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MSc - Master of Science
Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
This MSc programme is equally suitable for students with or without an undergraduate degree in accounting, and we have students from a variety of backgrounds on the programme. We have a 100% overall student satisfaction score for our MSc in Accounting (PTES, 2023).This degree will provide a strong foundation for your accounting career. It covers the core accounting topics of financial reporting, performance management, and financial management, as well as topics such as the accounting profession, accounting in the public sector, and corporate governance.It will be attractive to individuals with good financial knowledge, analytical skills, attention to detail, business understanding, and problem-solving. Graduates will be in a strong position to continue their careers in professional practice, private firms, or in the public sector. The programme also provides a foundation for students wishing to pursue further academic study in accounting.Although this programme is not designed to maximise exemptions from professional exams, students who successfully complete the programme can apply for exemptions from four ACCA papers (Business & Technology, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Corporate and Business Law), and/or gain direct entry to the Management Case Study level of CIMA’s professional qualification.Entry points to this course are in January and September.
Corporate Governance will develop your communication skills in writing and in discussion in a simulated boardroom setting.
Transnational Financial Crime will provide insights into issues of such as the laundering of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism.
