Faculty wide specialisations (postgraduate)
Complement your primary studies in your course by selecting a faculty-wide specialisation from a wide range of business-related fields. Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferrable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.
Note: there must be a 75% difference between the core units of your course and the units in your specialisation.
MPA701 Accounting*
MAA703 Accounting for Management 1,2,4
Plus two units from:
MAA716 Financial Accounting 1,2
MAA705 Corporate Auditing 2,3,4
MAA725 Advanced Accounting Principles and Practice 1,2
MAA767 Enterprise Value Creation: Sustainability and Integrated Reporting
MLC703 Principles of Income Tax Law 2
MAA789 Accounting Systems and Analytics 1,2
Students enrolled in the following Accounting courses (M720, M742, M780, M794, M749) cannot undertake the specialisation in Accounting.
*From T1 2025 this unit will be recoded to MAA701
Notes:
1 Required by CPA Australia for Associate (foundation level) Membership.
2 Required by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for entry to the CA Program.
3 For candidates who have completed an accredited degree in Australia, this unit may be taken as part of the CPA program. Required by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for entry to the CA Program. 4 For candidates who would like to obtain exemptions to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) program.
MIS770 Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
MIS771 Descriptive Analytics and Visualisation
Plus two units from:
MIS772 Predictive Analytics
MIS714 People Analytics
MIS781 Business Intelligence and Database
Students enrolled in M761 Master of Business Analytics cannot undertake the specialisation in Business Analytics.
MAF702 Financial Markets and Digital Innovations
MAF716 Fintech Foundations and Cryptocurrencies
Plus two units from:
MAF759 Financial Data Analytics
MIS716 Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Enterprise Applications
MIS715 Responsible Artificial Intelligence
MIS701 Digital Business Analysis
MAF752 Principles of Finance
Select any four units from:
MAF702 Financial Markets
MAF703 Applied Corporate Finance
MAF707 Investments and Portfolio Management
MAF716 Introduction to Fintech
MAF760 International Finance
MAF752 Principles of Finance
NOTE: Students enrolled in M750 Master of Finance cannot undertake the specialisation in Finance.
MAA769/ MAI769 * Ethics for Financial Services
MAA719 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
MAA745 Financial Planning and Economic Fundamentals
Plus one unit from:
MAA728/ MAI728 ^ Financial Behaviour and Decision Making
MAA700 Estate Planning and Risk Management Strategies
MLC707 Business Law
MLC703 Principles of Income Tax Law
* MAI769 intensive unit is only available to students enrolled in M701, M769, M669, M569, and N002
^ MAI728 intensive unit is only available to students enrolled in M701, M769, M669, M569, M770, M640, M540 and N002
To find out whether this specialisation is FAS/Treasury approved and suitable for you, please contact our dedicated Financial Planning Course Advisers to discuss further on +61 3 9251 7969, financial-planning@deakin.edu.au, or book a phone consultation.
MIS701 Digital Business Analysis
MIS782 Value of Information
MIS761 Cyber Security Strategies
MIS770 Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
Students enrolled in M722 Master of Information Systems cannot undertake the specialisation in Information Systems.
From Trimester 1 2025:
For M761 students
Must pass 1 unit from:
MIS761 Cyber Security Strategies
MIS782 Value of Information
Plus 3 units from:
MIS701 Digital Business Analysis
MIS712 Managing Digital Transformation
MPE701 Information Technology, Markets and Business Strategy
*75% Rule: M761 students are required to complete a minimum of three units that are not part of the M761 core units.
All other students
Must pass 4 units from:
MIS701 Digital Business Analysis
MIS761 Cyber Security Strategies
MIS712 Managing Digital Transformation
MIS782 Value of Information
MPE701 Information Technology, Markets and Business Strategy
Students enrolled in M722 Master of Information Systems cannot undertake the specialisation in Information Systems.
One unit from:
MMK732/ MMT732 Marketing Management
MBT704/ MBA704 Marketing, Consumers and the Marketplace
Plus:
MMK713 Consumer Behaviour
MMK737 Digital and Social Media Marketing
MMK739 Strategic Brand Management
NOTE: Students enrolled in M789 Master of Business (Marketing) cannot undertake the specialisation in Marketing.
NEW – available from T1 2025
Select 4 credit points from:
MWL705 Business for Social Impact
MWL716 Consultancy Experience
MWL717 Entrepreneurship Experience
MWL718 Internship
MWL719 International Consultancy Experience
MWL720 Industry Based Learning (2CP)^
MWL721 Industry Cadetship (4CP)^
or other approved postgraduate-level Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit*
*WIL units include, but are not limited to:
- placement, practicum or internship
- industry or community project
- industry or community field work
- workplace simulation.
^available to GIFT City Campus students only.