Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Course Description:
Note: This course will be replaced by the Master of Professional Accounting (Leadership) from Semester 2, 2009. The Master of Accounting (Leadership Stream) is part of the unique Global Leadership Program offering students the opportunity to gain two professionally recognised master qualifications in two years from two high-ranking institutions: one from Swinburne (Master of Accounting) and the other from Northeastern University, Boston, US (Master of Science in Leadership). The program is based in Melbourne offered through Swinburne's Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, with the Northeastern component taught by Northeastern academics. Students also have the option of applying to Northeastern to take part of their program on-campus in Boston (they must also apply for US student visa). This Master of Accounting offers students the opportunity to specialise in accounting for professional recognition. Accounting is the language of business, and skills are relevant to many areas of professional interest: marketing, economic forecasting, finance, engineering and many others. A knowledge of accounting and finance can help students understand how to use money (resources) to the best advantage. Gaining and maintaining wealth are important elements in a market economy. This program provides students with the technical, practical, analytical and creative skills to enable them to effectively deal with accounting and finance issues within planning and decision making.
Aims & Objectives:
The traditional concept that leadership skill resides solely with a small handful of top executives has given way to contemporary collaborative models where influence and decision-making authority is distributed throughout an organisation. Today's workforce continues to diversify, and the tasks to be accomplished become more complex. The Leadership Stream is designed to assist today's leaders and prepare emerging leaders for meeting these challenges. The units taught in this program incorporate an action-learning approach that is intended to leverage the interdisciplinary backgrounds of participants and to help build leadership competencies.
Course Structure:
The structure of this program enables students to complete a two-year program of study and gain two master degrees on graduation. Students complete ten (10) units of study from the Swinburne's Master of Accounting program and eight (8) units of study from the Northeastern Master of Science in Leadership via the Leadership Stream. Upon successful completion of all eighteen (18) of units of study (225 credit points), subject to pre-requisite requirements, students will be awarded: Master of Accounting (Leadership Stream), from Swinburne Master of Science in Leadership, from Northeastern
Units of Study:
Year 1 Semester 1: February - June (12 weeks) HBC606 Accounting Principles HBC607 Accounting Information Systems HBC608 Business Modelling and Analysis HBL606 Australian Contract Law Winter Term: June - July (6 weeks) HBULDR3300 Developing your Leadership Capability HBUHRM3100 Creating a High Performance Organisation Semester 2: August - November (12 weeks) HBC609 Corporate Financial Management HBULDR3320 Creating Leadership Capacity HBULDR3310 Leading Teams Year 2 Semester 1: February - June (12 weeks) HBL607 Australian Company Law HBC610 Financial Reporting HBC611 Managerial Accounting HBE613 Economics Winter Term: June - July (6 weeks) HBUFI3121 Building Financial Relationships HBULDR3340 The Ethical Leader Semester 2: August - November (12 weeks) HBC615 Financial Accounting Theory HBULDR3350 Managing Organisational Culture HBULDR3330 Developing the Strategic Leader
Career Opportunities:
This master program provides an avenue for graduates to achieve professional recognition and help fill the shortage of professionally recognised accountants. As many candidates may already be established in a business career, the key vocational outcomes will arise from better current job performance together with new opportunities opening in the accounting and finance areas. This program also provides the opportunity for international and Australian graduates to position themselves for employment in international labour markets.
Professional recognition:
On successful completion of the program, students may be eligible to apply for Associate membership of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA). Membership of CPA Australia and the ICAA depends on your previous undergraduate degree being assessed. Final confirmation of eligibility will be provided by those bodies. If you have undertaken your undergraduate degree outside of Australia and are wishing to gain professional membership you will need to have your previous undergraduate degree assessed as comparable to an Australian undergraduate degree by CPA Australia and the ICAA in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR).
Graduate Attributes:
At the completion of the program, graduates can expect to: provide appropriate evidence of advanced knowledge and a specialist body of theoretical and applied topics demonstrate a high order of skill in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application through the planning and execution of project work or a piece of scholarship or research demonstrate creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations, to solve complex problems and to think rigorously and independently
Entry Requirements:
Applicants should hold a recognised bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised university or equivalent institution. Applicants who have already qualilfied for CPA associate membership are not normally eligible for entry to the Master of Accounting. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of advanced proficiency in written and spoken English by: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Band 6.5 with no single band less than 6.0; Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 575 with TWE score not less than 5.0; or Proof of previous recognised studies (eg bachelor degree) taught in English
Course Fees:
In 2009, tuition fees for this program are based on $1900 per 12.5 credit point unit of study. In the event that a unit of study is derived from another program, the applicable fee will be that of the other program. All fees are reviewed each year and may increase without notice. The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is a suite of income-contingent loans for Australian citizens and holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas. FEE-HELP (previously PELS) is available to eligible fee-paying undergraduate and postgraduate students. It provides students with a loan to cover their tuition fees (lifetime maximum $83,313 from 1 January 2009). The FEE-HELP limit is indexed on 1 January each year. Note: New Zealand citizens and holders of other Australian permanent resident visas do not have access to HELP loans. These students must pay their student contributions or tuition fees up front without a discount. For further information on your support and study options visit the 'Going to Uni' website at: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
Application Procedure:
For August 2009 entry: Applications for Semester 2 will be accepted until Friday 17 July 2009. Applications may be posted or submitted in person at the Student Information Centre on any campus. Application forms can be downloaded from the website at: http://www.swin.edu.au/hed/postgrad/postgrad_application.pdf
Further information:
Web: Enquire online Tel: 1300 ASK SWIN (1300 275 794) Email: postgrad@swinburne.edu.au
