Accounting - Advanced Accounting with Placement
The MAcc Advanced Accounting with Placement is a new integrated undergraduate programme (combining undergraduate and Masters-level study in one four year course), replacing BSc Accounting. It is unique in the UK and Ireland in offering:
- A Master's-level qualification with undergraduate fees for all four years;
- Exemption from Chartered Accountants Ireland CAP1 & CAP2* exams and maximum permitted
exemptions from other professional bodies;
- A paid work-based placement during Semester Two of Year Four, together with a work-related research project;
- Alternative exit point after three years with students awarded BSc Accounting.
| Award Name | Degree - Masters at UK Level 7 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Queens University Belfast |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Masters at UK Level 7 | Queens University Belfast |
Duration
4 years (Full Time)
Entry Requirements
Irish leaving certificate requirements
H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics
Careers / Further progression
Employment after the Course
Typical career destinations of graduates include:
Financial accountant
Management accountant
Manager
Analyst
Auditor
Advisor/Consultant
Forensic accountant
Researcher
Financial controller
Partner
Banker
Employment Links
Graduate employers include: Baker Tilly Mooney Moore, Bank of Ireland, BDO, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, PWC, The Northern Ireland Audit Office, and Ulster Bank.
Further information
Start date: September 2024
Deadlines for on-time applications
2024 entry application deadlines
For courses starting in 2024 (and for deferred applications), your application should be with us at UCAS by one of these dates – depending on what courses you apply for. If your completed application – including all your personal details and your academic reference – is submitted by the deadline, it is guaranteed to be considered.
16 October 2023 for 2024 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – any course at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or for most courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science, and dentistry. You can add choices with a different deadline later, but don’t forget you can only have five choices in total.
31 January 2024 for 2024 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – for the majority of courses.
Some course providers require additional admissions tests to be taken alongside the UCAS application, and these may have a deadline. Find out more about these tests at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/admissions-tests
Check course information in the search tool to see which deadline applies to you at the application weblink below.
Apply as soon as possible: Student funding arrangements mean that as offers are made and places fill up, some courses may only have vacancies for students from certain locations. It’s therefore really important that you apply for your chosen courses by the appropriate deadlines mentioned above, as not all courses will have places for all students.
All applications received after 30 June are entered into Clearing - find out more about Clearing at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/clearing-and-results-day/what-clearing
The MAcc programme prepares students for a career in the accountancy profession. It contains lots of practical content, engagement with local employers and a work-based placement. Content includes Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Taxation and Finance, with increasing specialisation in Accounting Technologies, Ethics and Sustainability Reporting – matching developments in the accountancy profession. This new programme also embeds a range of skills expected of a future accounting professional, including critical thinking, digital readiness, communication, ethical decision-making, leadership and teamwork.
* CAP1 approval obtained and CAP2 being processed.
The Master of Accounting (MAcc) Advanced Accounting with Placement comprises compulsory modules together with optional modules available in the School.
Year 1
Semester 1
Introductory Financial Accounting
Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law
Foundations of Economics 1
Semester 2
Introductory Management Accounting
Accounting Information Systems
Quantitative Methods
Year 2
Semester 1
Financial Accounting
Financial Decision-making
Optional Modules:
Accounting Practice
Data Analysis and Optimisation
Financial Modelling
Semester 2
Management Accounting
Financial Market Theory
Managerial Behaviour
Year 3
Semester 1
Advanced Financial Accounting
Law of Business Organisations
Optional Modules
Contemporary Issues in Accounting
Contemporary Technologies in Accounting
Semester 2
Advanced Management Accounting
Auditing and Accountability
Taxation
Year 4
Semester 1
Financial Reporting and Auditing
Advanced Taxation
Financial Management
Research Methods and Placement Preparation
Semester 2
Placement
Work-related Research Project
Note: The MAcc includes an integrated and paid work-based placement during Semester Two of Year Four.
Admissions
Tel: 028 9097 3838
Fax: 028 9097 5151
Email address: admissions@qub.ac.uk