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Accounting (ACCA), MSc

The MSc Accounting (ACCA) is designed for graduates who have studied an accounting degree and would now like to extend their knowledge, complete the ACCA examinations and research an area of interest in the field of accounting and finance.

The course is unique in that it is driven towards preparing students to sit the ACCA Professional Level papers. Each semester the course modules will follow the relevant ACCA syllabus and so allow students to enter for the ACCA Professional exams at the end of the semester.

The course is ACCA approved and will be delivered using the ACCA official study material (produced by Kaplan Publishing).

Over 18 months, students will sit UCLan exams to complete the Masters course, ACCA Professional exams to become ‘exam qualified’ with ACCA and be guided through an area of their choice to complete a dissertation to finish their Masters study.

UCLan will assist the better performing students on the course with the cost of the ACCA exam exemptions and examination fees (terms and conditions available on request).

After completing the course successful students will be fully exam qualified with ACCA as well as having an MSc in Accounting. This opens up career opportunities in the world of accounting with only the completion of the Professional Experience Record being required to gain full ACCA membership. Additionally it will be an excellent step in to the academic world as the course will develop student’s research and academic skills as well as sparking their interest in areas of potential further study.

Campus Information

Preston

There are a variety of different ways you can access our Preston city campus, whether by rail, road or air. Preston is well served by the M6 motorway both north and south and excellent cross country rail links. There are also two major international airports in Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

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PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

55% in bachelor degree

70% in Year 12 English*
Or
70% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 65%
Or
Standard English language entry requirements – IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

GCSE or O-Level English Grade C - Grade C

A Level English Language - Grade C

TOEFL iBT including Special At Home Edition - 88 (with minimum grades of 21 in each component)

UCLan Test of English Language Level (TELL) - Merit (75%) with no component below pass (65%)

Pearson Test of EnglishAcademic - 61 with minimum of 55 in each component

UK honours degree or its international equivalent (at least Lower Second Class) in Accounting which allows the applicant to be eligible to claim exemptions from the ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams (these used to be called F1 to F9).

Alternatively applicants may already have achieved passes in the ACCA Knowledge and Skills exams which will be deemed equivalent to an honours degree.

Consideration will be given to applicants who can’t satisfy all the above requirements in some circumstances.

For students where English is not their first language or where their degree has not been studied in the English language, a score of at least 6.5 on IELTS (or equivalent) is required.

Accreditation of Prior Learning –

Applicants who are qualified Chartered accountants may be eligible to apply for Accreditation of Prior Learning for up 100 credits of taught modules towards the MSc programme.

University of Lancashire

Preston , England ,United Kingdom