About Master Of Applied Practice (professional Accounting) in Unitec Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Our Master programme in Professional Accounting is a conversion Masters that gives you the opportunity to change your career if you don’t have an accounting background. It provides an advanced understanding of accounting principles and practise and combines this with practical work experience.

This programme provides you with the academic requirements for membership of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia); the pathway for those who want to become registered chartered accountants.

Highlights

• Provides you with the academic requirements for membership into CAANZ and CPA Australia and entry into the Chartered Accountants Program (CAANZ Recognised Qualifications and the CPA Australia Accredited Courses list).
• Gain the necessary knowledge and skills to become an accounting professional.
• Learn from world-class lecturers who teach in a collaborative and supportive manner.
• No final exams, this programme is graded entirely by assessment.
• Your final project takes place in industry – so you work in a business where you apply your accounting skills and gain valuable work experience.
• A globally recognised programme.
• International students can apply for a Post Study Work Visa to gain work experience in New Zealand.

Career Options

• Assistant accountant
• Intermediate accountant
• Accounting technician
• Provides a pathway to becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA or CPA)

Academic qualification equivalents

• A recognised degree, a professional qualification in a relevant discipline or the ability to demonstrate competencies equivalent to the above

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :        6.5 with a min band score of 6 (reading and writing) and 5.5 (speaking and listening)
• TOEFL    :       Score of 79 (writing 21)
• PTE         :       58 with score of at least 50 (reading & writing) and 42 (speaking & listening)

Unitec Institute of Technology Tuition Fees

New Zealand Living Expenses

In addition to your tuition and insurance fees, you will need between $20,000 and $25,000 per year ($380–480 per week) for accommodation/rent, food expenses, transportation costs, phone bills, internet usage and entertainment. No matter what your tuition or course fee is, the average living expense will be same for everyone. Please note that these amounts are just recommendations, Immigration New Zealand requirement is $15,000 per year plus return airfare or additional $2,000.