(Integrated Master in Accounting:) Integrated Master in Accounting
Accounting and Finance
Current
University of Essex
University of Essex
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Masters
Full-time
MACCN440
08/06/2026
Details
Professional accreditation
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations.
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route.
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.
Admission criteria
- GCSE: Mathematics C/4.
Plus a level 3 qualification:
128 - 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels.
IB: 32-30 points in the IB Diploma or 128 - 120 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Higher Level subjects. Our Maths requirement can be met with either: 2 in Standard level Maths; 2 in Higher level Maths; or 4 in IB Middle Years Maths.
We accept A-levels, AAQs, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, T-levels and most other qualifications that hold UCAS tariff points. Acceptability of some non A-level qualifications (such as BTECs) may depend on the subject studied and units taken.
You can calculate your UCAS tariff points on the UCAS website.
Whilst International A-levels and BTECs aren't on the UCAS tariff calculator, we assign them the same tariff points as their UK counterparts.
More information about our requirements and how to apply is on our undergraduate application information page
Contextual Offers:
We are committed to ensuring that all students with the merit and potential to benefit from an Essex education are supported to do so. We make Contextual Offers, of up to two A-level grades (or equivalent) below our standard conditional offer, to applicants from underrepresented groups residing in the UK. Our Contextual Offers policy outlines the full eligibility criteria.
If you haven't got the grades you hoped for, have a non-traditional academic background, are a mature student, or have any questions about eligibility for your course, more information can be found on our undergraduate application information page.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) code
English language requirements for applicants whose first language is not English
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or specified score in an equivalent test that we accept.
Details of English language requirements and the tests we accept for applicants who require a Student visa (excluding Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries) can be found here
If we accept the English component of an international qualification it will be included in the academic levels listed above for the relevant countries.
Pre-sessional English courses
If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.
Additional Notes
If you’re an international student, but do not meet the academic requirements for direct admission to this degree, you could prepare and gain entry through a pathway course. Find out more about opportunities available to you at the University of Essex International College
Course qualifiers
A course qualifier is a bracketed addition to your course title to denote a specialisation or pathway that you have achieved via the completion of specific modules during your course. The
specific module requirements for each qualifier title are noted below. Eligibility for any selected qualifier will be determined by the department and confirmed by the final year Board of
Examiners. If the required modules are not successfully completed, your course title will remain as described above without any bracketed addition. Selection of a course qualifier is
optional and student can register preferences or opt-out via Online Module Enrolment (eNROL).
- Applied Data Science: In order to be eligible for the qualifier, you must successfully complete the following modules: Year Two: BE311 - (15 credits) Corporate Finance BE313 - (15 credits) Portfolio Analysis BE314 - (15 credits) Financial Modelling Students must achieve 2:1 or above in one of the modules listed above and no result (from the list above) can be lower than a 2:2. Final Year: BE332 - (15 credits) Options and Futures BE333 - (15 credits) Empirical Finance (take as option in Accounting & Finance, Banking & Finance and Financial Management) BE631- (15 credits) Risk Management and Financial Institutions. Students must achieve 2:1 or above in two of the modules listed above and no result (from the list above) can be lower than a 2:2. Students must also have completed and pass one of the following modules (must utilise data gathering/retrieval, econometric estimation and analysis and a result of no lower than 2:2 must be achieved): BE936 – (15 credits) Accounting Project BE937 – (15 credits) Finance Research Project
Rules of assessment
Rules of assessment are the rules, principles and frameworks which the University uses to calculate your course progression and final results.
Additional notes
None
External examiners
Dr Alvise Favotto
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
University of GlasgowMr Sami Adwan
External Examiners provide an independent overview of our courses, offering their expertise and help towards our continual improvement of course content, teaching, learning, and assessment.
External Examiners are normally academics from other higher education institutions, but may be from the industry, business or the profession as appropriate for the course.
They comment on how well courses align with national standards, and on how well the teaching, learning and assessment methods allow students to develop and demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills needed to achieve their awards.
External Examiners who are responsible for awards are key members of Boards of Examiners. These boards make decisions about student progression within their course and about whether students can receive their final award.
Programme aims
To provide students with a foundation in financial accounting, management accounting and financial management, with an opportunity to develop expertise in a chosen specialism.
To equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in accounting.
To encourage and facilitate critical, analytical thinking by students as a vital foundation for subsequent academic study, employment, professional and personal development, and participation in society.
To enable students to acquire the personal and key skills they need to develop as autonomous and reflective individuals with the capacity to continue learning.
To provide students with an opportunity to gain exemption from at least the Foundation Stage of the qualifying examinations of the professional accounting bodies.
- To provide students with the opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge of advanced concepts in accounting and finance.
- To provide students with the opportunity to analyse the role of accounting information and financial data in a business environment.
- To equip students with a knowledge of advanced research methodologies covering quantitative or qualitative approaches to empirical research.
- To provide students with the advanced knowledge and skills to enable them to proceed to independent, self-directed research.
- To develop students' critical and analytical skills, which will prepare them for employment in a managerial capacity in a business environment or for employment in an education environment.
Learning outcomes and learning, teaching and assessment methods
On successful completion of the programme a graduate should demonstrate knowledge and skills as follows:
A: Knowledge and understanding
A101: To be able to critically assess the role and nature of accounting theories and practices and financial reporting information in businesses in national and international contexts
A102: To be able to critically assess the role and nature of management accounting information and accounting practices in businesses located in various settings
A103: To be able to critically evaluate competing perspectives and associated empirical evidence relating to accounting data and corporate finance issues
A104: To have an in-depth understanding of epistemological and social scientific influences and interpretations of accounting and finance
A105: An in-depth understanding of, the various research methodologies available to investigate accounting and finance issues in business organizations, and the influences of these methods on the understandings generate
A106: In-depth understanding of particular areas in which the student has chosen to specialise.
Learning methods
Lectures and tutor-led seminars
Directed reading
Individual and group tasks
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations
Assessed essays
Class tests.
Group work and oral presentations
B: Intellectual and cognitive skills
B101: Capacity to appraise theoretical ideas.
B102: Assimilate and synthesise advanced theories and concepts from a variety of relevant frameworks.
B103: Formulate logical and coherent arguments.
B104: Interpret and critically evaluate empirical evidence.
B105: Plan and undertake a substantial piece of independent research.
Learning methods
Lectures and tutor-led seminars Directed reading Individual and group tasks
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations
Assessed essays
Class tests
Group work and oral presentations
C: Practical skills
C101: Analyse and evaluate financial statement information and financial data
C102: Evaluate the strengths and limitations of different approaches to cost and management information
C103: Access and retrieve information from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
C104: Research and written presentation skills
C105: Carry out independent research
Learning methods
Lectures and tutor-led seminars
Directed reading
Individual and group tasks
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations
Assessed essays
Class tests
Group work and oral presentations
D: Key skills
D101: Communicate ideas and arguments in a coherent and effective manner.
D102: Use information technology, such as word processing, databases, the web and econometric packages, to download and analyse financial and economic data.
D103: Manipulate and analyse numerical (including financial) data and appreciate the nature and limitations of statistical techniques
D104: Identify and analyse problems and apply appropriate knowledge and skills to develop effective solutions
D105: Develop strong team working skills
D106: Develop a reflexive approach to own learning and professional development
Learning methods
Lectures and tutor-led seminars
Directed reading
Individual and group tasks
Assessment methods
D1-4, D6: Unseen written examinations
Assessed essays
Class tests
D5: Group work and oral presentations