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Master of Professional Accounting

Master'sMProfAcctEnglish-taughtMaster of Professional Accounting

Overview

A two-year, 96-credit-point Master of Professional Accounting available online for graduates without an accredited accounting degree, accredited by CPA Australia and CA ANZ, with an optional 10-week business internship.

Official program name
Master of Professional Accounting
Awarded degree
Master of Professional Accounting
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's — MAcc
Awarding institution
Location
Rockhampton, Queensland, AustraliaWhere the institution or the unit that runs the program is based. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll.
Subject
Credits
96 credit pointsAustralian credit points — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Term 1, Term 2, Term 3
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Language of instruction
EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Master's degree available Online to domestic and international students in all three 2027 terms; no residential school; internship is an elective option; English-medium Australian university with an IELTS requirement for non-exempt applicants.

Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

We list English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects, awarded by institutions with legal recognition in their country. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus attendance, placements, schedule and time zones are shown separately, each only as the institution states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits
No campus visits required
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Attendance, exams and travel as published

  • Internship Optional

    BUSN20020 Business Internship: 10 consecutive weeks with a host organisation, four days per week; students may instead take the elective stream.

    Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Other

  • Interim/exit awards: Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting.
    Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waiver-available and not-required items are shown exactly as the institution states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree / qualification
RequiredA non-accounting undergraduate degree, an overseas accounting bachelor's not meeting Australian accreditation, or an Australian graduate diploma
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

IELTS Academic
Required — minimum 6Required only if English proficiency is not otherwise shown (birth or prior study in listed English-speaking countries)
Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the institution printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its published currency, fee category, academic year and basis. Nothing is converted; figures on different bases or in different currencies are not comparable, and tuition is not the full cost of study.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
Domestic students — Domestic full fee paying, indicative first year feeA$32,700AUDper academic year · 2026Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026
International students — Indicative first year feeA$38,640AUDper academic year · 2026Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the institution for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Recognition, accreditation and eligibility

Separate questions: is the awarding institution legally recognized to award this degree, is the business school accredited, and who may enroll in this online program?

Legal recognition of Central Queensland University

  • Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)

    Registered higher-education provider — Recognized

    Authority in Australia

    “CQUniversity Australia is a trading name of Central Queensland University ABN: 39 181 103 288 RTO Code: 40939 TEQSA: PRV12073 CRICOS Provider Code: 00219C”

    Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Business-school and program accreditation

  • CPA Australia / CA ANZ

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited · Accredited by CPA Australia and CA ANZ; meets IPA associate membership requirements

    Source: handbook.cqu.edu.au · verified October 11, 2026

Recognition in the institution's own country does not guarantee that the degree is recognized for employment, licensing or further study everywhere. Check with the relevant body where you plan to use it.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CC57 — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CL86 — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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