Master of Accounting
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACC | On-Campus | Full-time | 1 | September | find out | find out |
About Master of Accounting, MACC - at University of Galway
The programme syllabus is closely based on the CAP2 syllabus of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI). Therefore, significant exemptions from the CAI examinations are available. Graduates of the MAcc are granted full exemption from CAI's CAP2 examinations, provided that they have full exemption from CAI's CAP1 examinations before taking the MAcc.
MAcc graduates' success in recent professional examinations
Our graduates consistently achieve very high places in the Final Admitting Examination of Chartered Accountants Ireland and in the final examination of the Irish Tax Institute (AITI). In the recent professional exams, our graduates Aisling Curtin and Sarah Finnegan obtained second and third place respectively in CAI's Final Admitting Examination and Nora Cosgrove was placed second in the final examinations of the Irish Taxation Institute.
Summer Schools
The programme hosts two summer schools which are held after the summer exams, typically in May and June. The topics vary from year to year. See details of the 2023 Summer Schools below:
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Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
The following staff from the Accountancy and Finance Discipline at University of Galway are involved in teaching the MAcc programme:
In each module there is a combination of continuous assessment and end-of-semester exam. Depending on the module, the continuous assessment typically consists of interim exam, student presentations, case studies, written reports, and structured debates. The end-of semester exams are held in December and April/May each year.
Candidates also complete two summer schools in May/June. The summer school topics differ from year to year. Recent summer schools have included: Data analytics in audit and accounting; Financing net zero; Digital disruption and performance measurement.
Entry requirements for this course
Contact University of Galway to find course entry requirements.
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