What programs of study in accounting and finance are available at Macquarie University?
There are programs or sequences of study in both accounting and finance in the following areas. • Professional Accounting Sequence The professional accounting sequence provides students with a “major” (coherent study) in accounting that meets the tertiary education requirements of CPA Australia for “CPA” status, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) for “CA” status and the National Institute of Accountants (NIA) for ‘PNA’ status. It is a three year full-time or six year part-time program which provides an excellent foundation for a range of accounting-based careers. The sequence combines core units in accounting with a range of business related units in computing, statistics, economics, commercial law and financial management. The core units in accounting cover the areas of financial accounting, management accounting, and accounting systems design and auditing. Each of these areas is outlined briefly below. • Financial Accounting Students start by learning how to p
