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HONOURS MASTER OF COMMERCE (FINANCE) This degree is primarily a research degree for those who have completed a bachelors honours at a standard of Class II, Division 2 or higher in accounting. Candidates who have completed a masters degree (for example those described below) may be admitted to the program. The degree is normally 48 credit points and may be studied full-time over one year or may be studied part-time. In special circumstances candidates will be admitted to a 96 credit point program with the first 48 credit points normally comprising the subjects studied in the Master of Commerce programs. (a) Candidates who have completed the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce(Honours) in Accounting, Economics or Management at a standard of Class II, Division 2 or higher, or an equivalent degree, may qualify for the award of the Master of Commerce(Honours) degree by completing at honours standard the accountancy or finance course of study as set out below. (b) A candidate may not include for this degree subjects similar in content to subjects included in the honours part of the undergraduate course. (c) Candidates required to undertake a preliminary program or required to complete designated subjects at an appropriate standard in accordance with Clause 501(3) of the Honours Masters Degree Rules may have their enrolment cancelled in the event that the preliminary program or designated subjects is not completed at the appropriate standard. The standard program of study is composed of either: (i) 12 credit points of coursework, ACCY993 Research Essay and ACCY995 Research Project or (ii) a 48 credit point thesis. Where coursework is included the 12 credit points can be selected from the following subjects:
MASTER OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTANCY) The purpose of this pass degree is to provide graduate students, who have completed the accountancy specialisation for the Bachelor of Commerce degree, with the opportunity of further in-depth study of advanced topics in accounting. The degree of 48 credit points may be studied full-time over one year, or may be studied part-time. Candidates may qualify for the Master of Commerce degree by completing the accountancy course of study as set out below. Candidates who do not have a specialisation in Accountancy and wish to complete an accounting program may be permitted to study for the degree provided that they include the undergraduate accountancy subjects amounting to 24 credit points, recommended by the Head of the Department; thus the total credit points required for these candidates is 72. Members of not less than five years standing of the Australian Society of CPA's or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia with appropriate experience are permitted to enrol for the degree even though they do not hold an undergraduate degree; such candidates will be required to pass subjects aggregating 72 credit points.
With permission of the Head of Department of Accounting and Finance it is possible for students to substitute for the subjects listed above ACCY985 Special Topic in Accounting A or ACCY986 Special Topic in Accounting B and up to three subjects offered in the M Com (Finance) specialisation. MASTER OF COMMERCE (FINANCE) The purpose of this pass degree is to provide graduate students, who have completed the finance specialisation for the Bachelor of Commerce degree, with the opportunity of further in-depth study of advanced topics in finance. The degree of 48 credit points may be studied full-time over one year, or may be studied part-time. Candidates may qualify for the Master of Commerce degree by completing the finance course of study. Members of not less than five years standing of the Australian Society of CPA's or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia with appropriate experience are permitted to enrol for the degree even though they do not hold an undergraduate degree; such candidates will be required to pass subjects aggregating 72 credit points.
With the permission of the Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance it is possible for students to substitute for the subjects listed above up to three of the subjects offered in the Master of Commerce (Accountancy) specialisation. *ACCY921 is available only to students who have no previous finance studies. Students who are not permitted to enrol in ACCY921 can select ACCY987 Special Topic in Finance. Students who have completed a finance specialisation undergraduate degree are recommended to not include ACCY922 Investment Analysis in their program. GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE In accordance with the general regulations governing graduate diplomas, candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Commerce must have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor in the University or other approved institution. In special circumstances a professional person holding a tertiary qualification (for example, an experienced accountant with the Commerce (Accounting Procedures) Certificate) may be permitted to enrol. The main requirement is that subjects aggregating not less than 30 credit points of the 48 necessary for the Graduate Diploma are to be obtained from 200-level and/or 300-level subjects offered by the Accounting and Finance Department. The Graduate Diploma requires one year full-time study or part-time equivalent. The Graduate Diploma serves a wide variety of interests. On the one hand Science or Engineering graduates may study first the second year accounting or take, say, Management Accounting to third year, and on the other hand, Accountancy students may specialise further for professional purposes. Specific requirements for the Graduate Diploma are: 1. not less than 30 credit points (of the minimum required of 48) are to be obtained from 200-level and/or 300-level subjects offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance; 2. with the approval of the Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance subjects may be selected from 900-level subjects offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance. (Any subjects selected under this clause may be included in the 30 credit points required under 1.); and 3. the whole course for the diploma is to be approved by the Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance as providing a coherent course of study. |
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