have been major changes to the Master of Professional Accounting for 2017 - please refer to https://my.une.edu.au/courses/2017/courses/MPA for full details.

• There are now three levels of admission within the   Program of Study:
  Candidates admitted under Rule (d) has been withdrawn

Course Structure

• Candidates admitted under Rule (a): Block Advanced   Standing 24 cps plus Core Units 72 cps to complete
• Candidates admitted under Rule (b): Block Advanced   Standing 24 cps plus Specified Advanced Standing 24 cps plus Core Units 48   cps to complete
• Candidates admitted under Rule (c): Advanced Standing 72   cps plus Listed Units 24 cps to complete

Program of Study – Rule (a)

Advanced Standing

• Block Advanced Standing has been added – 24 cps
• Block Advanced Standing of 24 credit points will be   awarded based on completion of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree.

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 84 cps to 72 cps
• AFM472, AFM524, LSSU451 and LSSU591 has been withdrawn
• AFM575 and LSSU594 has been added

Listed Units have been removed

Program of Study – Rule (b)

Advanced Standing:

• Credit points changed from 24 cps to 48 cps;

Block Advanced Standing – 24 cps

Specified Advanced Standing – 24 cps

• Block Advanced Standing of 24 credit points and Specified   Advanced Standing of 24 credit points granted for completion of the AQF Level   8 Graduate Certificate in Accounting from UNE or equivalent. Units granted as   specified Advanced Standing will be determined by the UNE Business School.   Students admitted under Rule (c) will complete 48 credit points at UNE.

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 60-84 cps to 48 cps
• Credit points will depend on Advanced Standing granted
• AFM472, AFM524, LSSU451 and LSSU591 have been withdrawn
• AFM575 and LSSU594 has been added

Listed Units have been removed

Program of Study – Rule (c)

Advanced Standing has been removed

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 60 cps to 72 cps
• AFM472, AFM524, LSSU451 and LSSU591 have been withdrawn
• AFM403, AFM406, AFM575 and LSSU594 have been added

Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 0-12 cps to 24 cps
• MM403 has been withdrawn
• AFM442, AFM472, AFM502, AFM524, AFM567, LSSU450, LSSU591,   LSSU593, MM467 and WORK500 have been added

Recommended Pathway has been removed

Exit Pathways

Graduate Certificate in Accounting is an Exit Pathway for Rules (a) or (c).

Graduate Diploma in Accounting is an Exit Pathway for Rules (a), (b) or (c).

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Note unit, unit code and title changes

Note course structure changes

Note changes to Advanced Standing

Note changes to Exit Pathways

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course

• There are now four levels of admission   within the Program of Study:
  Candidates admitted under Rule (a) – remains unchanged
  Candidates admitted under Rule (b) or (c) – changed to Rule (b) only and Rule   (c) moved to a separate Program of Study
  New – Candidates admitted under   Rule (c): 24 cps Specified Advanced Standing and 72 cps to complete (60 cps   Core Units and Listed Units: 0-12 cps; Recommended Pathways: 0-12 cps)
  New – Candidates admitted under   Rule (d): 24 cps Specified Advanced Standing (60 cps Core Units and Listed   Units: 0-12 cps; Recommended Pathways: 0-12 cps)

For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

Core Units:

• AFM541 code changed to AFM505

Listed Units:

• AFM504, AFM522, AFM532, AFM540, MM403 and   MM467 have been added

For candidates admitted under Rule (b) or (c) – now Rule (b) only

Block Advanced Standing of 24 cps changed to Specified Advanced Standing of 24 cps granted for undergraduate units completed in an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline. The units awarded as Specified Advanced Standing will be determined by the UNE Business School.

