Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting–PGDipPA 120 points Qualification regulations
View qualification detailsEntry Requirements
1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipPA shall have:
(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree; and
(ii) been accepted by the MPA director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.
General Requirements
2. The course of study for the PGDipPA shall consist of MMPA 501, MMPA 502, 30 points from MMPA 506–509, MMPA 510, MMPA 512, MMPA 513, and a further 60 points from MMPA 503–520, MMPA 527.
3. A candidate for the PGDipPA shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the diploma within three years of first enrolling for it or the certificate.
4. A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertPA shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the PGDipPA.
Courses
| Course | Requisites Prerequisites (P), Corequisites(C), Restrictions (X), Double labelling (D) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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MMPA 501
Financial Accounting
|
15 | ||
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MMPA 502
Sustainable Decision Making and Control
|
15 | ||
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MMPA 503
Business Law
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 504
Finance
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 506
Advanced Financial Accounting
|
(P) MMPA 501 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 507
Statistics
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 508
Economics
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 509
Taxation
|
(P) MMPA 501 or 503 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 510
Auditing
|
(P) MMPA 501 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 512
Strategic Accounting for Value and Performance
|
(P) MMPA 502 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 513
Accounting Systems, Ethics and Technology
|
(P) MMPA 501 or 502 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 516
Special Topic
|
(P) MMPA 501 or EMBA 504 or GBUS 514 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 517
Special Topic
|
(P) MMPA 501, 502 (X) ACCY 314 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 527
Sustainability and Accountability
|
(P) MMPA 501 or 502 (or EMBA 504 or GBUS 514); (X) ACCY 314 | 15 |