Master of Science

MSc Global Accounting (Top up) Online

Boost your professional qualifications and take the next step in your accounting career with our Global Accounting (Top Up) Master’s course.

Available to study as 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time, this course is designed for those who have already successfully completed two ACCA papers (Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Strategic Business Leader (SBL). By completing this course, you can leverage your essential papers to obtain a Master’s degree in Global Accounting. Delivered in an interactive way with learning taking place both inside and outside the classroom, this course focuses on teaching real world business scenarios. You will develop your advanced intellectual and professional skills at Master’s level and study the key issues faced by business leaders today particularly around innovation, data and ethics. Fast-track your accounting career to the next level.

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Key Facts

Entry requirements

All students must have successfully completed the two ACCA essential Strategic Professional examinations:

Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)
Strategic Business Leader (SBL)

Course requirements ➔

Entry requirements

Duration options

Full-Time (1 year) or Part-Time 2 years.

Next start date

February 2024

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Study Flexibility

For added flexibility, this course can be studied over 12 months or on a part-time basis over 2 years while still receiving the same quality teaching.

Course Details

MSc Global Accounting (Top up) Online

Our Msc Global Accounting (Top Up) Online degree enables students who have already successfully completed the Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Strategic Business Leader (SBL) ACCA papers to complete the remaining 90 credits and achieve a Master’s degree in Global Accounting.

This course is designed and taught by experienced business professionals with an emphasis on practical based learning and relevant real-life application. As a student you will control your own learning pace throughout your studies, working towards fixed assignment submission dates. You will also benefit from two timetabled lessons in real-time (online) as direct live communication sessions.

Upon completion of this distance-learning course, you will have the skills to critically analyse contextual data and information surrounding real life business challenges and design comprehensive solutions using accounting and financial tools. You will be able to use the skills you have gained on the programme through study, assessments, and interactions with academics, practitioner lecturers and guest speakers to become a confident and effective finance and business professional.

Enjoy Flexibility – studying at our online campus gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace and around your other commitments, within given deadlines, and at your preferred time of day, with the benefit of our expertise, experience and employability focus.

Our programmes will save you the time and money on commuting to and from campus and allow you to study anywhere, across devices, however you can be reassured that the course won’t be compromised on quality or be less demanding than our on campus courses.

Course Structure

International Business Ethics (15 credits)
Innovation Management in a Digital Age (15 credits)
Data and Decision Making (15 credits)
Business Project (45 credits)

Helping you become more employable is our priority and we are the only business school in the UK to offer professional development coaching to all our postgraduate students. You will benefit from our Professional Development Module including one to one professional coaching and a bespoke Personal Development Plan.

This is testament to our dedication to helping you achieve your ambitions.

To find out more about how you can benefit from our professional development support, watch our short video.

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