Accounting
Entry requirements
The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above. We look for applicants to have a background in any discipline in order to be eligible for the programme.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient professional work experience within the industry.
Visit our website for full details on entry requirements.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
MSc Accounting has been developed for students who have not previously studied Accounting but are interested in a career in accountancy or performance management, or who are interested in conducting academic research in accounting and business reporting.
Students who have previously completed a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting may be admitted but may encounter some knowledge-based material with which they are already familiar.
We aim to provide you with the skills needed to demonstrate to employers that you have the ability to practise the craft of accounting and to gather, analyse, investigate, evaluate and communicate the essential records and numbers that businesses use in decision-making and performance evaluation.
This course will equip you with theoretical and practical learning in accounting, performance reporting, financial management and the management and governance of corporations. Our module on Accounting as a Profession will provide guidance on the practical role of the accountant and on accounting ethics, while our module on Transnational Financial Crime will provide insights into issues of such as the laundering of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism. Our module on Corporate Governance will further develop your communication skills in writing and in discussion in a simulated boardroom setting.
You will also complete a research methods module, followed by a dissertation, which will enable you further to develop your skills in analysing qualitative and quantitative information, as well as in the development of research questions and the presentation of the results of academic research.
Fees and funding
Visit Edinburgh Napier's website for details of course fees. We have a number of bursaries and scholarships available to our students.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
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- Admissions and Enquiries
- studentrecruitment@napier.ac.uk