Master Professional of Accounting(MPAcc)

MPAcc Program Overview

The Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) program was established in 2004. It was among the first cohort of national pilot institutions for the MPAcc degree and is a founding A-level member unit in the MPAcc Education Quality Accreditation. The program is committed to cultivating applied and versatile senior professionals with strong professional ethics, solid knowledge foundations, and innovative spirits. These graduates are equipped to meet the talent demands of the era characterized by big data, artificial intelligence, and the digital economy, enabling them to excel in accounting, financial management, investment analysis, and decision-making within complex environments.

Program Highlights

1) InternationalizationThe program takes the world first-class colleges and universities as the benchmark, emphasizes the internationalization of education ideas and methods, and actively carries out exchange programs. 100% of the professional teachers have the experience of overseas study, training, meeting and cooperative research.

2) Case Teaching MethodThe course encourages the use of Harvard University’s PCL case teaching method, which is student-centered, guides students to participate in teaching and improves students’ learning enthusiasm.

3) Dual-Tutors SystemThe program implements Dual-Tutors System, and external tutors are involved in the whole process of student training.

4) Combination of Theory and PracticeThe program not only pays attention to educate students on the theories and specialized knowledge of accounting, finance and taxation, law, management and other aspects, but also the cultivation of practice-oriented practical ability and professional ethics.

5) Establish training base and carry out professional internshipThe school organizes full-time students to have a four-month professional internship and strongly support students to participate in various business case competitions. HarvardUniversity’s PCL case teaching method, which is student-centered, guides students to participate in teaching and improves students’ learning enthusiasm.

6) Experts in practical field participate in teachingAll MPAcc teachers are required to have practical experience, with the participation of experts in practical field.

7) Summer campThe main activities of the summer camp include campus visit, accounting practice lecture, academic lecture, research design review, teacher-student exchange, and arrangement of MPAcc recommendation of exam-free graduate students (internal and external).

8) The second class activity which enhances student’s communication and leadership.

9) Part of the professional qualification examination of HKICPA and ACCA is exempted.

Program Setting

Contact us

Contact： Ms. Zhao / Ms. ZhangTel：020-84110377/020-84113622Email：zhaoww5@mail.sysu.edu.cnWebsite： https://mpacc.sysu.edu.cn/Address：N218,School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University 135 Xin Gang Rd West, Guangzhou, P.R.China