Swansea University

Strategic Accounting, MSc

Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom

Course overview

Do you have a head for figures and your heart set on a career in accounting with a high salary? Accounting is a sought-after profession, but 21 st century businesses don’t just want ‘number crunchers’, they want accountants with a strategic edge to increase value and growth. Our MSc Strategic Accounting programme at Swansea University aims to improve your career opportunities and help fast track you into a fantastic career that could be located anywhere in the world.

You will already have a relevant first degree and will have passed and/or received exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) fundamental papers. As part of this programme, you will be taught the latest theories and practices, and how to apply them as an accountancy professional, while we prepare you for the ACCA professional examinations*. Students who wish to take the ACCA examinations alongside, or after, the MSc must register with ACCA in order to be eligible for ACCA professional exams.

Additional fees will apply for these exams – please see the 'Additional Costs' section below for more information. You will be part of a global professional body with a reputation for driving standards of professionalism, ethics, integrity and accountability. After you’ve qualified and worked for three years you can use the ACCA letters after your name. *The School of Management at Swansea University reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments to the MSc Strategic Accounting programme in accordance with the latest ACCA guidelines and standards.

We are committed to providing students with the most up to date, industry standard information, and sufficient preparation for the ACCA professional papers.

Key highlights

  • Prepares students for the ACCA professional examinations
  • Teaches latest accounting theories and how to apply them professionally
  • Focuses on strategic accounting skills to drive business value and growth
  • Content kept aligned with the latest ACCA guidelines and standards
  • Pathway towards ACCA designation after qualifying and three years' work

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — 2.2.

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries

    First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.

  • Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)

    The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.

Careers this course leads to

  • Chartered Certified Accountant
  • Management Accountant
  • Financial Accountant
  • Auditor
  • Financial Analyst
  • Finance Manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £13,650 per year | International: £22,050 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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