MSc Accounting - Full Time

Master

In Lincoln

higher than £ 9000

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Lincoln

  • Duration

    1 Year

MSc Accounting at the University of Lincoln enables students to develop the skills required to progress to senior positions in accounting. Students can learn analytical skills that are highly valued by employers in both the public and private sector, with previous graduates going on to careers in accountancy, financial management, and financial reporting.

Course content is updated regularly in line with industry practice, and students are able to develop a thorough understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards currently used around the world. An understanding of the importance of ethics in the accounting profession is also a key element of the programme.

Modules can cover current issues in governance and finance, financial accounting, decision making, and product and service costing in management accounting.

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Location

Start date

Lincoln (Lincolnshire)
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Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now closed
FebruaryEnrolment now closed

About this course

This course provides the opportunity to develop analytical skills which can be highly valued by employers in the public and private sectors. Graduates have gone on to careers as accountants and roles in financial management and financial reporting.

First or second class honours degree and grade C in GCSE Mathematics.
Please note that this course may not be suitable for students who have completed an undergraduate programme in accounting or finance within the UK.

MSc Accounting students will be exempted from CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accounting) papers BA1, BA2, BA3 and BA4 plus P1, AIA (Association of International Accountants) Paper 1, Paper 3 and Paper 6 as well as ACCA F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F7 papers.

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2020

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Subjects

  • Decision Making
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Governance
  • International
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Part Time
  • Full Time
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Training

Course programme

How You Study

The taught element of the programme consists of six compulsory modules and one optional module.

Term 1 modules:
  • Financial Accounting - Single Entity
  • Management Accounting - Product and Service Costing
  • Management Accounting - Planning and Control
Term 2 modules:
  • Financial Accounting - Group Reporting
  • Current Issues in Governance and Finance
  • Management Accounting - Decision Making
  • Optional Module
Optional modules:
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • International Entrepreneurship
  • Strategy Making
  • Global Supply Strategies
  • Sustainability Leadership
  • Comparative Human Resource Management
Optional modules will run if at least ten students select them. Timetabling arrangements may limit the availability of modules to some students. As the options reflect staff research interests, they may change over time.

In addition, students will undertake a compulsory independent study element comprising Research Methods (15 credits) and Independent Study (45 credits).

Contact Hours and Independent Study

Weekly contact hours on this programme may vary depending on the individual module options chosen and the stage of study. Hours of study may vary from term to term for both full and part-time students and can be spread throughout the week. Part-time students will complete the programme within two years. The programme structure for part-time study will be at the discretion of the Programme Leader.

Postgraduate level study involves a significant proportion of independent study, exploring the material covered in lectures and seminars. As a general guide, for every hour spent in class, students are expected to spend at least four to five hours in independent study. For more detailed information please contact the Programme Leader.

Additional information

Fees & Scholarships

Home/EU - £8,800

Home/EU
(including Alumni Scholarship** reduction) - £7,040

International - £15,900

International(Including International Alumni / Global Postgraduate Scholarship** £2,000 reduction) - £13,900

MSc Accounting - Full Time

higher than £ 9000