Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

This is an advanced accounting programme for accounting graduates working towards the academic requirements for professional body membership. It is relevant for students with overseas degrees in accounting wanting to get a New Zealand qualification and practical experience, and for those wishing to move into accounting from a related discipline.

This advanced-level programme will strengthen your accountancy skills. You will apply technical and professional standards, become a better team member and debate current issues in the field of accountancy. The programme provides an opportunity to apply your practical skills in the workplace.

Highlights

  • Carry out accounting work at an advanced level applying relevant technical and professional standards.
  • Work toward meeting the academic requirements for professional body membership such as NZICA, and CPA Australia.
  • Complete a work placement and apply your skills within an organisation.
  • The programme has been developed with input from accounting professionals.
  • Flexible programme content - select the courses that best meet the requirements for your accounting career.
  • Industry experienced lecturers.

Professional body membership

  • This programme enables you to work towards the academic requirements for professional body membership (CA ANZ, CPA Australia). To reach this goal, you will need to ensure you carefully select the courses required for the relevant professional body's membership.

CAREER OPTIONS

  • Auditor
  • Business adviser
  • Chartered accountant
  • Divisional accountant
  • Financial accountant
  • Financial controller
  • Chief financial officer
  • Management accountant
  • Tax consultant

Which department am I in?

School of Applied Business

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$25,376.80 (12,71,446) per year
Start date

22 July 2024

Venue

Unitec Institute of Technology

Mt Albert Campus,

139 Carrington Road,

AUCKLAND,

Mt Albert,

1025, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

Academic requirements

  • A recognised degree, a professional qualification in a relevant discipline or the ability to demonstrate competencies equivalent to the above

English Language Requirements: IELTS test: Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5. TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT): Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18); PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42; Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill. OET: Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests. NZCEL - Level 4 (Academic). Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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