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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRP-ACCFD v.1 Accounting Foundation Stream (MCom)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This stream is designed to meet the educational requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA).



Major/Stream Entry and Completion Details

Credit for Recognised Learning

Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences. Further information can be found at http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
ACCT5002 v.1   Intermediate Auditing 3.0 25.0
TAXA5001 v.1   Fundamentals of Australian Tax Law 3.0 25.0
ACCT5006 v.1   Intermediate Accounting Theories and Issues 3.0 25.0
MKTG5004 v.1   Business Research Methods 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
ACCT5003 v.1   Accounting Research Project 1 3.0 25.0
ACCT5029 v.1   CPA Ethics and Governance 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   50.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 2 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
FNCE5002 v.1   Contemporary Issues in Strategic Finance 3.0 25.0
ACCT5011 v.1   Advanced Accounting Information Systems 3.0 25.0
ACCT5015 v.1   Advanced Auditing Issues 3.0 25.0
ACCT5016 v.1   CPA Advanced Audit and Assurance 3.0 25.0
ACCT5022 v.1   CPA Accounting Capstone 3.0 25.0
ACCT5017 v.1   CPA Strategic Management Accounting 3.0 25.0
ACCT5030 v.1   CPA Financial Accounting 3.0 25.0
ACCT5019 v.1   Advanced Corporate Reporting 3.0 25.0




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