Degree
Specialisation
40 credit points
Specialisation in Accounting and Auditing
Overview
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Degree/s offering this specialisation
Master of Commerce
Summary
Key features
- Advance your knowledge of key areas of accounting
Study auditing and assurance, business ethics, corporate governance, management control systems, and standards and practices.
- Use informed decision-making to drive organisational growth
Develop skills in the collection, measurement and communication of information required for making ethical and sustainable decisions.
- Develop advanced and integrated theoretical knowledge
Learn how to apply creative and innovative strategies to evaluate, manage and resolve complex business challenges.
- Augment your classroom learning with independent research
Undertake an individual research project that allows you to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to a genuine business issue.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, it’s vital that you have the right skills to evolve with it. We’ll help you upskill or reskill so you can take the next career step in your current industry, or move to one that matches your changing interests. View professions and potential employers.
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About Accounting and Auditing at Macquarie University
Macquarie Business School
Macquarie Business School rethinks, reimagines and rewrites the rules of business to deliver solutions with global impact. Through our cross-disciplinary approach to teaching, we empower you to make a real and positive impact on the world using the power of entrepreneurship, collaboration, creativity and business acumen.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
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Specialisation structure
What you’ll study
A specialisation allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Accounting and Auditing, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Specialisation requirements
40 credit points
Essential units
40 credit points
Complete each unit below
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this specialisation?
Accounting and Auditing is available as a specialisation as part of the below degree/s:
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Career outcomes
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Professions
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Banking and finance manager
- Business or venture analyst
- Consultant
- Forensic accountant
- Insurance specialist
- Risk management specialist
- Stockbroker
- Superannuation adviser or analyst
- Systems accountant
- Taxation specialist
Employers
- Accounting firms
- Auditing firms
- Banks and financial institutions
- Businesses and corporations
- Commercial organisations
- Consulting firms
- Government agencies and departments
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Superannuation and insurance firms
- Universities
Career information
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