MA Accountancy and Finance
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 Accounting and Finance, combining financial theory with business practice. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete a compulsory dissertation in their final year as part of the four-year undergraduate degree.
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
- Building Skills and Experience for Career Success
- Finance 2: Business Finance
- Financial Accounting 2
- Financial Markets and Regulation
- Business Law
- Understanding Statistics
- Financial Accounting 3
- Management Accounting 3
- Audit Practice
- Taxation
- Applied Corporate Finance
- Corporate Financial Theory
- Accountability and Sustainability
- Accounting History
- Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics
- Audit Theory and Evolution
- Dissertations in Accountancy
- Dissertation in Finance