AUT City Campus, Auckland, New Zealand

QS World University Rankings

=486
QS Stars

5

Degree Other
Study Level Masters
Duration 18 months
Start date Jan-2000

This program equips you with the skills to change careers and become an accountant. It can be completed in 16 months fast-track. The MPA will advance your understanding of accounting from a strategic business perspective and provide the financial expertise needed for senior management roles. Roles may include chartered accountant, management accountant, chief financial officer, finance manager, forensic accountant, business consultant, tax specialist or a role in senior management. The university aims to deliver a high quality learning environment that embeds intellectual curiosity, innovation and best practice in learning, teaching and student support to enable students to achieve their full academic potential. The employment record of graduates from the Auckland University of Technology is excellent, with the vast majority entering occupations of their choice within months of graduation.

About University

World-class teaching and learning

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is the second largest university in New Zealand; located inAuckland, New Zealand’s biggest city. We’re proud to be one of the world’s bestmodern universities – we have an overall five-star rating from QS, in additionto five-star ratings for Teaching, Employability, Research,Internationalisation, Facilities, Innovation and Inclusiveness. We’reconsistently ranked first in New Zealand for our international outlook. We havemore than 5,000 industry partners around the world, our students are from 140different countries, and half of our academic staff were born overseas.

Study with us and you can enrol in our range of world-ranked subjects, whichinclude New Zealand’s top-ranked health programmes and one of the world’s bestsport science schools.

Creating world-ready graduates

AUT’s mission is to create great graduates. We prepare students to besuccessful wherever in the world their career may take them. We encourageinnovation and embrace new technologies, to prepare our students for therapidly changing world. AUT graduates are highly favoured by employers,with 94% of available graduates in paid employment within nine months ofgraduation.

An innovative teaching and learning space

AUT’s three modern campuses in Auckland have several award-winningbuildings which were created using sustainable principles and feature inviting,collaborative and functional learning areas, auditoriums and research spaces. Wealso have a number of world-class facilities including one of only two motioncapture studios in the country; New Zealand’s top sports science facility, AUTMillennium; and the country’s only two major radio telescopes, which areinvolved in projects with international research partners.

Innovative and relevant research

AUT is recognised as the best university in New Zealand for globalresearch impact. Our 60 research centres and institutes deliver leadingresearch across a range of subjects including space, artificial intelligence,robotics, ecology, physical activity and nutrition.

Our academic staff are research-active and at the forefront of theirdisciplines, and organisations around the world draw on their expertise for keyprojects.