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Manchester Metropolitan University

Masters Degree , Accounting And Finance

Course Description

The demand for ACCA qualified accountants is growing in every sector. We’ll prepare you for financial roles at companies large and small, anywhere in the world.

In just nine months you can complete your ACCA professional papers. To start this course, you need to have successfully completed (or been granted exemptions from) the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills papers (formerly F1-F9).

This is a significant step towards chartered accountant status and other roles as a financial professional.

Make the most of your studies

We have a long-standing relationship with the ACCA and are renowned for the quality of our accounting courses.

Our lecturers are accountancy specialists. Between them they have over 100 years of experience in teaching professional exams. You can also attend guest lectures from leading practitioners.

You’ll have access to the Business School’s excellent facilities, including our Student Hub, employability service and a 24-hour library which is located right next door.

Theory in practice

Your seminars and lectures will cover everything you need to know for your ACCA exams. Sharing their experience, your lecturers will also put the theory into the context of real businesses. 

This will help you understand how your skills can benefit organisations of all sizes and show you how to apply accounting theory in your work.

Course Content

If you have successfully completed or been granted exemptions by ACCA from all the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills papers (formerly F1 to F9 of the Fundamentals level), this programme enables you to complete the remainder of the ACCA professional examinations in just nine months.

Throughout the course you are encouraged to apply advanced professional skills and techniques that are used by an expert accountant acting in an advisory role at a senior level.

Teaching staff on this course combine a rich mix of industry qualified and research active academic staff. 

Meet the lecturers:

Barry Mounsey | Course Leader, ACCA Professional Stage

Year 1

To achieve ACCA Professional Stage you must complete two essential papers, followed by two option papers.

Essential papers

  • Strategic Business Leader
  • Strategic Business Reporting

Option papers

Choose two from:

  • Advanced Financial Management
  • Advanced Performance Management
  • Advanced Taxation
  • Advanced Audit and Assurance

 

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have either passed all nine ACCA Fundamental papers or have a 1st or 2:1 UK undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent) and have been granted exemption from all nine ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills papers.

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