Combined Master Degrees at Sydney, UNSW or Melbourne

Offshorehub on 17/07/2022 - 22:01
Last edited 17/07/2022 - 22:01

Hi,

Can you help to share your experience or that of others studying at those three unis?

  1. Is it possible or allowed to combine a Master of Economics / Applied Economics with:
    a. Master of Accounting / Professional Accounting?
    b. Master of Teaching?

  2. What are the most useful / popular pre-approved combined degrees?
    a. How many degrees can be combined at Master level?
    b. Can we do Master of Economics and Master of Accounting combined degrees in 2 years?
    c. I want to double confirm this: What does it mean when people say they graduated with economics and legal qualifications from their undergraduate program? Does it mean they have two combined degrees or only majors (specializations)?

  3. For a Master of Commerce or Master of Management with specialization(s) in Finance and Accounting,
    a. How does the industry/employer view that compared to a Master of Accounting? Which one is preferred?
    b. Will it be given an equal standing and recognition as Master of Accounting / Professional Accounting when the degree holder wants to join CA / CMA / ACCA / CPA?

Thank you.

Education & Work

Comments

  • Quantumcat on 17/07/2022 - 22:18
    +1
    1. If you want to do a Master of Teaching, why are you doing a Master of Economics or Accounting? The Master of Teaching will qualify you to be a teacher, the Master of Economics or Accounting won't help you at all or open any new subject areas for you. If you want to be an accountant or researcher or work in business or government, the Master of Teaching will do nothing for you.
    • Offshorehub on 17/07/2022 - 22:20

      Agree. Teaching is the alternative.

      • Quantumcat on 17/07/2022 - 22:24

        Why not just pick one or the other, if you don't like the job you land in you can do the other one later, it isn't going to run away. You're not going to save any time doing them at the same time as there wouldn't be any subjects in common (unless there are electives maybe, but I believe for masters level there would be a preassigned list of electives for each masters instead of being allowed to pick any subject from any discipline like in undergrad level, though I don't have specific knowledge of these masters so someone correct me if I am wrong).

  • Benoffie on 17/07/2022 - 22:30

    I can't help with the other stuff but economics and accounting, which in SA are acceptable teaching qualifications, are exceptionally difficult to get teaching jobs in. Reason - very few schools offer it anymore. I've seen maybe 1 job every other year. And considering you don't have to be qualified in economics or accounting to teach it…

    Teaching has to be something you're passionate about. You have to undergo interviews etc now to get in. It cannot be a back up. The drop out rates are too high.

    • Offshorehub on 17/07/2022 - 22:51

      Is it STEM that is currently in hot demand?

      • Benoffie on 18/07/2022 - 00:27

        I wouldn't look at it like that. It's irrelevant. All teachers are in demand across the country.

        But you have to be willing to be salary capped at 100k for life, struggle to gain permanent positions especially where you want them and endure the abuse from all sides.

        Teaching is not a profession to enter unless you dream about lesson plans, paperwork and repetition.

  • Presence on 17/07/2022 - 22:32
    +1

    You should book an appointment with these unis to chat. The rules are complicated and change regularly. They will see a full fee student and be glad to chat.

    • Offshorehub on 17/07/2022 - 22:53

      Thought about it and already sent some email inquiries before asking questions in this forum to get additional important opinion and feedback.

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