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Course structure

You will be following the ACCA’s Strategic Professional papers as part of the Masters/Postgraduate Diploma qualification.

The Masters and Postgraduate Diploma are mapped to the ACCA’s two Strategic Professional essential papers as well as two of the ACCA Strategic Professional option papers.

On the Masters programme, in addition to the four modules, you'll be required to complete either a dissertation or a work placement project report. The report would be based on a 6–12 month work placement, which would extend the length of the course.

On the Postgraduate Diploma route, you complete four modules and a project report.

You'll be allocated a subject-specialist supervisor who will be available for support, advice, and to discuss your personal research needs for the dissertation or research project. There will also be opportunities to attend workshops that cover research methods, ethical issues, and to share ideas and strategies.

The ACCA will require you to have completed their Ethics and Professional Skills module, and have a minimum of three years' work experience before you can be fully qualified.

Syllabus

Core modules

• Strategic Business Reporting
• Strategic Business Leader
• Dissertation or Work Placement Project

Options*

Two from:

• Advanced Financial Management
• Advanced Performance Management
• Advanced Taxation
• Advanced Audit and Assurance

*Please note we run two option modules from this list annually – one in each semester. The choice of option modules run annually may change depending upon timetabling and staff availability.

Flexible study 

You can tailor the course to your individual strengths through your professional project or dissertation – focusing on an area you, or your current employer, is interested in.

The programme can be completed either full-time (two days per week over one year) or part-time (one day per week over two years). The part-time option is available to UK Home students only. Studying part-time allows you to choose the number of papers you take each year, meaning you can study at a flexible pace.

You have the option to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting by completing a shorter professional project in place of a dissertation.

If you would like to just receive tuition only from the university for any of the professional papers (core essential and option) and sit exams directly with the ACCA, please email SBL-office@brighton.ac.uk for further information. More details about individual papers are available from the .

Learning support 

Online learning tools and libraries ensure academic journals, e-books, business articles and other resources are available to you 24/7, both for use at the university and at
home.

You will also have access to our Careers Service, including CV checking, mock interviews and advice on setting up your own business. 

Course leader

Ali Hepburn

Ali is the course leader on our ACCA Professional Accountancy programmes. Her teaching specialism is audit and assurance.

She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, Business Finance Professional and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Before joining the 爱豆传媒 in 2021, Ali worked in audit at PwC for 12 years.

In addition to audit, Ali's interests include business ethics, and equality, diversity and inclusion in the accounting sector.

Course fees

Tuition for just the Strategic Professional stage papers (without completing the MSc or PGDip) is also available. Contact us for detail and fees at SBL-office@brighton.ac.uk.

Fees exclude study manuals and textbooks.

ACCA exam fees are applicable for your professional qualification and will need to be paid direct to the ACCA. Contact them for further details.

Fee information for this course for 2025 entry will be updated here no later than December 2024.

The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2024–25.

Further tuition fees are payable for each year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees, including fee status, payment and refunds, in the university's student contract and (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

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