MA Accountancy and Economics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English and SL in Mathematics are also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3. O4 in Mathematics is also required.
About this course
MA in Economics and Accounting and Finance provides a four-year grounding in economic theory alongside financial and management accounting principles. Core topics include Accounting, Statistics, Research Methods, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete a compulsory final-year dissertation in either accountancy or economics, and have access to practical resources such as a Bloomberg finance lab.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Business
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Accounting and Accountability
- The Economics of Business and Society
- Finance 1: Finance, Risk and Investment
- Accounting Principles
- The Global Economy
- Management Accounting 2
- Finance 2: Business Finance
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Financial Accounting 2
- Understanding Statistics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Building Skills and Experience for Career Success
- Financial Accounting 3
- Management Accounting 3
- Audit Practice
- Taxation
- Accountability and Sustainability
- Audit Theory and Evolution
- Accounting History
- Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics
- Dissertations in Accountancy
- Economics Dissertation