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Make the move into accounting or get the certification you need to take the next step in your accountancy career. Learn to manage complex accounting and business issues, and gain the confidence to provide specialist expertise. You’ll build an understanding of the professional practice, ethics and procedures, and insight into the business landscape in New Zealand and internationally.

Learn about the forces that shape our capital markets and drive investment returns. Understand the fundamental theories of finance while gaining practical skills to enhance financial decision-making. Study with a passionate teaching team combining industry experience with academic excellence.

The Master of Economics provides you with the training and knowledge for a wide range of careers and focuses on advanced coursework in economics and data analysis – critical skills in today’s workforce.

Economics influences almost every aspect of business, government and society. Policy makers and leaders in all organisations need to understand the economics interactions of global political and commercial systems, whilst considering living standards, and resource and environmental constraints. Economists provide these insights and influence decisions about how to prioritise actions and allocate resources in a continuously changing environment. UNE's Master of Economics is perfectly positioned to build your expertise and hone your analytical skills to solve today’s economic challenges and advance your career.

Communities and regions face complex challenges as they work towards improving living standards and wellbeing. Economists play a critical role in community and regional development by informing the decisions of government and non-government agencies as they strive for sustainable economics growth and stability around the world. UNE’s Master of Economic and Regional Development will equip you with the expertise to help solve the issues faced by regions and nations as they define their directions and chart a course toward a better future.

The Master of Finance Master of Financial Planning is a double degree that covers the distinct but connected domains of finance and financial planning. The discipline of finance covers the management, creation and study of money and investments. It addresses broad financing and investment issues relevant to individuals, companies and governments. It also incorporates the overall finance system and addresses issues such as the structure and regulation of markets. Financial planning is a related discipline that addresses personal finance decisions and determines how individuals will achieve strategic goals and objectives. It draws on many of the fundamental skills in mainstream finance and incorporates regulatory, legal and taxation concepts.

The Master of Finance provides a comprehensive range of skills and expertise expected of leading practitioners in the banking and finance sectors. The course enhances students' professional skills in finance, banking and investment and also provides an avenue for those seeking to move into this area.

The Master of Finance (Extension) provides a comprehensive range of skills and expertise expected of leading practitioners in the banking and finance sectors. The course enhances students' professional skills in finance, banking and investment and also provides an avenue for those seeking to move into this area.

The Master of Financial Analysis is tailored to students who want to excel in the profession of financial analyst. The course covers all areas required to develop the necessary skills to evaluate complex financial projects and investment opportunities, including corporate finance and valuation, accounting and business law.

The Master of Behavioural Economics provides thorough training in behavioural economics and its application in the industry and government. This course provides a foundation in standard economic theory and builds the behavioural models on this foundation. This includes heuristics and biases in individual decision making and their implications in strategic interactions. Students are also provided with a grounding in fundamental tools of applied behavioural science, such as causal inference, trial design and ethical review. Students are given the opportunity to apply behavioural economics concepts in different decision-making environments, including financial decision making, health, education, and the environment. The Master includes hands-on training where students develop their own research project or work on an applied question for an actual industry or government organisation.

The Master of Professional Accounting (Extension) provides graduates with the necessary skills, knowledge, and expertise for a career in professional accounting practice, and meets the requirements for professional recognition, including CPA Australia (CPAA) and Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). The Extension course delves deeper into accounting practice with seven electives to choose from, including forensic accounting, international accounting, and ethics and governance.

The Master of Professional Accounting provides graduates with the necessary skills, knowledge, and expertise for a career in professional accounting practice, and meets the requirements for professional recognition, including CPA Australia (CPAA) and Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

Major regulatory changes and the emergence of new types of financial risks mean that skilled quantitative finance professionals are more in demand than ever. The UTS postgraduate Quantitative Finance program is recognised in Australia and overseas as a leading qualification for aspiring and established quantitative finance professionals. Designed by industry experts and leading UTS quantitative finance academics, it combines the theoretical learning, hands-on experience and professional competencies required to perform at the cutting edge of this specialist discipline. Whether students are just starting out or looking to deepen their quantitative expertise, this course will equip them with the knowledge and skills to measure and manage risk in today’s complex financial markets. Explore our quantitative finance degrees UTS offers a suite of postgraduate quantitative finance degrees, each with a different area of focus. Students considering the Master of Quantitative Finance may also be interested in the following courses: Master of Data Science in Quantitative Finance Master of Mathematics and Quantitative Finance

The Master of Professional Accounting complements your non-accounting or partial accounting, or accounting but not equivalent to Australian accounting qualifications to meet the entry requirements for membership of CPA Australia and The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

The Master of Science (MSc) is a two-year degree which encompasses both coursework and research. The first year involves mainly coursework and preliminary research preparation. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to existing fields of research, or to begin to develop new areas.