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Qualifications covered

  • Master of Professional Accounting (MPA)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (PGDipPA)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (PGCertPA)

 


Relationship between qualifications

  • Enrolments are only accepted in to the Master of Professional Accounting.
  • Staircasing allows movement down, but only in exceptional circumstances.

 

Master of Professional Accounting (MPA)

Notes

  • Only list the MPA on the About and 'Apply & contact tabs. Others can't be enrolled in.
  • Given that there is now only one card to display, write attributes to 'overview' area on about tab.

At-a-

glance

glance 

Name: Master of Professional Accounting 

Abbreviation: MPA

Duration: 4 trimesters

Duration details: 4-5 trimesters of full-time study or normally 8 if studied part-time

Can be studied part-time

Starting trimesters: 1 or 3

Applications due: Standard dates for Trimesters 1 and 3

Composition: Coursework

Research component: None

Required contact: During working hours

Location: Schedule: Evening lectures

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework 

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Points and coursesComplete: 240 points (16 courses)

Entry

requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:: Bachelor's degree 

Start: Trimester 1 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Not suitable

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree

and

Acceptance

To be accepted by the

Programme Director

programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Important information

  • If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the programme director or administrator to discuss your options.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 240 points.

Complete Include fourteen core courses:

  • MMPA 501
  • MMPA 502
  • MMPA 503
  • MMPA 504
  • MMPA 505
  • MMPA 506
  • MMPA 507
  • MMPA 508
  • MMPA 509
  • MMPA 510
  • MMPA 511
  • MMPA 512
  • MMPA 513
  • MMPA 514

Complete Include two further courses further coursesfrom MMPA 516-530.

Postgraduate


At-a-glance 

Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Professional

Accounting (PGDipPA)

Students are unable to Accounting 

Abbreviation: PGDipPA

You can’t enrol in this programme. Rather, it is It’s an early-exit qualification for candidates who have enrolled in the MPA but need to finish their studies short of the full course requirements for the MPAchoose not to complete it.

Programme requirements

For this programme you’ll need to:

Complete at least  120 points.

Complete eight Include eight courses:

  • MMPA 501
  • MMPA 502
  • Two courses from:
    • MMPA 506
    • MMPA 507
    • MMPA 508
    • MMPA 509
    • MMPA 510
  • Four further courses from MMPA 503-530
Postgraduate

At-a-glance

Name: Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

(PGCertPA)

Students are unable to enrol in the PGCertPA. Rather, it is

Abbreviation: PGCertPA

You can’t enrol in this programme. It’s an early-exit qualification for candidates who have enrolled in the MPA but need to finish their studies short of the full course requirements for the MPAchoose not to complete it.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 60 points.

Complete four Include four courses:

  • MMPA 501
  • MMPA 502
  • Two courses from MMPA 503-530

Find out more

  • If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements you should contact the Programme Director or Administrator to discuss your options.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.