Accounting Programs
About the presenter
2 Macquarie University Accounting Programs
DR CATRIONA LAVERMICOCCA – DEPUTY HEAD OF
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
• Professional background working as a senior manager in the taxation section at EY and obtained qualifications as a Chartered Accountant before completing a Master of Law, specialising in taxation and commercial law.
• Program Director for undergraduate and postgraduate Accounting programs, responsible for the development and currency of accounting programs at
Macquarie. Developed and teaches the capstone unit in the postgraduate accounting program.
• Completed PhD titled ‘The impact of the identification and management of tax risk on the income tax compliance behaviour of large Australian corporations’
Agenda
3 Macquarie University Accounting Programs
ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS AT MACQUARIE
1. Overview of campus life and the Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE)
2. Overview of Accounting programs at Macquarie
3. Career prospects
4. Course structure, including entry requirements
5. Reputation of Macquarie’s Accounting programs
Macquarie at a glance
6 Macquarie University
7 Macquarie University
Faculty of Business and Economics
8
•
Macquarie University's largest faculty, with
over 15,000 students from over 70 different
countries
•
Largest accounting department of any
Australian university
•
Faculty Focus: Research, working with
industry, professional accreditation,
responsive teaching, innovative thinking
•
Highly regarded provider of accounting
programs
•
Programs designed to meet employer demand
•
Recognition of prior studies reduce the length
of programs (RPL)
•
Programs focus on critical thinking and
communication skills
Rankings
9
Among the top 10 universities in Australia (ARWU, 2014)
Among the top 40 universities in Asia-Pacific (ARWU, 2014)
Among the top 100 universities worldwide in Accounting & Finance (QS, 2015)
5 QS stars in teaching, employability, research, internationalisation, facilities, innovation, access and specialist subjects (QS, 2014)
> 50% of our subjects are ranked in the top 100 worldwide, with Earth and marine sciences, linguistics and
psychology in the top 50 (QS World University Rankings by Subject)
9th most international university in the
world (Times Higher Education, 2014)
MGSM MBA ranked #49 in the world and #1 in NSW, #3 in Australia and #5 in the
Asia-Pacific (The Economist Which MBA?, 2014)
Global focus to help develop links
with international business
Why study with Macquarie?
11
We give students the skills employers value
Students study applied course work
Our courses are industry accredited
Global network of Alumni contacts: network, job prospects
Student Support
12
•
Mentoring programs
•
PAL – Peer Assisted Learning
Accredited Accounting Programs
OVERVIEW
13
•
Bachelor of Commerce – Professional
Accounting
•
Master of Accounting (Professional)
•
Master of Accounting (CPA Extension)
•
Master of International Accounting – NEW in
2016
Career prospects
14 Macquarie University Accounting Programs
BUILD A LONG TERM FOUNDATION FOR A CAREER IN BUSINESS
Accounting skills support all kinds of careers, including:
•
Chief Executive Officer
•
Chief Financial Officer
•
Entrepreneur
•
Forensic Accountant
•
Investment Analyst
•
Strategic Advisor
•
Strategic Change Manager
•
International accounting specialist
•
Accounting risk analyst
•
Counter-terrorism financial investigator
•
Environmental accountant
•
Associate at a major accounting firm
Bachelor of Commerce –
Professional Accounting
15 Macquarie University Accounting Programs
•
3 years
•
IELTS of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent
•
Estimated annual fee AUD $33,390 p.a.
•
Required to complete subjects that cover:
o auditing and assuranceo business and corporate law
o economic policies and regulations o Finance
o financial reporting o information systems
•
Satisfies tertiary educational requirements for entry into CPA Australia’s
CPA program, the CAANZ’S CA program, the ACCA’S professional
program and the IPA’S PNA program
o international accounting o management and control o professional issues
Master of Accounting
16
• 2 years (Possible reduction after RPL)
• IELTS of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent
• Australian level 7 bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent
• GPA of 2.70 (out of 4.00)
• Estimated annual fee AUD $24,720 p.a.
• 13 compulsory subjects including subjects that cover:
o Accounting systems and processes o Audit
o Financial accounting o Management accounting o Taxation
• In addition students complete 3 elective units
• Pathway for university graduates in any discipline to acquire qualifications that are fully recognised as satisfying the tertiary educational requirements for entry into the CPA Australia’s CPA program, the CAANZ’S CA program, the ACCA’S professional program and the IPA’S PNA program
PROFESSIONAL
o Contemporary Accounting Practice o Law
o Finance o Economics
Master of Accounting
17
CPA EXTENSION
•
2.5 years (Possible reduction after RPL)
•
IELTS of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent
•
Australian level 7 bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent
•
GPA of 2.70 (out of 4.00)
•
Estimated annual fee AUD $30,740 p.a.
•
After completing the 13 compulsory subjects students complete 6 CPA
Australia segments in conjunction with the Macquarie University CPA
support subjects and 1 postgraduate elective unit.
•
Students enrol in Macquarie University subjects as well as the corresponding
CPA segments
•
Assessment in the Macquarie University CPA support subjects is:
o
70% determined by student’s performance in the university assessment
tasks and
o
30% by the CPA Australia examination result
•
Students are prepared for the CPA qualification and perform excellently
Master of International Accounting
18
FACILITATES THE ACCA PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
•
2.5 years (Possible reduction after RPL)
•
IELTS of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent
•
Australian level 7 bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent
•
GPA of 2.70 (out of 4.00)
•
Estimated annual fee AUD $30,740 p.a.
•
After completing the 13 compulsory subjects students complete 6 Macquarie
University ACCA support subjects and one postgraduate elective unit.
•
Students enrol in Macquarie University subjects and can choose to enrol in
the corresponding ACCA segment simultaneously or at a later date
•
Assessment in the Macquarie University ACCA support subjects is
determined entirely by student’s performance in the university assessment
tasks and
•
Students are well prepared for the ACCA exams and expected to perform
excellently
Excellent Performance of Macquarie
Students in the CPA Program
19
•
Macquarie Master of
Accounting students
achieve excellent results in
the CPA program with
many students in the top
10% Australia wide
•
Macquarie Master of
Accounting students have
been awarded the CPA
Australia High Achievers
Award and CPA Excellence
Awards
Summary
20 Macquarie University Accounting Programs