Master of Science in Digital Professional Accounting

Globalisation of business, increased regulations and rapid changes in digital technologies are providing new challenges for the accounting profession. The provision of real-time information for decision-making is an assumed competency for accountants. Against this backdrop it is essential accountants have the requisite technical and digital skill set to meet the needs of businesses.

The MSc in Digital Professional Accounting has the following aims:

• To provide graduates with competencies and knowledge to excel in their ACCA Strategic Professional Accounting examinations, the professional accounting environment and wider business community.
• To provide graduates with transferrable digital competencies.

The specific programme objectives are as follows:

• To enable learners develop a critical and analytical approach to problem-solving and decision-making in an accounting context.
• To develop the ability of learners to interpret, analyse and communicate financial and other information.
• To develop students' technical skills in using digital accounting technologies and software.
• To develop a broader business viewpoint and develop insights into effective leadership practices, corporate governance and ethics issues.
• To enhance the learners understanding of data, gaining the capacity to use quantitative methods and analytics to make more data-informed decisions.
• To foster students' ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex accounting problems using digital technologies.
• To identify, critically evaluate, and apply concepts of sustainability within a business and accounting environment.
• To apply specialised digital technologies, including business analytics, to complex accounting and business scenarios.
• To gain insight into and use appropriate qualitative and quantitative methodological techniques to conduct research.
• To create and maintain an environment which will facilitate the development of learning and scholarship to the highest international quality.

In summary the programme content is approximately 50% Professional Accounting, 40% Digital and 10% Sustainability.