Overview

The Accountancy degree at Heriot-Watt University aims to provide you with a route to gain professional qualifications in all of the key accounting associations, and has been designed with a focus on the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The MSc includes six mandatory courses and two elective courses.

Key Features

There are eight taught courses (divided equally over two semesters) and an accounting, banking or finance dissertation in the final semester. If you chose to study part-time, you register for two courses per semester and progress to the dissertation at the end of the second year.

There are three mandatory courses in semester 1: Financial Management, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Auditing Assurance and Professional Ethics. These courses help begin to develop a deeper understanding of specialist areas within accountancy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Auditing and Assurance

Financial Accounting and Reporting

Financial Management

Ethics and Governance

Financial Analysis

International Managerial Accounting

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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More details

International students should apply at least 6 weeks before start date

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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79

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63

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A good Honours degree (first or second class), or its non-UK equivalent, in a relevant subject from a recognised British or overseas university.

Work or project experience in the area of finance will be of further advantage.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

20080 GBP / year

≈ 20080 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9250 GBP / year

≈ 9250 GBP / year

Additional Details

Scotland: Paid by SAAS. England / Wales / N Ireland / Rep of Ireland: �9,790

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

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Additional Details

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