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HonoursCF85 - Master of Professional Accounting
CF85 - Master of Professional Accounting
At a GlanceInformation on where the program is available, duration, units of credit as well as contacts for further information.
Aims - StructureAn outline of the programs aims, objectives and outcomes, as well as information on the structure of the program.
Course PlansA detailed list of courses and electives required to complete the program.
Career Opportunities
This program is for graduates wanting to go places in accounting and financial management, with a professionally recognised qualification for employment in business or government. Potential fields of employment include Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Taxation Auditing, Teaching Finance, Banking Management, Administration and consulting Business advisory services.
About Professional Accounting
Accounting has changed! Accountants are no longer merely bookkeepers. They perform a wide range of duties and have innumerable career opportunities.
This is a specialised and specific program which equips graduates in non-accounting disciplines with the necessary skills for employment in accounting and financial management orientated careers.
This program will further develop your technical skills, while honing your analytic and problem-solving abilities. Your studies will have a wide base, including such areas as computing, economics and marketing, so you will have the skills you need to work in many different areas of accounting.
For those already a few years into a career, there is every possibility that your business or management experience will gain you entry into a masters level management degree program that will put you in line for a top management position.