Applied Accounting

Entry requirements

The MSc in Applied Accounting is for students who have passed at least three ACCA Professional Level Papers or have successfully completed:

• Institute Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Students may be granted a conditional offer for the course if they are awaiting results from their professional paper examinations, subject to the admission requirements of the programme.

This course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities. Applications are welcome from those in work and seeking continuing professional development.

Entry will also be subject to two satisfactory references (one of these must be an academic reference).

Entry will also be subject to two satisfactory references (one of these must be an academic reference).

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Our MSc Applied Accounting is a cost-effective, part-time, distance learning master’s degree.

We have developed the course specifically for qualified accountants and ACCA students who have;
completed three or more ACCA strategic professional papers or
successfully completed all the professional papers required for membership of one of the UK accounting bodies.

As a distance learning programme you will have the opportunity to work with students from around the world. You will gain technical and transferable skills which apply across the globe.

Your Advanced Accounting and Finance project enables you to apply your business research skills to a real world accounting or finance related problem. This can be an area of interest to your organisation.

You can study from wherever you are in the world giving you the flexibility of learning in your own time. Oxford Brookes is well known for online learning. Our MBA is ranked 5th globally in the QS Distance Online MBA rankings 2016.

Fees and funding

• Funding for Postgraduate students from the UK and EU.

• Funding for Postgraduate students from outside the EU.