Expand your career options with the Accounting specialisation in the Master of Business by developing research skills to help answer important questions about the disclosure of information, the use of accounting in decision making, sustainability accounting and more.
The Master of Business in Accounting is a research-based programme that advances your knowledge of specialist topics and theory in accounting, and research methodologies, equipping you with the skills to undertake research into a contemporary issue in accounting practice.
AUT's Accounting department is well connected with local and global professional accounting bodies – the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Certified Practising Accountant Australia (CPA Australia), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – ensuring our programmes are informed by the latest practice and trends in professional accounting.
Accounting department academic staff and their current research
This is part of the Master of Business.
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To graduate with a Master of Business in Accounting, you must successfully complete 180 points from:
Full-time students would normally start this specialisation in Semester 1 (February).
If you choose the 90-point thesis you need to complete 30 points of electives chosen from the Master of Business, or another postgraduate degree with the approval of the programme director.
In some cases, a dissertation (60-points) can be completed instead of a thesis, depending on your pathway, with the approval of the programme director.
You can only enrol in the research component if you achieve a B- grade average or higher in your courses, have an approved research proposal, and supervision is available for your research.
Find out how you can enrol in the courses and classes for your programme, whether you’ve just joined AUT as a new student or you’re already studying with us. If you’re looking for more info on a specific course use our course search.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.