Course overview 

This professional level ACCA course offers you the opportunity to further your career by topping up your Accountancy qualifications while studying on a part-time basis. You will receive 60 hourse of tuition, including revision, and be taught by experienced professionals. The University has over 25 years of experience of delivering these courses.

Course content 

All courses are completely University run and prepare students for the Association's examinations to be held in June each year. Note: Examinations are also held in December and a student may sit a maximum of four papers in one examination session. Please check the ACCA website |to ensure Professional examinations are not on the same day as any Fundamental examinations you may also be sitting. You will only be able to sit one examination on each day.  

Students will normally have completed or at least commenced studies of the nine Fundamentals units| before attempting Professional units.  

Units

• Professional Accountant (P1)
• Corporate reporting (P2)
• Business Analysis (P3)

Option units - offered subject to demand

• Advanced Taxation (P4)
• Advanced Audit and Assurance (P5)
• Advanced Financial Management (P6)
• Advanced Performance Management (P7) 

Assessment  

Externally by examination. You must ensure you have contacted ACCA and completed the necessary forms (see their website for full information http://www.acca.co.uk/students/study_exams/exams/important_dates/professional| .)

Please note that during May a revision course will be offered at no extra charge to the student or employer.

Entry level

ACCA provide details of their entry routes on their website:

http://www.accaglobal.com/join/acca/entry|

Copies can be obtained from:

ACCA Connect
64 Finnieston Square
Glasgow
G3 8DT
Tel: 0141 582 2000
Fax: 0141 582 2222
E-mail: students@accaglobal.com|
Students may also contact the Course Leader for advice.

Special features  

Includes a revision week.

Career opportunities  

Accountancy, this may be in public practice, industry, commerce or central and local government.

Attendance  

Day or evening. 

Hours of attendance and day depends on subjects studied.

Other information 

The ACCA is the second largest accountancy body in the UK. Worldwide it has approximately 300,000 members and students in 160 countries. It is a wide-ranging qualification enabling the student to work in all areas of the profession. A member of the association can use the letters ACCA or FCCA after their name depending on the grade of the membership.

Fees  

Fees for the 2008-2009 academic year are £340 per paper.

Discounts are 10% for students enrolling for three or more papers in one academic year,

10% for students who studied ACCA with us in previous years, (with a cap of 15% on total discounts that can be claimed).

How to apply

Enrolment will take place in early September. If you wish to reserve a place earlier than September, please contact: Course Leader David Moxon (Tel: 023 8031 9155; e-mail:

ACCA.Enquiries@solent.ac.uk| )

 

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