Core Units:

• AFM541 code changed to AFM505
• AFM403 moved from Listed Units to Core   Units
• AFM406, ECON406 and QM461 have been added

Listed Units:

• AFM504, AFM522, AFM532, AFM540 have been   withdrawn
• AFM502, AFM566, AFM567, AFM568, LSSU450 and   LSSU593 have been added

New – For candidates admitted under Rule (c)

Specified Advanced Standing: 24 cps

Core Units:

• Complete the following units:
• AFM410, AFM472, AFM501, AFM505, AFM519,   AFM524, AFM531, ECON406, LSSU451, LSSU591, LSSU592

Listed Units:

• For those following a general Master of Professional Accounting (No Recommended Pathway) complete 12 cps from the following units:

• AFM504, AFM522, AFM532, AFM540, MM403

Recommended Pathways:

• Candidates may choose to complete a   Recommended Pathway from the following:
• Tax Practitioner: LSSU450 and LSSU593
• Financial Planner: AFM502 and 6 cps from:   AFM566, AFM568, AFM568

New – For candidates admitted under Rule (d)

Specified Advanced Standing: 24 cps

Core Units:

• Complete the following units:
• AFM403, AFM406, AFM410, AFM472, AFM501,   AFM505, AFM519, AFM524, AFM531, ECON406, LSSU451, LSSU591, LSSU592, QM461

Listed Units:

• For those following a general Master of Professional Accounting (No Recommended Pathway) complete 12 cps from the following units:

• AFM502, AFM566, AFM567, AFM568, LSSU450,   LSSU593

Recommended Pathways:

• Candidates may choose to complete a   Recommended Pathway from the following:
• Tax Practitioner: LSSU450 and LSSU593
• Financial Planner: AFM502 and 6 cps from:   AFM566, AFM568, AFM568

Note unit code changes

Note Course Requirement changes

Note Program of Study changes

Note Block Advanced Standing changed to Specified Advanced Standing for Rule (b)

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Subject to meeting new admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2016

There have been major changes to the Master of Professional Accounting for 2015.

• Course credit points changed from 72 cps to 96 cps
• There are now two levels of admission within the Program of Study:
  Candidates admitted under Rule (a): 96 cps to complete (Core Units: 84 cps; Listed Units: 0-12 cps; Recommended Pathways: 0-12 cps);
  Candidates admitted under Rule (b) or (c): 24 cps Block Advanced Standing and 72 cps to complete (Core Units: 60 cps; Listed Units: 0-12 cps; Recommended Pathways: 0-12 cps)
• New – Recommended Pathways: Tax Practitioner; Financial Planner

For candidates admitted under Rule (a) (was Program of Study)

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 72 cps to 84 cps
• GSB642 has been withdrawn
• GSB641 code changed to AFM541
• GSB644 code changed to AFM519
• GSB701 code changed to AFM406
• GSB703 code changed to AFM403 and title changed Management Accounting
• GSB711 code changed to AFM531
• GSB728 code changed to ECON406
• GSB741 has been withdrawn and replaced with AFM472 Management Information Systems
• GSB743 code changed to QM461
• GSB748 code changed to LSSU451
• GSB749 code changed to LSSU591
• GSB750 code changed to LSSU592
• AFM410, AFM501, AFM524 have been added

New - Listed Units:

• For those following a general Master of Professional Accounting (No Recommended Pathway) complete 12 cps from the following units:
• AFM502, AFM566, AFM567, AFM568, LSSU450, LSSU593

New – Recommended Pathways:

• Candidates may choose to complete a Recommended Pathway   from the following:
• Tax Practitioner: LSSU450 and LSSU593
• Financial Planner: AFM502 and 6 cps from: AFM566,   AFM568, AFM568

New - For candidates admitted under Rule (b) or (c)

Block Advanced Standing : 24 cps

Core Units:

• Complete the following units:
• AFM410, AFM472, AFM501, AFM519, AFM524, AFM531, AFM541,   LSSU451, LSSU591, LSSU592

Listed Units:

• For those following a general Master of Professional Accounting (No Recommended Pathway) complete 12 cps from the following units:
• AFM504, AFM522, AFM532, AFM540, MM403

Recommended Pathways:

• Candidates may choose to complete a Recommended Pathway   from the following:
• Tax Practitioner: LSSU450 and LSSU593
• Financial Planner: AFM502 and 6 cps from: AFM566,   AFM568, AFM568

Note unit code and/or title changes

Note course credit point changes

Note Course Requirement changes

Note Program of Study changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Note new Recommended Pathways

Subject to meeting new admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2015