Master of Professional Accounting

Study at a university ranked in the top 150 globally for accounting and expand your career potential with Deakin's Master of Professional Accounting.* This practical, industry-aligned course equips you to practise as a qualified accountant while building specialist expertise in your chosen area of business. Ready to upgrade your accounting career? Whether you are reskilling or upskilling, the course is designed for both accounting and non-accounting graduates. It offers a direct pathway towards professional recognition, enabling you to meet the academic requirements for CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). Learn from expert academics who bring practical insight and current research into the classroom. Our course content is shaped by an industry advisory board made up of representatives from peak professional bodies and active accounting professionals. This ensures your learning is aligned with evolving industry needs and backed by the latest research from Deakin's IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre and Deakin Sustainable Business Centre. You will develop expertise across core areas including accounting and systems analytics, audit, economics, finance, financial accounting, law and management accounting. As a graduate, you will also have the opportunity to complement your primary studies in professional accounting with a specialisation in a business-related field. Designed to meet industry demand for professionals with both deep expertise and transferable skills, a specialisation allows you to tailor your studies to your career goals. Whether you want to deepen your knowledge of finance, expand into IT, or explore areas such as real estate, the arts, or supply chains, there's a specialisation to match your ambitions. You can choose from areas including artificial intelligence for business, arts and cultural industries, cyberlaw, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international trade and business, management consulting, marketing, project management, property and real estate, and supply chain management. You don't need to choose a specialisation before you begin, you will have the flexibility to explore your options once you have started the course. *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025