Master of Accounting and Financial Management
Course code/s: LMAFM Melbourne
The Master of Professional Accounting and Financial Management provides a pathway for graduates who did not major in accounting and financial management to achieve a professional accounting qualification and to extend their study beyond the minimum requirement for professional membership in the professional accounting bodies.
Admission requirements
An Australian Bachelor degree with a C grade average in the third year, or a degree determined to be equivalent by La Trobe University and by CPA Australia (CPA) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) is required.
Degree requirements
Students will be required to complete 16 compulsory subjects (240 credit points). The course is structured to meet the accreditation requirements CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA), National Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and is designed to be completed in two years of full-time study.
Course structure
Students must pass the compulsory subjects listed below.
| Teaching period | Subject code |
|---|---|
| First semester of study | |
| Accounting for Managers | ACC5AFM |
| Principles of Economics | ECO5POE |
| Principles of Finance | FIN5POF |
| Statistics for Business and Finance | ECO5SBF |
| Second semester of study | |
| Commercial Law | LST5CML |
| Financial Accounting Information Systems | ACC5FAS |
| Management and Cost Reporting | ACC5MCR |
| Taxation | ACC5TAX |
| Third semester of study | |
| Advanced Accounting Issues | ACC5AAI |
| Auditing and Assurances Services | ACC5AAS |
| Company and Finance Law | LST5CFL |
| Corporate Reporting | ACC5CRE |
| Fourth semester of study | |
| Financial Statement Analysis | FIN5FSA |
| Derivative Securities | FIN5DER |
| Plus two of the following | |
| Debt Securities | FIN5DBS |
| Equity Securities | FIN5EQS |
| A relevant fifth-year elective approved by the School of Accounting. | |