Program Overview

Master in Accountancy

The Master in Accountancy is a postgraduate program designed to consolidate and enhance accounting knowledge acquired from an undergraduate degree course. The program aims to provide students with the necessary tools to become effective accountancy professionals and contribute to the accountancy profession.

Program Overview

• The program extends over a period of two years of full-time studies, with lectures held during the day and spread over five days a week.
• By the end of the course, students will have a refined and advanced understanding of accountancy, ranging from auditing and taxation to financial reporting and risk transfer.
• Students will demonstrate their acquired knowledge by carrying out a research-based dissertation.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must be in possession of:
  • The Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree or the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Accountancy, obtained with at least Second Class (Honours).
  • The Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree or the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Accountancy, obtained with Third Class (Honours), subject to the submission of a portfolio covering at least 3 years' experience in the accountancy field, or a certificate showing that they are holders of the Certified Public Accountant Warrant issued by the Accountancy Board (Malta).

Program Structure

• Year 1:
  • Compulsory units:
    • ACC5981: Monograph (20 ECTS)
    • ACC5962: Corporate and Financial Services Legislation (5 ECTS)
    • ACC5963: Research Issues in Accountancy (5 ECTS)
    • ACC5970: Risk Management and the Professional Accountant (5 ECTS)
  • Elective units (subject to availability and a minimum number of student registrations):
    • ACC5217: Forensic Accounting (5 ECTS)
    • ACC5965: Public Sector Accounting (5 ECTS)
    • ACC5982: International Accounting (5 ECTS)
    • ACC5985: Financial Reporting for Small Entities (5 ECTS)
    • INS5006: Risk Transfer Accounting (5 ECTS)
• Semester 2:
  • Compulsory units:
    • ACC5986: Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance for Accountants (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the Master in Accountancy, students will be able to:

• Critically analyse, evaluate, and conclude on assurance engagements and other assurance issues in the context of best practice and current developments.
• Technically recognise and measure complex assets and liabilities and interpret developments in international accounting and issues in financial reporting.
• Advise managements and/or clients on major financial management decisions to be taken by various corporate entities.
• Use sophisticated management accounting techniques to carry out detailed calculations and generate relevant decision-making information.
• Analyse the various aspects of organisational performance using an array of performance measurement tools and generate reports which can contribute to the strategy setting and execution processes of organisations.
• Look at the world of business as the world of human relations that needs to be regulated to prevent abuse of power, supported by a vision of appropriate forms of human solidarity and cooperation.

Tuition Fees

• Total tuition fees for non-EU applicants: Eur 7,200

Career Opportunities

As a graduate with a Master in Accountancy, students will be able to enter a career in the field of accountancy, both locally and abroad, as an accountant, accounting manager, auditor, tax accountant, and as a finance manager. The option of doing a doctorate is also offered by the University of Malta or by foreign institutions abroad.