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Diploma of Professional Accounting in Professional Practice

Charles Sturt University

  • Port Macquarie, Australia
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Charles Sturt University campus

About the program

A two-year master's giving the formal education for entry to the accounting profession, with an industry placement.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (0): no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop foundational and applied understanding of Professional Accounting in Professional Practice. Analyze discipline-specific problems and communicate findings clearly. Apply relevant research or professional methods in academic or practical contexts.

Career outcomes

  • Professional accounting practitioner
  • specialist and managerial positions in private or public practice
  • commerce
  • industry and the public sector

Curriculum

  • Two-year
  • 128-credit-point course. Twelve core subjects include accounting standards
  • cost accounting
  • taxation
  • risk-based auditing
  • corporate finance
  • business and corporations law
  • economics
  • data analysis
  • global perspectives and ethics and governance. Work integrated learning subjects
  • including an industry placement
  • build professional practice.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Bachelor degree or equivalent
  • Or at least five years of relevant work experience where the course allows
  • The Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting needs a non-accounting undergraduate degree.

Accepted academic background

Bachelor degree or equivalent, Or at least five years relevant work experience where the course allows (Admissions Procedure), Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice) requires a non-accounting undergraduate degree not recognised by Australian accounting bodies (handbook 2027)

Language tests

  • IELTS 6

Documents you’ll need

  • Passport Copy
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Qualification Certificates
  • English Proficiency Evidence If Required
  • Genuine Student Supporting Documents If Applicable

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements and intake dates. Prepare academic records and any program-specific documents. Complete the official application and submit the requested supporting documents. Provide language proficiency evidence if required. Pay any applicable official application fee. Review the admissions decision and arrange visa documents if necessary.

Other costs

Tuition per year$36,368 AUD
Application fee$100 AUD
Deposit$1,000 AUD

Program details

CampusPort Macquarie
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
DepartmentSchool of Business
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value64
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay0
Scholarship noteScholarships may be available for eligible applicants; award amounts, Conditions and program eligibility require confirmation.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    March 2027

    Apply by

    29 Jan 2027

    76 days left

  • Program starts

    July 2027

    Apply by

    11 Jun 2027

    209 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.