StudyQA — Master: ACCA — School of Business and Finance

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Study for one of the most globally recognised accounting qualifications with a team of specialist tutors, hand-picked for their extensive experience. Also enjoy more hours dedicated to you up to 60 hours of face-to-face teaching per subject area.

You can access extensive resources including textbooks, lecture notes, progress tests, mock exams, revision kits and exam technique sessions. You will also benefit from studio-recorded video lectures available online 24/7, and a Pass 1st Time Guarantee*.

* LSBF Pass 1st Time Guarantee ensures that if you do not successfully pass your paper on the first sitting, you will be able to attend a free re-sit course. The nature of the free resit depends on the preferred study mode. For further information please see terms and conditions.

The ACCA syllabus consists of 14 papers divided into four levels:

Knowledge - 3 papers
Skills 6 papers
Essentials 3 papers
Options 2 papers from 4

Knowledge

F1 AB Accountant in Business
F2 MA Management Accounting
F3 FA Financial Accounting

Skills

F4 CL Corporate and Business Law
F5 PM Performance Management
F6 TX Taxation
F7 FR Financial Reporting (UK or International)
F8 AA Audit & Assurance (UK or International)
F9 FM Financial Management

Essentials

P1 GR&E Governance, Risk and Ethics
P2 CR Corporate Reporting (UK or International)
P3 BA Business Analysis

Options Choose any 2 from 4

P4 AFM Advanced Financial Management
P5 APM Advanced Performance Management
P6 ATX Advanced Taxation
P7 AAA Advanced Audit & Assurance (UK or International)

Exam Regulations

All modules must be sat in order
Maximum of four papers to be taken in one sitting
Papers within a module may be sat in any order but ACCA recommends that they should be sat in numerical order
Papers from a variety of levels may be sat at any one time. i.e. Knowledge and Skills or Skills and Essentials
The three Essentials ACCA papers do not have to be sat together
Students have 10 years to pass all the examinations
The pass mark for all examinations is 50%
In addition to the above 14 papers, students are required to study and sit an on-line module in Professional ethics. It is recommended that this is studied at the same time as P1
Practical experience required

Standard entry: minimum requirements are 2 A Levels and 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) in five separate subjects (including English and Mathematics)Access to ACCA via FIA or AAT qualification: no other academic qualifications required. Gain exemptions from ACCA papers F1 F3.Graduate-entry route: degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempt from up to 9 exams. Other relevant degrees may also qualify you for exemptions.