MSc Global Accounting (Top up)

Program Overview

The MSc Global Accounting (Top up) Online program enhances students' professional qualifications by leveraging two completed ACCA papers. Through practical-based learning, students develop advanced skills, explore key business issues, and fast-track their accounting careers.

Program Outline

MSc Global Accounting (Top up) Online

Degree Overview:

This MSc Global Accounting (Top up) Online program is designed for individuals who have already completed two ACCA papers: Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Strategic Business Leader (SBL). The program allows students to leverage these essential papers to obtain a Master's degree in Global Accounting.

Objectives:

• Boost professional qualifications: The program aims to enhance students' professional qualifications and prepare them for the next step in their accounting careers.
• Develop advanced skills: Students will develop advanced intellectual and professional skills at the Master's level.
• Study key business issues: The program focuses on teaching real-world business scenarios and exploring key issues faced by business leaders today, particularly around innovation, data, and ethics.
• Fast-track accounting careers: The program helps students fast-track their accounting careers to the next level.

Outline:

Content:

• The program covers the remaining 90 credits required for a Master's degree in Global Accounting.
• It emphasizes practical-based learning and relevant real-life application.
• Students will learn to critically analyze contextual data and information surrounding real-life business challenges and design comprehensive solutions using accounting and financial tools.

Structure:

• Students can study full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years).
• The program is divided into three semesters of 13 weeks.
• Full-time students study one 15-credit module per semester and the 45-credit Business Project module across all three semesters.
• Part-time students study one module per semester during the first year and complete the Business Project module during the second year.

Course Schedule:

• September 2024: Full-time and part-time options available.
• February 2025: Full-time and part-time options available.
• June 2025: Full-time and part-time options available.

Modules:

• International Business Ethics (15 credits): This module explores ethical considerations in international business, including corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and global governance.
• Innovation Management in a Digital Age (15 credits): This module examines the role of innovation in a digital world, covering topics such as disruptive technologies, digital transformation, and strategic innovation management.
• Business Project (45 credits): This module provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to a real-world business problem.
Students will conduct research, develop a solution, and present their findings in a written report and oral presentation.

Assessment:

• Formal assessments: Students are assessed formally through a mix of individual assignments, group work, and Dissertation/Project work.

Teaching:

• Experienced business professionals: The program is designed and taught by experienced business professionals with an emphasis on practical-based learning.
• Flexible learning: Students control their own learning pace, working towards fixed assignment submission dates.
• Live communication sessions: Students benefit from two timetabled lessons in real-time (online) as direct live communication sessions.

Careers:

• Professional Careers and Employability Service: The University offers a dedicated careers service to help students become more employable.
• Industry expertise: Students learn from business specialists with industry expertise in accounting and business.
• Employability focus: The program emphasizes the development of skills and knowledge relevant to the accounting profession.

Other:

• Study flexibility: The program can be studied full-time or part-time, allowing students to balance their studies with other commitments.
• Online learning: The program is delivered entirely online, providing students with the flexibility to study anywhere, anytime.
• Quality of teaching: The program is taught by experienced business professionals with industry expertise.
• Admission requirements: The context only mentions that students must have successfully completed the two ACCA essential Strategic Professional examinations: Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Strategic Business Leader (SBL).

"2024/25 Course Fee (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2024) Online: £5,650"