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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 Graduates have 97% pass rate in Final Admitting Exam of Institute of Chartered Accountants
Schedule: Full-time
Starting: September
Fees 2010/11: €11,300

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?

A Master of Accounting from UCD Michael Smurfit Gradate School of Business will equip you 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 the Institute of Chartered Acountants in Ireland and UCD Smurfit School. The programme objectives are:

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

What will I learn?

The curriculum is designed to develop your technical accounting skills, in-depth knowledge of accountancy and your professional and business competencies.

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 the Institute 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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