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MAcc Accounting and Finance (four-year integrated masters) MAcc

University of Essex

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  • Qualification

    Master of Accountancy - MAcc

  • Location

    Colchester Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Accounting and finance data informs business decision-making every day so it is vital for organisations to employ accounting and finance professionals who understand how to meet business objectives.Our MAcc Accounting and Finance offers you an integrated Bachelors and Masters degree, allowing you to progress seamlessly from your undergraduate to postgraduate studies within a single course.We not only teach you how financial information underpins leadership, strategy and planning, but how financial decisions can impact society and the economy. We develop your understanding of governance and ethics, so you can take actions for the good of organisations and the wider world. You further your understanding of advanced accounting and corporate finance and can tailor your studies to your professional ambitions by choosing from a range of optional modules.You explore areas such as:- the preparation of financial statements and budgets- accounting standards and corporate governance- financial theory- portfolio management- options and futures markets- risk management- MAcc Accounting and Finance includes an introductory first year to familiarise you with wider business topics, such as management, marketing and economics.In your third year, you have the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by completing an in-depth, independent research project or dissertation. This will give you the chance to further develop vital employability skills in areas of research, time management and critical thinking. You will further supplement this with the development of your own research portfolio in your final year.Essex is one of just three UK universities to have received Q-Step Affiliate status, including for our MAcc Accounting and Finance course, to support the way we develop the quantitative skills of our graduates.This means we can provide work placement bursaries to develop your skills in evaluating numerical information, analysing data and designing research. We also offer the opportunity to follow a specialised degree path, where you graduate with enhanced quantitative skills. These are evidenced on your degree transcript, to help give you the competitive edge in the graduate job market.MAcc Accounting and Finance is taught at Essex Business School. Our finance group is one of the largest and most respected in the country and our students and staff join us from all over the world.Essex Business School is an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) Advantage Partner and this course is aligned to the IMC syllabus, the industry’s benchmark entry-level qualification. This means that upon graduation you will have completed up to 70% of the IMC qualification which will help you complete the full qualification in a shorter time frame than most other graduates.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 20,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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A level : BBB - ABB

ABB- BBB or 128- 120 tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels

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University information

University of Essex

  • University League Table

    32nd

  • Campus address

    University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, England

The careers team offer dedicated international careers advice and support throughout studies and after graduation.
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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    56th out of 104 10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    116 51%

    62nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    53.0 53%

    70th

    41
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.86 77%

    78th

    6

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