The MAcc Advanced Accounting is an innovative programme that offers you the opportunity to progress your studies as well as maximising your professional accountancy exemptions.
The programme offers high quality teaching in subject areas such as corporate reporting, contemporary accounting challenges and data analytics. The team involved have well established links with the accounting professional bodies, key graduate employers, public sector bodies and local industry.
In addition to their academic qualifications, many of the staff delivering the programme are also profe...
The MAcc Advanced Accounting is an innovative programme that offers you the opportunity to progress your studies as well as maximising your professional accountancy exemptions.<br/><br/>The programme offers high quality teaching in subject areas such as corporate reporting, contemporary accounting challenges and data analytics. The team involved have well established links with the accounting professional bodies, key graduate employers, public sector bodies and local industry.<br/>In addition to their academic qualifications, many of the staff delivering the programme are also professionally qualified accountants with a wide range of professional and commercial experience.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
22/09/2026
Campus
Belfast
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
N401
Institution Code
U20
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 4
B,B,B,B,C
B,B,B,C,C
The Scottish Highers requirement for this course is grades BBBBC or grades BBBCC if undertaking one Scottish Highers from Mathematics, Economics, Physics or Accounting.
D:30,M:15
Overall profile of 70% (120 credit Access course) (NI Access course). To include a 20 credit Level 2 Mathematics module, passed at 60% or successful completion of NICATS Mathematics at 60% as part of the pre-2021 Access Diploma or GCSE Maths grade C*/5. Overall profile of 30 credits at distinction and 15 credits at merit in taught modules (60 credit Access course) (GB Access course)
27
To include 13 points at higher level.
DDM
We will also accept smaller BTEC/OCR qualifications (ie Diploma or Extended Certificate/Introductory Diploma/Subsidiary Diploma) in combination with A Levels or other acceptable level 3 qualifications. To find out if the qualification you are applying with is a qualification we accept for entry, please check our Qualification Checker - https://www.ulster.ac.uk/study/entrance-requirements/equivalence We will also continue to accept QCF versions of these qualifications although grades asked for may differ. Check what grades you will be asked for by comparing the requirements above with the information under QCF in the Applied General and Tech Level Qualifications section of our Entry Requirements - https://www.ulster.ac.uk/study/entrance-requirements/undergraduate-entry-requirements
128 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of five subjects (four of which must be at Higher level). The overall profile must include English at minimum grade H6 at Higher Level or grade O4 at Ordinary Level plus Mathematics at minimum H5 at Higher Level or Grade O3 at Ordinary Level. OR 120 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of five subjects (four of which must be at Higher level). The overall profile must include English at minimum grade H6 at Higher Level or grade O4 at Ordinary Level. This course also requires you to achieve H2 in one of Mathematics, Economics, Physics or Accounting. If Mathematics is not passed at H2, you will be required to achieve a minimum H5 at Higher level or O3 if studied at Ordinary Level in addition to one of the subjects above.
For full-time study, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first degree course and hold a GCSE pass at Grade C/4 or above in English Language, plus Mathematics with a minimum Grade C*/5. Please note that for purposes of en
B,B,C
C,C,C
The Scottish Advanced Highers requirement for this course is grades BBC or grades CCC if undertaking one Scottish Advanced Highers from Mathematics, Economics, Physics or Accounting.
A,B,B
B,B,B
A level grades ABB or BBB if undertaking one of Mathematics, Economics, Physics or Accounting
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland | £4,750 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Scotland, Wales | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,010 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |