Professional Accounting
The units of study listed below are those available for the current year and were approved at the time of publication. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years.
Errata
| item | Errata | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Sessions have been changed for the following unit. Intensive July has been added: FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Sessions: Intensive January, |
01/06/2020 |
Table of postgraduate units of study: Professional Accounting
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Professional Accounting |
|||
Master of Professional Accounting |
|||
| Students must complete 96 credit points in units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 84 credit points in core units in study, which includes: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points in foundation core units of study | |||
| (b) 36 credit points in advanced core units of study | |||
| (c) a 6 credit point capstone unit of study; and | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points in elective units of study. | |||
Units of study for the degree |
|||
Core units of study |
|||
(a) Foundation |
|||
| BUSS5080 and ACCT5001 must be completed in the first semester of study. | |||
| ACCT5001 Accounting Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| BUSS5080 Succeeding in the Accounting Profession |
6 |
This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS5001 Firms, Markets and Business Management |
6 | N ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5003 or ECOF5010 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| INFS5000 Accounting Information Systems |
6 |
This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| QBUS5002 Quantitative Methods for Accounting |
6 | A Students should be capable of reading data in tabulated form, working with Microsoft EXCEL, and doing High School level of mathematics N ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
(b) Advanced |
|||
| ACCT5002 Managerial Accounting and Decision Making |
6 | P ACCT5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6001 Intermediate Financial Reporting |
6 | P ACCT5001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive January Departmental Permission required for enrolment in the Intensive January session. |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6007 Contemporary Issues in Auditing |
6 | P ACCT6001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6010 Advanced Financial Reporting |
6 | P ACCT6001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive January Departmental Permission required for enrolment in the Intensive January session. |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6002 Corporate Structures in Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6026 Taxation Law and Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 N CLAW5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
(c) Capstone |
|||
| The capstone unit must be completed in the final semester of study. | |||
| ACCT6120 Corporate Governance and Accountability |
6 | A CLAW5001 P ACCT6010 This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
|||
| ACCT6002 International Accounting |
6 | A Accounting standards and their application P ACCT6001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6003 Fundamental Analysis for Equity Investment |
6 | A QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 P ACCT5001 and FINC5001 ACCT6003 assumes knowledge of basic statistics and econometrics that are covered in QBUS5001/5002. ACCT6003 requires the analysis of data, ratios, normal distribution, expectations, variance, data graphs. ACCT6003 also assumes solid knowledge of time value of money concepts. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6006 Advanced Managerial Accounting |
6 | P ACCT5002 |
Semester 1 |
| ACCT6015 Extended Performance Reporting |
6 | P ACCT5001 C ACCT6001 |
Semester 2 |
| ACCT6019 Analytics for Accounting |
6 | P ACCT5002 and ACCT6001 and QBUS5002 |
Semester 2 |
| BUSS6104 Business Practicum |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. P Completion of at least 48 credit points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6500 Industry Placement |
6 | P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum credit average (60%) N ECOF6500 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employability Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6506 China Industry Placement |
6 | A To enrol in this unit students must be Mandarin speakers and have the right to work in China. P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum credit average (60%) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employability Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Intensive February |
| BUSS6514 Industry Self-Sourced Placement |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills P Completion of at least 48 credit points. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6515 Leadership and Collaboration Study Tour |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum WAM of 50%. Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information contact business.placements@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive December |
| CLAW6030 China's Legal Environment for Business |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| CLAW6031 International Financial Crime |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| FINC6001 Intermediate Corporate Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFS6012 Enterprise Systems Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| ITLS6501 Infrastructure Financing |
6 | Intensive July |
|
| QBUS6310 Business Operations Analysis |
6 | P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 N ECMT6008 |
Semester 2 |
| QBUS6860 Visual Data Analytics |
6 | A The unit assumes knowledge of statistics and confidence in working with data. P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK5003 Management and Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| WORK6030 Performance and Rewards |
6 | Semester 2b |
|
Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting |
|||
| Students must complete 48 credit points in units of study comprising: | |||
| (i) 30 credit points in core units in study, which includes: | |||
| (a) 18 credit points in foundation units of study | |||
| (b) 12 credit points in advanced units of study | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points in elective units of study | |||
Units of study for the course |
|||
Core units of study |
|||
(a) Foundation |
|||
| ACCT5001 must be completed in the first semester of study | |||
| ACCT5001 Accounting Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
(b) Advanced |
|||
| ACCT5002 Managerial Accounting and Decision Making |
6 | P ACCT5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6001 Intermediate Financial Reporting |
6 | P ACCT5001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive January Departmental Permission required for enrolment in the Intensive January session. |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
|||
| ACCT6007 Contemporary Issues in Auditing |
6 | P ACCT6001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ACCT6010 Advanced Financial Reporting |
6 | P ACCT6001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive January Departmental Permission required for enrolment in the Intensive January session. |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS5001 Firms, Markets and Business Management |
6 | N ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5003 or ECOF5010 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS5080 Succeeding in the Accounting Profession |
6 |
This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6002 Corporate Structures in Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6026 Taxation Law and Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 N CLAW5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFS5000 Accounting Information Systems |
6 |
This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| QBUS5002 Quantitative Methods for Accounting |
6 | A Students should be capable of reading data in tabulated form, working with Microsoft EXCEL, and doing High School level of mathematics N ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 This unit of study is only offered in the Professional Accounting programs. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |