General ACCAACCA Masters with University of London

Hi all ,I am thinking of joining Msc professional accounting in January,any one joining?

@Bolero05 said: Does anyone know how soon the ACCA will acknowledge your pass in the first two modules which basically are P4 and P5, is it once you pass them, or do you have to wait till you complete the MSc programme?

Hi could anyone answer this question? I am intending to start with January session but worried about this question as well....

I was told by ACCA that they will acknowledge the passes immediately when the results are released by UoL, which is approx. 6 weeks after the June exams.

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Hi could any tell me if this Msc in professional accountancy can enable to further study in PhD accounting and finance or need to do an other research master.thanks

@harry87 said: Hi all, I have received information regarding the MSc that ACCA are offering. I have thought about a potential route for myself in terms of study. I had a few questions, if anyone could help me. This is my route: Finish ACCA doing P6 Advanced Taxation and P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance as the options Do professional ethics module and submit project for BSc Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes Enter CIMA through professional gateway route and finish CIMA strategic level Do the MSc Professional Accountancy as an affiliate/member of ACCA What I found most difficult was deciding between the modules below: ACCA: Advanced Performance Management, Advanced Financial Management MSc: Strategic Performance Management, Strategic Financial Management, Strategic Financial Project CIMA: Risk Management, Financial Strategy, Strategic Management As you can see you I have decided to go with the CIMA route as I felt this offers more in terms depth and knowledge. However, I may be wrong which is why I wanted advice. What is the difference between these modules and what do you think offers most relevant knowledge and application to the real world? You also may wonder why I want to do both CIMA and ACCA, this is because I want to be a more rounded individual with skills in management accounting. I am not trying to collect credentials, I believe the strategic level of CIMA offers knowledge ACCA does not provide. Please correct me if I am wrong. I feel ACCA does not have much management accounting in it. I also chose P6 Advanced Taxation and P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance as my ACCA options so that I have covered all bases. Thanks, Harry

Hi Harry, Based on my experience, if i were you, i would do the followings route: 1) Finish P6 and P7 (this is good combination) 2) Enter into MSc as affiliate route (select Global financial issue and Project) 3) complete CIMA requirements (Risk Management, Financial Strategy, Strategic Management). Please bear in mind, personally i did not do CIMA thus not quite sure what is the requirement to get CIMA. But in my opinion you can take all these 3 papers so you can rounded up your knowledge. In the above case, you knowledge wont be significantly overlapped. You may think of other option, which in my opinion is better than above. Follow no.1 and no. 2. Replace no.3 with a MBA. As MBA is all rounded degree and popular to employer, It could advance your career to management level. However, which MBA to choose depends on your career goals. thanks.

I am planning to do the masters too after getting through with all ACCA exams, but I do not find the program vague. I think it is a good opportunity and that MSc is quite valuable.

Same here I think it's fantastic considering the normal Masters will cost in excess of £7K. I'm hoping to be doing my final paper in December and than will join them. The layout of programme is quite simple so let's see.

same here....though im looking for more info like how the whole system will work?

Can anyone provide me more info on this ...like how people outside uk will do it and other stuffs like how study and exam will work ? Thanks in advance

@jamesshanon said: Can anyone provide me more info on this ...like how people outside uk will do it and other stuffs like how study and exam will work ? Thanks in advance

Hi, I merged your question into this existing thread. I thought it would have been a good idea to have this discussion moved to the "topic" section in order to give it more visibility but it has been moved back... Hopefully, someone will contribute to the discussion, I am also moderately interested in this Master. https://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ucl/professional-accountancy-msc-pg-cert

Does anybody have an idea if it is realistic to enter on both courses and finish the whole thing in six months. I am talking about pathway 2 which has only two courses.

I have graduated from UoL BSc and on my diploma supplement is written that we can advance to both BSc and MSc so I think ACCA MSc is also good for PhD.

Hi ladies and gents, Is there anybody who has actually enrolled in the program and can comment on: - general learning experience? - communication with lecturers? - passing assignments and final exams? - any set backs? I have 2 options left to pass and am thinking about joining Pathway 1, it simply seems that it will fit better my studying style and it would be great to hear any feedback from current students or those who have completed it. Any feedback appreciated.

Thank you very much stay blessed….

@rsaricevs said: Hi ladies and gents, Is there anybody who has actually enrolled in the program and can comment on: - general learning experience? - communication with lecturers? - passing assignments and final exams? - any set backs? I have 2 options left to pass and am thinking about joining Pathway 1, it simply seems that it will fit better my studying style and it would be great to hear any feedback from current students or those who have completed it. Any feedback appreciated.

Any update on this one? Would be great to know other people's experience at UoL. Thanks.

I'm so confused. UoL and UCL are two unrelated universities and UCL provides study meterials for UoL, aren't they? Whose name will stand on the MSc degree, UoL or UCL? I can easily recognise UCL in the QS world ranking but I cannot find out UoL (however some of its member schools, yes, but on the over 300th positions). It is a significant difference. The topic on ACCA website also mentions alot of UCL but we all know that who actually in charge of the programme is UoL. It seems something are tailored to make the readers misunderstand. Someone can make me clear about that?

