MSc Accounting and Finance – ACCA Fast Track Route
Full-time, Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Accounting, banking and finance
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This course is for international students who are ACCA passed finalists or qualified accountants. It is a fast track course that enables you to convert your ACCA qualification to a UK masters degree in nine months.
The course is delivered in Sheffield and at the Aventis School of Management, Singapore.
A distinctive feature of the course is its focus on present-day national and global developments in systems, regulations and general practices of accounting and finance. By studying updated literature, international accounting standards, worldwide events, case studies and companies’ financial accounts, you learn how real organisations operate and the accounting and financial strategies and decisions they implement.
You complete in-depth research into various industries when producing presentations, coursework, assessments and the dissertation. This real world focus provides immediate value to your present or potential employers. Helping an organisation compete more successfully through better accounting and financial management and systems can be a rewarding career, in the UK or internationally.
After successfully completing the course, you are able to
• apply and adapt techniques to improve and extend specialist knowledge in accounting and finance
• apply relevant frameworks, models and techniques of financial decision making to planning, performance measurement, and risk management
• solve problems and develop and carry out accounting and financial strategies for different types of organisations
• apply international accounting standards to corporate reporting and appropriate models to auditing
• demonstrate analytical and research skills informed by the latest developments in accounting and finance
• use models and techniques for collecting, processing, validating, interpreting and presenting information
You also gain
• transferable intellectual and professional skills relevant to the current national and international business world
• problem solving, communication and information technology skills
The team delivering the course has strong links with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
Related courses
Full-time – 9 months
Part-time – 12 months
Starts September and January
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £6,430 for the course, depending on local currency rates.
2014/15 academic year
Typically £6,475 for the course, depending on local currency rates.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• assignments • examinations • dissertation
This course has a strong international element
