Graduate Certificate of Public Accounting
2022 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2022 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Public Accounting |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2022. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2022. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Deakin course code | M512 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Articulated courses
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate of Public Accounting is an Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) requirement for IPA Associates to become IPA Members. The course includes a core ethics unit in keeping with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) move to bolster ethics training requirements. Depending on the entry pathway, the core ethics unit meets both Financial Adviser Standards (FAS) and the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) ethics requirements. The course offers a range of electives to enable students to pursue their interests in accounting, tax law, and financial planning. It also offers an articulation pathway into Deakin's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
To complete the Graduate Certificate, you must complete the compulsory core unit MAA769 or MAA763*, plus select three elective units (comprising a range agreed by the IPA). Students are advised to choose elective subjects that best suit their personal and professional development needs and provide the potential to contribute towards any relevant professional requirements (e.g. financial advisers).
* IPA students complete IPA001
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Completion of the appropriate selection of units within the Graduate Certificate of Public Accounting grants eligibility to higher professional membership levels as administered by the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).
Career opportunities
Graduates of this course are typically already employed and seeking enhanced employment opportunities in areas of accounting such as financial accounting, taxation or financial adviser.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Pathways
N/A
Articulated courses
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as photocopying or travel.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcome | Course Learning Outcome |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate conceptual knowledge on accounting and ethical theories and principles to public accounting practice and business decision models |
| Communication | Communicate the merits of alternate solutions to real-world business issues with reference to relevant accounting and ethical standards |
| Digital literacy | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise information in the application of accounting frameworks for business decision making |
| Problem solving | Determine ways to resolve a firm’s financial constraints through appropriate match with the theoretical solutions |
| Self-management | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Global citizenship | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Public Accounting, students must attain a total of 4 credit points, consisting of 1 credit point of core units and 3 credit points of elective units, plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, MAI010 Academic Integrity Module.
Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| MAI010 | Academic Integrity Module |
Core units*
| MAA769 | Ethics for Financial Services |
or
| MAA763 | Governance and Fraud |
* Note: IPA students who have successfully completed IPA001 Ethics for Financial Services will receive credit for either MAA769 Ethics for Financial Services or MAA763 Governance and Fraud.
Elective units
Select 3 electives chosen from any of the following units listed below:
(Note: for ease of reference units are grouped into accounting, tax law and financial planning electives)
Accounting Electives:
| MPA701 | Accounting |
| MPF753 | Finance |
| MAA789 | Accounting Systems and Analytics |
| MAA703 | Accounting for Management |
| MAA705 | Corporate Auditing |
| MAA716 | Financial Accounting |
| MAA725 | Advanced Accounting Principles and Practice |
| MAA744 | Strategic Management Accounting |
| MAA753 | Professional Research and Analysis |
Tax Law Electives:
| MLC707 | Business Law |
| MLC703 | Principles of Income Tax Law |
| MLC709 | Business Taxation Law and Policy |
| MLC714 | Financial Advice Regulation |
Financial Planning Electives:
| MAA745 | Financial Planning and Economic Fundamentals |
| MAA719 | Superannuation and Retirement Planning |
| MAA728 | Financial Behaviour and Decision Making |
| MAA727 | Financial Planning Development |
Work experience
This course does not require students to complete compulsory work integrated learning units.
Other course information
Mandatory student checksAny unit which contains work-integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. Refer to the relevant unit guide.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
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