AC425
MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions: Pre-sessional course
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Prof Michael Power
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Accounting, Organisations and Institutions. This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes.
The course is only available to MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions students. The purpose of this pre-sessional is to acquaint students, both with and without any prior, or little, background in accounting, to the approach to be adopted on the core course AC424. Any student with a proven accounting background who intends to take AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting is also required to take AC480 Quantitative Methods in Accounting and Finance.
Course content
Introduction to Accounting, Organizations and Institutions
Teaching
The sessions are held in September before the start of AT.
Formative assessment
Study materials for the pre-sessional will be made available by means of selected handouts.
Assessment
There is no assessment.
Key facts
Department: Accounting
Course Study Period: Pre-sessional
Unit value: Non-credit bearing
FHEQ Level: Level 7
CEFR Level: Null
Total students 2024/25: 37
Average class size 2024/25: Unavailable
Controlled access 2024/25: NoCourse selection videos
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Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Application of numeracy skills
- Commercial awareness