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MSc - Master of Science
City Campus
Part Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
Gain exemptions from some professional accounting exams on this accredited course. You’ll build expertise in contemporary accounting techniques and practices. As part of this course, you’ll: Study contemporary accounting issues, techniques and practices Explore the theoretical principles of accounting theory Understand issues and challenges faced by companies when applying accountancy theory in modern day business Gain professional accounting exam exemptions on successful completion Accounting examination exemptions On completion of this course, you’ll be able to apply for the following exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA): Business and Technology Management Accounting Financial Accounting Corporate and Business Law You may also be eligible for the following exemptions from ACCA: Performance Management Financial Reporting Financial Management You’ll be eligible to apply for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Gateway examination. Your academic community You’ll study in the heart of Leeds, one of the UK's largest financial centres outside London. The vibrant academic community you’ll join includes tutors with a wealth of academic expertise and extensive practical and professional experience. Your learning Your course will enable you to practise applying your theoretical knowledge. You’ll develop the transferable skills you’ll need for the global workplace. You’ll learn through a variety of teaching and assessment methods.
This module will introduce you to a range of financial accounting concepts and techniques. You'll analyse published financial statements and begin to take greater responsibility for your learning as you develop into a self-managing learner. Optional modules may also be available for this course.
Apply and evaluate a range of complex management accounting information techniques and make informed judgements regarding their value. Optional modules may also be available for this course.
Critically evaluate the fundamental concepts and theories of modern finance and identify how these can be effectively applied in both national and multinational organisations. Through extensive reading, you'll study the issues of investment, financing and divided policy. By the end of the module, you'll be able to constructively engage with the theories, tools and techniques you’ve learned and understand how they can be applied to a range of scenarios. Optional modules may also be available for this course.
Learn to evaluate and explain the need for, and role of, corporate governance in the business environment. You'll also study the role of IT in forensic accounting and fraud detection and the types and incidences of fraud. Optional modules may also be available for this course.
Critically evaluate, analyse and interpret contemporary accounting issues in social, environmental, and political contexts. You'll be able to provide solutions to problems with evidence support. This module will help you to understand the development of behavioural finance theories and practices as an alternative perspective to traditional finance theories and practices. Optional modules may also be available for this course.
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