Macquarie University

Master of Professional Accounting

Business, administration and law

Accounting – often referred to as the language of business – is booming, with 10,000 new accountants needed every year in Australia alone. Chartered Accountants and Certified Practising Accountants are part of an elite group of professionals – they’re trusted and respected advisers, equipped with specialised skills that make them critical to the success of any business, and well-positioned to capitalise on expanding employment opportunities. The Master of Professional Accounting will position you to follow in the footsteps of our alumni, many of whom hold prestigious leadership positions across a wide range of organisations in Australia and across the globe, including the Big 4, multinational corporations, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations. Your teachers are world-leading researchers and industry professionals who bring deep disciplinary knowledge and real-time insights from across the industry. As a result, you can be confident the knowledge you acquire aligns with evolving market trends. Furthermore, you’ll be among a cohort that consistently achieves high grades in professional certification exams with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia.