Why Study / Key Benefits

• Combines professional accounting with business analytics, allowing students to develop both accounting and data-driven business capabilities.
• The Business Analytics specialisation focuses on extracting useful insights from data and communicating findings through visualisation techniques.
• Students explore mobile-based applications, social media, artificial intelligence and Big Data.
• The programme develops knowledge of accounting systems and reporting, digital technologies, business modelling, financial accounting and system design.
• The course has professional accreditation/recognition through CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, with the overall Master of Professional Accounting also associated with ACCA, CIMA, AACSB and IPA recognition as specified by Swinburne.
• Swinburne also highlights industry connections and technology partners associated with the programme, including Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Python, SAP, Oracle, Xero and MYOB.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

Business Analytics specialisation units currently listed by Swinburne include:

• Cloud Enterprise Systems and Analytics – INF60012
• Mobile Business and Social Media – INF60013
• Business Information Systems Internship Project – INF80005
• Applied Business Intelligence Analytics and Data Visualisation – INF80031
• Predictive Analytics – INF80040
• Artificial Intelligence and Insights – INF80051.

Elective options currently listed include:

• Frontiers in FinTech – FIN60006
• Applied Financial Services Project – FIN80021
• Innovative Finance 2.0: Blockchain, Quantum, and Cyber Security – FIN80029
• Financial Markets and Sustainability – FIN80030
• AI for Finance and Accounting – FIN80031
• Data Science for Business – INF80054.

Disciplines / Specialisations

The selected specialisation is:

• Business Analytics.

The specialisation combines accounting with:

• Business analytics
• Data visualisation
• Predictive analytics
• Artificial intelligence
• Big Data
• Mobile business applications
• Social media analytics
• Business information systems
• Enterprise systems
• Business intelligence.

Programme Highlights

• Professional accounting master's degree with a Business Analytics specialisation.
• 200 credit points across 16 units.
• Business Analytics specialisation options include predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, business intelligence and data visualisation.
• Business Internship Project is included among the course's core units.
• Professional recognition includes CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
• Swinburne states that the Master of Professional Accounting is AACSB accredited.
• Swinburne describes its CA integrated pathway as allowing eligible students to work towards the CA qualification while completing the degree, including four subject exemptions and six CA subjects during the degree. Students should confirm the specific CA pathway and eligibility before enrolment.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies career opportunities associated with the Master of Professional Accounting including:

• Tax advisor/agent
• Share broker
• Financial analyst
• Auditor
• Management accountant
• Financial accountant
• Financial crime investigator.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current course code: MA-PACC1.
• CRICOS code: 116706B.
• Current published duration: 2 years full-time.
• Current published location: Hawthorn.
• International Student visa holders in Australia must study full-time and on campus.
• English requirement remains IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or Swinburne EAP 5 Advanced at 70% overall with 65% or above in all skills.
• Credit transfer/RPL is assessed individually.
• The current programme page publishes 2026 intake dates; 2027 dates for this specific course were not found in the retrieved official programme information.
• Unit availability and course structures can change, so students should check the course planner/handbook for their commencement year.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students intending to study this course in Australia generally require a Student visa (subclass 500).

Key current Department of Home Affairs requirements include:

• Enrolment in an eligible course and a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies.
• Genuine Student requirement.
• Applicable health and character requirements.
• Evidence and supporting documentation requested during the visa application.
• An Australian Values Statement for applicants aged 18 or over, as applicable.
• Compliance with all visa conditions.
• The Department may require evidence of English-language ability and financial capacity depending on the applicant and application circumstances.

Work rights:

• Student visa holders can generally work up to 48 hours per fortnight while their course is in session.
• Student visa holders can generally work unlimited hours when their course is not in session, subject to their individual visa conditions.
• Students should check their visa grant letter and VEVO for their exact conditions.