DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ACCOUNTANCY (01N40070)
DESIGNATED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ACCOUNTANCY (01N40089)
Students must also comply with the University General Regulations and the Supplementary
Regulations for the Degree of Master of Arts
All the courses listed below are prescribed for this degree
THIS PROGRAMME HAS NOW BEEN WITHDRAWN. THE LAST INTAKE OF STUDENTS TO
THIS PROGRAMME WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2014.
PROGRAMME YEAR 2 – 120 Credit Points
First Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Code
AC 2031
Management Accounting 2
FI 2004
Finance 2: Business Finance
Second Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Credit
Code
Points
AC 2530
Financial Accounting 2
15
PO 2508
Understanding Statistics
15
LS 2533
15
Business Law (See Note 2)
Plus 45 credit points from courses of choice. You are required to choose 60 credits from Sustained Study, Discipline Breadth
or Sixth Century courses across levels 1 and 2.
Credit
Points
15
15
PROGRAMME YEAR 3 – 120 Credit Points
First Half-Session
Second Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Credit
Course
Course Title
Credit
Code
Points
Code
Points
AC 3049
Financial Accounting 3
15
AC 3557
Auditing
30
AC 3054
Management Accounting 3
15
Plus 60 credit points from courses of choice, which must include at least 30 credits from level 3 Business School courses
(AC, EC, FI, MS, PO).
You are required to choose 30 credits from Discipline Breadth or Sixth Century courses across levels 3 and 4.
PROGRAMME YEAR 4 – 120 Credit Points
First Half-Session
Second Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Credit
Course
Course Title
Credit
Code
points
Code
points
AC 4033
Accounting Theory
30
AC 4528
Dissertations in Accountancy
30
Plus 60 credit points from courses of choice, of which at least 30 credits must be from level 4 Business School courses (AC, EC,
FI, MS, PO). If 30 credits of Discipline Breadth or Sixth Century Courses were taken during Programme Year 3, then you must
choose all 60 credit points from Business School courses.
You are required to choose 30 credits from Discipline Breadth or Sixth Century courses across levels 3 and 4.
Notes
1.
2.
3.
Designated Degree
(1) A minimum of 360 credit points including at least 90 credit points of Level 3 Business School
courses and the prescribed courses listed for programme years 1, 2 and 3.
(2) On the recommendation of the Examiners, the Designated Degree of MA in Accountancy may
be awarded with Distinction.
LS 2533 may be excluded, if the student does not seek accreditation of the programme by
accountancy professional bodies. In this case, 15 additional credit points should be chosen at
level 2.
Candidates seeking entry to the Junior Honours programme must have accumulated, by award or
recognition, or been exempted from, at least 240 credit points at levels 1 and 2, including the
prescribed courses required to enter programme year 3.
This information, whilst correct at the time of going to publication, is subject to alteration without notice.
Course choice may be restricted by degree regulations or timetabling.