This one year program completely taught in English provides students with a relevant insight into the importance of financial reporting for the modern business environment.

The MSc in International Accounting, Audit, and Control is designed for students looking to achieve long-term career success. It is based on a solid foundation in financial reporting and analysis; in management accounting and decision-making; and financial advisory services. The program provides students with an understanding of modern financial reporting functions from a technical and institutional point of view enabling graduates to work in a wide variety of industries. Graduates benefit from the built-in fast-track preparation for admission to global professional accountancy bodies (e.g. exemptions towards the ACCA Professional Examinations, alignment with the CIMA’s Masters Gateway and coverage of a significant part of the IMA’s Body of Knowledge).... [-]

MSc International Business: Accountancy (full-time)

Interpreting information for better business decisionsCompany decisions, such as how many employees to hire, how many products to make and so on, require financial information. Financial consultants interpret information, enabling resource allocation decisions that are necessary to make decisions and meeting targets. Auditors, on the other hand, check the reliability of that information.

Programme information

Accounting is the backbone of any company; without it, profit, people and products cannot exist. Financial information needs to be gathered, interpreted and checked in order to be able to make business decisions. As a graduate of Accountancy, you can become a Financial Consultant, Auditor or many other positions in the financial world.... [-]

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

As a distance learner, students must have access to a suitable computer with internet connection, together with sufficient IT competence to make use of word processing, internet and email.... [-]

The Master (MSc) Accountancy & Control programme of the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) has a strong international emphasis. The programme is designed to prepare students for financial positions, not only in auditing and consultancy but also in industry, banking or government.

Accountancy and Control: Accountancy

The Amsterdam Business School’s Master of Science in Accountancy and Control provides you with a solid foundation for a career in accountancy or financial management. This one-year programme combines academic rigour with practical relevance while having a strong international focus. In this way, you develop your professional knowledge as well as your intellectual skills. The programme has two tracks: Accountancy and Control. The Accountancy track is primarily designed for students who aspire to be a financial accounting specialist, an auditor or a financial manager.... [-]

The Master (MSc) Accountancy & Control programme of the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) has a strong international emphasis. The programme is designed to prepare students for financial positions, not only in auditing and consultancy but also in industry, banking or government.

The Amsterdam Business School’s Master of Science in Accountancy and Control provides you with a solid foundation for a career in accountancy or financial management. This one-year programme combines academic rigour with practical relevance while having a strong international focus. In this way, you develop your professional knowledge as well as your intellectual skills.

The Control track is primarily designed for students who aspire to work with financial numbers in organisations: graduates work as accountant in business, controller, financial manager, or finance and control consultant.... [-]

The Master's programme in Accountancy & Control offers two top-level academic specialisation tracks:

Both tracks offer a common knowledge base in Accountancy and Control, as well as in-depth specialised courses and subject matter.

After successful completion of this programme, you will receive an accredited Master’s degree in Accountancy and Control and the title Master of Science (MSc).

The Amsterdam Business School at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has an excellent reputation, with an international focus and many highly reputable researchers and teachers. The UvA placed 57th in the QS World University Rankings 2016-2017, is a challenging environment where critical thinking and an independent and inquisitive mind can roam free.... [-]