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The Institute of Management has been running ACCA courses since 2012 and has Gold partner status as an approved learning provider from the ACCA. At the University of Bolton we offer all ACCA papers from ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) to Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) which will enable you to work towards becoming a member of the world’s fastest-growing international professional accounting body. The course is flexible, allowing you to join the programmes at different stages and choose the relevant modules you need for your exams, studying at a pace that suits you. Our tutors are all qualified accountants with expert academic and professional knowledge and experience. They have worked for companies such as Shell PLC, Babcock’s group, PwC, Kaplan Financial and large local authorities, and can therefore use real-life experiences to enhance your learning in the classroom.
MSc Accountancy and Financial Management (ACCA embedded masters) – Full time
MSc Accountancy and Financial Management
ACCA Strategic Professional Level (Full-time)
ACCA Strategic Professional Level (Part-time)
ACCA & MSc – landing page
In 2023-24 Semester 1 the following courses will be running from August 2023 towards December 2023 examinations:
ACCA Applied Skills Level
· ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) – Thursday 24 August 2023 18:00 to 21:00
· ACCA Performance Management (PM) – Tuesday 22 August 2023 18:00 to 21:00
· ACCA Financial Management (FM) – Thursday 24 August 2023 18:00 to 21:00
· ACCA Audit and Assurance (AA) – Wednesday 23 August 2023 18:00 to 21:00
ACCA Strategic Professional Level
· Strategic Business Leader (SBL) – Monday 4 September 2023 starts at 13:00
· ACCA Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) – Wednesday 6 September 2023 starts at 13:00
· ACCA Advanced Financial Management (AFM) – Thursday 7 September 2023 starts at 13:00
In 2023-24 Semester 2 the following courses will be running from January 2024 towards June 2024 examinations:
ACCA Applied Skills Level
· ACCA Taxation (TX) – Tuesday 22 January 2024 18:00 to 21:00
· ACCA Financial Reporting (FR) – Thursday 25 January 2024 18:00 to 21:00
ACCA Strategic Professional Level
· Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) – Wednesday 24 January 2024 starts 09:00 for the MSc students and 13:00 for ACCA students
· ACCA Advanced Performance Management (APM) – Monday 22 January 2024 starts at 13:00
· ACCA Advanced Taxation (ATX) – Monday 22 January 2024 starts at 13:00
Fees
· ACCA Applied Skills – £650 per paper includes Kaplan textbook, tuition and revision.
· ACCA Strategic Professional Level – Full time – £3,500 includes Kaplan textbook, tuition and revision
· ACCA Strategic Professional Level – Part-time – £875 per paper includes Kaplan textbook, tuition and revision.
ACCA Embedded masters - MSc Accountancy and Financial Management
The MSc Accountancy and Financial Management (ACCA embedded masters) is taught alongside ACCA Strategic Professional with additional modules for Research Methods and a Dissertation.
Upon passing internal (University of Bolton) and external exams (ACCA) you will obtain both an MSc and ACCA Affiliate status. Please see the schedule below which summarises the timetable you would follow if you choose the MSc option.
Semester 1 – 2023/24 (Attendance: Monday and Wednesday or Thursday starts 1 pm)
Compulsory
· Strategic Business Leader
Optional (1 out of 2)
· Advanced Financial Management OR
· Advanced Audit and Assurance
Semester 2 – 2023/24 (Attendance: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Research Methods)
Compulsory
· Strategic Business Reporting
· Research Methods
Optional (1 out 2)
· Advanced Taxation OR
· Advanced Performance Management
Semester 1 – 2024/25 (meetings with the supervisor of dissertation)
Compulsory
· Dissertation
UK government student finance is available for the MSc programme.
MSc fees:
UK/Home: £5,400
International fees: £12,450
Dr Carl Bridge
Head of Accounting & IoM Academic Lead
Email: cb2@bolton.ac.uk
Mobile: 07729397535
Aamir Hussain
ACCA Programme Leader
Email: a.hussain@bolton.ac.uk
Tel: 01204 90 3120
Mo Sadiq
MSc Programme Leader
Email: m.sadiq@bolton.ac.uk
Tel: 01204 90 3120