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Master of Accounting

Master of Accounting Summary

Duration: 12 months	Specialist accounting programme for students intending to qualify as Chartered Accountants Outstanding lecturers & materials  Provides an educationally rich learning environment to study advanced accounting
Schedule: Full-time
Starting: September
Fees : €11,900 EU €14,500 Non EU

Who is the Master of Accounting for?

The Master of Accounting is intended for high ability business graduates who want to achieve long-term career success in the accountancy profession. Because the programme assumes a high level of accountancy knowledge only graduates who have completed an undergraduate programme with a substantial accountancy element are eligible.

What is the course about?

The Master of Accounting (MAcc) programme at UCD Smurfit School is the leading accounting specialist Masters programme in Ireland. Over the last 30 years the programme has consistently attracted high calibre graduates, providing them with broad-based knowledge and in-depth accounting skills.

Course objectives

The goal of the Master of Accounting programme is to produce high-calibre graduates who will progress quickly through their professional training, and then advance rapidly to senior management positions either within professional practice or industry.

The programme is the result of close collaboration between Chartered Acountants Ireland and UCD Smurfit School. The programme objectives are:

• To provide graduates with a level of functional and technical competence that surpasses the Chartered Accountants professional syllabus.
• To develop the personal and business competencies of graduates, providing them with an excellent foundation for successful professional careers.
• To ensure graduates understand how to leverage IT to enhance these functional, personal and business competencies.

What will I learn?

The programme prepares students for leadership in the accounting profession by equipping them with the necessary technical, analytical and personal skills. The programme also meets the requirements of professional accounting bodies for entry into their final examinations.

Every MAcc graduate should be able to:

• Display advanced technical skills in the areas of financial accounting, management accounting, finance, auditing and taxation.
• Critically appraise the theoretical and conceptual knowledge in the field of accounting.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how information technology can be used to provide better and timely financial information to organisations.
• Display knowledge of the impact of international issues on the accounting profession.
• Apply advanced accounting technical skills and conceptual understanding to problems in accounting.
• Integrate knowledge from different areas of accounting to develop solutions to problems.
• Exercise judgement in decision making.
• Evaluate the impact of accounting decisions on different groups and on society as a whole.
• Engage in effective communication (oral and written) on accounting matters.
• Engage in self-directed learning and reflective learning to enhance their personal and professional development.

How will I benefit?

You will graduate with a Master of Accounting from a leading international business school, giving you a competitive advantage over other accounting professionals.

The programme is recognised and highly regarded by employers as the path to becoming a successful accounting professional. It will also accelerate your long-term career objectives as it enhances the marketability of your professional accounting qualification.

As a graduate of the Master of Accounting programme, you are exempt from all but the Final Admitting Examinations (FAE) of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Programme strengths

Particular strengths of the programme include:

• A long history of producing high quality graduates who occupy leading positions in accountancy practice and in industry both in Ireland and internationally.
• Outstanding lecturers and material.
• Extensive use of IT in supporting the teaching environment of the programme.
• Access to a variety of specialist database resources which support the preparation of your research thesis.

Your Master of Accounting from UCD Smurfit School gives you a competitive advantage that will benefit you throughout your career.

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