Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-03-01 | - |
| 2023-07-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is a 6-month full-time or part-time course that provides training in accounting for those without an accounting background. It offers a solid foundation in accounting fundamentals and can lead to professional accreditation with CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. The course includes core units in statistical and economic analysis, financial management, accounting, and business law.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is a 6-month full-time or part-time equivalent course offered by the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics. The course is full fee-paying, which means that you will be charged at the full fee-paying rate listed for each unit. This course provides training in accounting for those who do not have an accounting background. Successful completion of this course will give students a solid foundation in accounting fundamentals, and can be built on through further studies to achieve the level of competency required to become an accredited accountant.
Objectives:
- Evaluate accounting concepts and financial management strategies and apply them to real-world business problems, while using a sustainable business model lens.
- Justify business ideas in multiple contexts using effective oral and written communication techniques with professionals.
- Analyze business performance and impacts, and make recommendations to decision makers.
- Demonstrate collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork when working with people from diverse backgrounds.
Careers:
Professional Accreditation The units in this course form part of the MPA and on completion of the MPA, it provides a pathway for students to qualify for membership of Professional Accounting bodies, including CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. The students are then able to pursue professional year studies with these bodies.
Outline:
Core Units:
- BEA603 Statistical and Economic Analysis for Decision Making
- BFA503 Principles of Financial Management
- BFA507 Accounting and Accountability for Decision Making
- BFA601 Business and Corporate Law in Practice
