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Professional Accounting, MSc

UK

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What will I learn?

COURSE OVERVIEW

Have you qualified as an accountant with the professional bodies within the last five years (or have additional relevant experience) and want to advance your career with a Masters qualification?

This 4 month course* promotes integration between professional practice and theory, and the credits from your prior learning as a qualified accountant can fast-track you onto our MSc in Professional Accounting.

The programme entails completion of a module in Research Skills, which will prepare you for an independent project. This module is available on-line and does not therefore require in-person contact on campus.

Offering further flexibility, our MSc Professional Accounting offers two entry points in each academic year.

With our MSc Professional Accounting you will draw on local, regional and national associations and networks and the breadth of research, teaching and practical expertise within our teaching team will enrich your professional development.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this course will be equipped with a sound knowledge, critical understanding and enhanced research skills to add to their practical skills in accountancy.

Advancing your professional development, this programme has been designed to enhance your skills and prepare you for career opportunities and varying roles within accounting.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

Which department am I in?

School of Management

Study options

Full Time (4 months)

Tuition fees
£5,850.00 (US$ 7,367) per year
Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%. Additional costs may apply.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

May 2024, September 2024, May 2025

Venue

Singleton Park Campus

Singleton Park,

Swansea,

SA2 8PP, Wales

Entry requirements

For international students

Students will have the equivalent of 120 credits of prior learning, ie: qualified as an accountant with recognised professional bodies within the last five years. Students will be required to have passed all the ACCA, ICAEW, CIMA and other professional accountancy bodies’ external examinations. Non-native English speakers must achieve an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no component less than 5.5 or Swansea University recognised equivalent.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

Pathways options

Offered by other partners

This university accepts pathways courses from
  • The College, Swansea University
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About Swansea University

A dual campus university, Swansea University boasts excellent teaching, research and outstanding student support.

  • 86 percent of research quality is world leading (REF 2021)
  • 26th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • UK Top 15 for Course Satisfaction (Guardian, 2023)
  • The sixth safest place to study in the UK (CUG , 2023)

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