Accounting (ACCA) MSc (PGCert PGDip)

How this course is delivered

We are designing your teaching timetable with the aim of maximising the time you spend on campus, with measures in place to make it as safe, enjoyable and social for everyone as possible.

Every student will have timetabled in-person learning. This will vary by course and could include activities such as seminars and tutorials, workshops, studio time, clinical skills sessions and laboratory classes.

Some of your timetabled learning will delivered online: for example, large lectures may be delivered online live and also be made available as recordings.

Our plans will be guided by the current government advice and may therefore involve some social distancing. Check our FAQs for more info.

Course structure

You will be following the ACCA’s Strategic Professional papers as part of the Postgraduate Diploma/Masters qualification.

You will be allocated a subject-specialist supervisor who will be available to support you, advise you and discuss your personal research needs during the year for your research project or dissertation. In addition, students have the opportunity to attend workshops covering research methods and ethical issues and to share ideas and strategies.

The Masters and Postgraduate Diploma are mapped to the ACCA’s Strategic Professional (Essential) papers as well as one of the ACCA Strategic Professional option papers.

To become ACCA qualified you will also need to complete
one further ACCA option paper, this can be done alongside the MSc Accounting.

The ACCA will also require you to have completed their Ethics and Professional Skills module and hold a minimum of 3-years work experience before you can be fully qualified.

Flexible study 

You can tailor the course to your individual strengths through your professional project or dissertation – focusing on an area you, or your current employer, is interested in.

The programme can be completed either full-time (two days per week over one year) or part-time (one day per week over two years).

You have the option to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting by completing a shorter professional project in place of a dissertation.

There is scope within the programme to choose the number of papers studied per year, allowing you to build your qualification at a flexible pace.

If you would like to just receive tuition only from the university for any of the professional papers (core essential and option) and sit exams directly with the ACCA, please email business@brighton.ac.uk for further information. More details about individual papers are available from the ACCA website.

Learning support 

Online learning tools and libraries ensure academic journals, e-books, business articles and other resources are available to you 24/7, both for use at the university and at
home.

You will also have access to our Careers Service, including CV checking, mock interviews and advice on setting up your own business. 

Staff profile

Dr. Ali Elharidy, Course Leader

Dr. Ali Elharidy is the course leader for the ACCA MSc and PG Diploma. He has been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton since 2019. He teaches Financial Reporting, Research Methods, Management Accounting and Advanced Performance Management.

Ali has a PhD in Accounting & Finance from the University of Manchester, an MSc in Accounting & Finance from the University of Birmingham and BSc (Hon) from Alexandria University, Egypt. Ali’s research interests include financial and risk disclosures, earnings management, financial distress and corporate governance. He served as a course leader at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has taught in the UK, New Zealand, Egypt and Lebanon.

International requirements and visas

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Visas and immigration advice

Course fees

Tuition for just only the Strategic Professional stage papers (without completing the MSc or PGDip) is also available. Contact us for details and fees. 

Fees exclude study manuals and textbooks.

ACCA exam fees are applicable for your professional qualification and will need to be paid direct to the ACCA. Contact them for further details.

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included, while studying a course in Brighton Business School are listed here.

• Students who choose to take an optional placement will have travel and living expenses. The cost of this depends on where and how long your placement is.
• Some courses include optional field trips for which the school pays – you may incur minimal costs such as for food and drink and should budget up to £15.
• You will be required to buy textbooks and should budget up to £150.

You can chat with our enquiries team through the Stay in touch panel at the end of this page if you require further information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships, as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

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The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2021–22.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees, including fee status, payment and refunds, in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

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