Course Structure

Students progress through three elements of the ACCA Qualification on their journey to ACCA membership:

• ACCA Exams Level
• Ethics and Professional Skills Level
• Professional Experience Requirement

ACCA Exams Level

Applied Knowledge

The Applied Knowledge modules provide students with a broad introduction to the world of finance and develop essential understandings and techniques in accounting.  These modules are:

• Business & Technology (BT)
• Management Accounting(MA)
• Financial Accounting(FA)

Applied Skills

The Applied Skills modules build on existing knowledge and understanding and develop strong, broad, and practical finance skills required of future strategic professional accountants in any sector or industry. These modules are:

• Corporate and  Business Law (LW)
• Performance Management(PM)
• Taxation(TX)
• Financial Reporting(FR)
• Audit and Assurance (AA)
• Financial Management(FM)

(Optional BSc in Applied Accounting, Oxford Brookes University)

Oxford Brookes University of the U.K., founded in 1865, has an international reputation for quality. It awards B.Sc. in Applied Accounting degrees to ACCA finalists upon completion of a project. The ACCA student is awarded this degree while studying ACCA in his or her own country.

Strategic Professional

The Strategic Professional Modules prepare students for future leadership positions. They develop the strategic vision using a unique blend of technical, ethical, and professional skills. Students can specialize in areas that best suit there career ambitions. Students must complete both Essentials exams and choose two of the options.  These exams are:

Essentials

• Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
• Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)

Options

• Advanced Financial Management (AFM)
• Advanced Performance Management (APM)
• Advanced Taxation (ATX)
• Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

(Optional MSc in Professional Accountancy University of London)

Ethics & Professional Skills

Students are required to complete our Ethics and Professional Skills module which develops in students the complete range of skills that employers told us they need. By introducing students to the full spectrum of advanced ethical and professional skills and exposing them to realistic business situations, students are ready to shine with recruiters and be really credible in the workplace.

Professional Experience Requirement

Being a confident, inspiring and trusted professional comes with experience so to qualify as an ACCA member students must complete 36 months’ relevant work experience and achieve 9 performance objectives.

Your time in a relevant role and performance objectives need to be signed off by your practical experience supervisor. This practical experience requirement lets students put their knowledge learnt through their students into practise, all in a supported and practical environment.