@hahaha333 said: I'm so confused. UoL and UCL are two unrelated universities and UCL provides study meterials for UoL, aren't they? Whose name will stand on the MSc degree, UoL or UCL? I can easily recognise UCL in the QS world ranking but I cannot find out UoL (however some of its member schools, yes, but on the over 300th positions). It is a significant difference. The topic on ACCA website also mentions alot of UCL but we all know that who actually in charge of the programme is UoL. It seems something are tailored to make the readers misunderstand. Someone can make me clear about that?

University College London is a member university of University of London. You can find this info on wikipedia here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London

Hello everyone. I am ACCA affiliate since January 2014 and began the Msc Programme through the pathway 2 this year. My experience has been on the positive side. It requires a lot dedication which for me was difficult especially since I am doing it through online content. If you follow the timetable that the University provides you are good to go. There is quite some reading to do in most topics. I studied the Global Issues for the Finance Professional module. Its has a total of 6 themes and 20 topics. They suggest you read one topic a week. All essential materials are provided but you may need to refer to some additional reading for better understanding. Its quite well set up with a quiz at the end of the topic and forums where you can discuss with other students. Pathway 2 has no exams. This module is assessed through 2 courseworks based on themes 1-2 (6 topics) and themes 3-4 (6 topics) and a project at the end based on themes 5-6. Courseworks require a maximum of 4,000 words essays whilst the project requires 6,000 words. The project has two parts. The theory and a reflection part. I submitted my project just last Friday. The University provides full guidance and advise on the courseworks and projects. Which makes it very simple. It's been a good experience so far. Although we have received preliminary results for our courseworks, our final results for the coursework and project will be out in November. That's quite far but no choice. I am probably starting the next module in July. Wish me luck! I will be happy to answer any queries on this. I can also provide some examples of the resources as well.

I need to add that the deadline for the July session is 26th June. That is the coming Monday. Whoever is interested needs to start the process soon. The module cost is £1,340 for certain countries and more for some others.

@imuabbas said: I need to add that the deadline for the July session is 26th June. That is the coming Monday. Whoever is interested needs to start the process soon. The module cost is £1,340 for certain countries and more for some others.

Thank you for sharing your experience. Very helpful, it's great to hear positive experience and also the challenges in undertaking the masters. I think the fact that it's from one of the best universities in the world and a globally recognised accountancy body, it's worth every effort and investment.

So i have a question in regards yo the difficulty and time commitment. So from my understanding after becoming an affiliate one would have to do two modules. What im concerned about is the difficulty of it in the sense that im wondering if the two modules can be done simultaneously or not. And its feasibility.

I wanted to complete it all in 6 months myself. However, I suggest one module at a time and so do the University themselves. Hence, you complete it in one year. I would not recomnend it unless you are not working and have time for full time studies. The University suggests 2 hours a day of studying. In this modern world you know how difficult it is to spare two hours each day and sometimes you might require more time to do more research and understand the topic better. From my experience once if you do not complete a topic in the suggested week you will find yourself with a lot to catch up with and read. Some topics have a lot of reading to do as i mentioned earlier. Plus there are courseworks that come in between. So there will be times you will be reading new topics whilst also working on courseworks related to previous topics. I can't imagine doing another seperate module at the same time. Many things for me were new. As in, i did not come across them in my ACCA studies so it takes time to digest and understand it well. However, that's my experience. At the end it all depends on you.

Thank you Imuabbas, this information was much needed. I hope to can keep us posted on your progress and good luck with your studies.

@imuabbas said: I wanted to complete it all in 6 months myself. However, I suggest one module at a time and so do the University themselves. Hence, you complete it in one year. I would not recomnend it unless you are not working and have time for full time studies. The University suggests 2 hours a day of studying. In this modern world you know how difficult it is to spare two hours each day and sometimes you might require more time to do more research and understand the topic better. From my experience once if you do not complete a topic in the suggested week you will find yourself with a lot to catch up with and read. Some topics have a lot of reading to do as i mentioned earlier. Plus there are courseworks that come in between. So there will be times you will be reading new topics whilst also working on courseworks related to previous topics. I can't imagine doing another seperate module at the same time. Many things for me were new. As in, i did not come across them in my ACCA studies so it takes time to digest and understand it well. However, that's my experience. At the end it all depends on you.

Thank you alot for this advice. It is possible for me to do it full time, not working etc, that's why i asked about the time commitment, though could you give me a comparative between this, and say P level acca exams. In terms of effort you put in

I would say it is similar to the P papers. Maybe just a little more. The theory involved is far greater and its not as simplified as the study texts we had for ACCA. The readings are extracts from researches mostly. Not very easily understood in one reading. Again this is subjective. Everyone learns better differently. The reading requires you to think and reflect. ACCA was more direct knowledge like standards, theories, calculations. This is less straight forward. Thats why they have provided different researches with different views on certain subjects for eg.CSR and in the process you will develop your own views.

I wonder if i take some variant papers that are different from UK variant, for example F4 and F6, can I register for this program?. In addition, I wonder which MSc of university does this program award (UOL or UCL)?

Thanks again Imuabbbas, I asked because I thought that would be a bit more material in making my judgement in how i should do my masters, i think I'll do it in one year as opposed to the 6months.

UOL awards btw, but the certificate does acknowledge that the core material originates from UCL

Hello, just submitted my first coursework today, does anyone know how long does it take to hear back after submission? Many thanks!