Course summary
The MSc Professional Accountancy (ACCA Route) offers you a dual recognition qualification, gaining a GCU master's degree alongside your Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) professional qualification. This degree can be studied online or at our Glasgow campus on a full-time or part-time basis offering you the flexibility to complete your qualification. This degree is aimed at students who have completed the ACCA applied knowledge and applied skills papers or have exemptions from these nine exams from an ACCA accredited degree course. (If you still have to complete these fundamental exam papers GCU offers you this opportunity on our ACCA Gold-accredited course.) The master's course aligns with the ACCA Strategic Professional exams, allowing you to sit your ACCA exams at the end of each module. On successful completion of the degree, you will be equipped with a range of employability skills required of the professional accountant in a global business environment, such as critical awareness of issues involved in leading and managing the financial aspects of organisations. By doing so, it will prepare you for the demands placed upon the manager within the contemporary business environment. You will also have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your ability to undertake independent research focusing on a business problem relevant to your area of interest. The degree will also provide a good foundation if you are wishing to further your academic studies leading to PhD level. Graduate prospects On completion of the degree, you will be fully exam qualified with ACCA and have an MSc Professional Accountancy. Not only will this degree set you apart from other graduates with a dual recognition qualification, you will also have the skills required to move into management roles within the private or public sector.
Modules
Module list Compulsory: Critical Aspects of Ethics and Professionalism Strategic Business Leader* Strategic Business Reporting* Business Research Project Elective (two out of four): Advanced Financial Management* Advanced Performance Management* Advanced Audit and Assurance* Advanced Taxation* *ACCA Strategic Professional aligned modules Students will take one module per trimester on the part-time course and two modules per trimester on the full-time course.
Assessment method
Critical Aspects of Ethics and Professionalism – Essay ACCA aligned modules – two courseworks per module Business Research Project – Research proposal and final project
Entry requirements
All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide and represent the minimum required to be considered for entry. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated. Typical entry requirements Students will need to have completed the ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams or have exemptions from these exams from an accredited degree course. Students will need to have a minimum of a 2:2 or equivalent if they have received exemptions from an accredited degree course. If you still have to complete your Applied Skills exams you can study these with GCU on our ACCA course. English language Academic IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) with no element below 5.5. Please note: if you are from a majority English speaking country, you may not be required to provide further proof of your English Language proficiency. Full details of the English language tests we accept are available on this page. Exemptions Students with HNDs, HNCs or recognised degrees are given exemptions which vary according to the subjects studied. Application must be made to ACCA to obtain confirmation of exemptions and to obtain registration. Please telephone ACCA on 44 141 582 2000 or see details at www.accaglobal.com Students can also email:[email protected].
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Channel Islands | £9900 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £9900 | Whole course |
England | £9900 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £9900 | Whole course |
Scotland | £9900 | Whole course |
Wales | £9900 | Whole course |
EU | £19800 | Whole course |
International | £19800 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Glasgow Caledonian University
City Campus
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA