MAcc Advanced Accounting with Placement at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

The MAcc Advanced Accounting with Placement is an integrated four-year programme combining undergraduate and Master's-level study, awarded at Master's level with undergraduate fees for all four years. It includes a paid work-based placement during Semester Two of Year Four with a work-related research project, and full exemption from Chartered Accountants Ireland CAP1 and CAP2 exams.

Faculty: Queen's Business School | Department: Accounting | Duration: 4 years full-time (exit after 3 years with BSc Accounting) | Intake: Academic year 2027/28 entry | Study mode: full-time (integrated, with placement/industry year) | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Content covers financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation and finance, with increasing specialisation in accounting technologies, ethics and sustainability reporting, and embedded skills in critical thinking, digital readiness, communication, ethical decision-making, leadership and teamwork. Year Four includes the paid placement and research project.

Career pathways

The programme prepares students for the accountancy profession and offers exemptions from CAI, ACCA, CIMA, AIA and ICAEW exams; it also provides a basis for further postgraduate study including PhD.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer AAB at A-level plus GCSE Mathematics B/6; no specific A-level subjects are required. A maximum of one BTEC/OCR Single Award or AQA Extended Certificate is accepted (D* = A, D = B). Irish Leaving Certificate H2H3H3H3H3H3 (Ordinary Level O3 in Mathematics if not at Higher Level). IB 34 points including 6,6,5 at Higher Level. BTEC Extended Diploma D*D*D plus GCSE Mathematics B/6. Access course average 75% plus GCSE Mathematics B/6. Graduates: minimum 2:1 plus GCSE Mathematics B/6. GCSE English Language C/4. For last year's entry offers went initially to applicants with four GCSEs at A/7 and two at B/6 including Mathematics. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,985 a year (2026/27). NI/ROI residency, full-time undergraduate tuition; 2026/27 rate Source

International applicants: GBP 24,600 a year (2026/27). International and EU Other rate Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time (exit after 3 years with BSc Accounting)

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