MAccAccounting with Placement
The MAcc Advanced Accounting with Placement is an integrated undergraduate programme that combines undergraduate and Masters-level study in one four year course. It offers:
- A Master's-level qualification with undergraduate fees for all four years;
- Exemption from Chartered Accountants Ireland CAP1 & CAP2 exams (in full) and maximum permitted
exemptions from other professional bodies;
- A paid work-based placement during Semester Two of Year Four, together with a work-related research project;
- Alternative exit point after three years with students awarded BSc Accounting.
The MAcc programme prepares students for a career in the accountancy profession. It contains lots of practical content, engagement with local employers and a work-based placement. Content includes Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Taxation and Finance, with increasing specialisation in Accounting Technologies, Ethics and Sustainability Reporting – matching developments in the accountancy profession. This new programme also embeds a range of skills expected of a future accounting professional, including critical thinking, digital readiness, communication, ethical decision-making, leadership and teamwork.
- Entry requirements
- AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B
- English language requirements
- An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component.
- Tuition fees
- £20,800 / ¥187,200
Course Content
The Single Honours Accounting degree comprises compulsory modules together with optional modules available in the School. The modules are:
Year 1
Year 1
- Introductory Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law
- Foundations of Economics 1
- Introductory Management Accounting
- Accounting Information Systems
- Quantitative Methods
Year 2
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Decision-making
- Accounting Practice (Optional Modules)
- Financial Modelling (Optional Modules)
- Management Accounting
- Financial Market Theory
- Managerial Behaviour
Year 3
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Law of Business Organisations
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting (Optional Modules)
- Contemporary Technologies in Accounting (Optional Modules)
- Advanced Management Accounting
- Auditing and Accountability
- Taxation
Year 4
- Financial Reporting and Auditing
- Advanced Taxation
- Financial Management
- Research Methods and Placement Preparation
- Placement
- Work-related Research Project
Related courses
- Actuarial Science and Risk Management
- 4 years (N323)
Applications open
Why Queen's
Professional Exemptions
The MAcc offers a wide range of exemptions from professional accountancy exams, which can be an important head start in becoming a fully qualified accountant. In particular, the MAcc offers students exemption from Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)’s CAP1 and CAP2 examinations. Students who exit after Year Three gain full CAP1 exemptions.
Industry Links
The MAcc has been developed with employers to prepare our students as future accountancy professionals. It offers a paid, integrated, work-based placement during Semester Two of Year Four, with local and global employers. Throughout the programme, students will take part in employer-led classes, cutting edge technology training, business simulation games and skills development workshops. Furthermore, representatives from industry, accountancy firms and professional bodies provide students with information on placement, internships and graduate opportunities. Most Accounting modules have prizes which are sponsored by employers or professional bodies.
World-class Facilities
You will have access to Bloomberg terminals in the FinTrU Trading Room, giving students the skills, experience and knowledge necessary to prepare them for a career in the financial services sector.
Internationally Renowned Experts
Many of our staff are leading international experts in their fields of research and a significant number are qualified accountants with many years of professional experience.
Student Experience
Students will complete a paid and integrated work-based placement during Semester Two of Year Four, and a work-related research project. These offer opportunities for students to develop key employability skills.
Careers/further study
Those pursuing a career in Accounting should enjoy working with numbers, be effective communicators and work well with people as they will have to analyse and interpret financial information to meet the needs of different users, including managers and investors. Accountants must be prepared to take on challenges and be able to adapt to a constantly changing and dynamic business environment.
Normally the majority of our students become qualified accountants. However, many of the skills that students will acquire during their studies at Queen’s will be of great value in different career and life situations. Core transferable skills include the ability to learn independently, problem solve, understand financial information and work productively as part of a team.
Typical career destinations
- Financial accountant
- Management accountant
- Analyst
- Auditor
- Forensic accountant
- Researcher
- Financial controller
- Partner
- Banker
Graduate employers include:
- PwC
- EY
- KPMG
- Deloitte
- Moore Stephens
- Baker Tilly Mooney Moore
- Bank of Ireland
"In my experience detailed help and feedback is available to you when asked for from your lecturers, who are keen to promote your success and are often leading contributors to the academic field they teach"David Grant, BSc Accounting Graduate
