Master of Professional Accounting
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
AED 2,750 / per credit **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* applications opens on 28th September 2021
** per credit hour
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Introduction
Overview
The MPA is the first AACSB-Accredited Accounting program in the GCC and MENA region. It caters to practising accountants and managers who have chosen the professional path, and who would like to further their education with a post-graduate degree in accounting. The program covers much wider areas of accounting than any of the other professional accounting certifications that tend to be narrowly specialized. In addition, it develops the personal and business competencies (technical and non-technical) of graduates and provides them with an excellent foundation for successful professional careers. The degree will also be a natural route to a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA).
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Curriculum
Degree Requirements
Required Credit Hours: minimum of 36 hours
Professional Accounting
| Required Courses (24 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| ACCT600 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT615 | Advanced Management Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT620 | Auditing, Accountability and Assurance Services | 3 |
| ACCT625 | Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, and Control | 3 |
| ACCT630 | Financial Accounting Standards, Theory, and Policy | 3 |
| ACCT635 | Financial Statements Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT640 | Management Control Systems | 3 |
| ACCT645 | Seminar on Applied Research in Accounting | 3 |
| Elective Courses (24 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| ACCT661 | Accounting in Special Contexts | 3 |
| ACCT662 | Internal Auditing and Risk-Based Auditing | 3 |
| ACCT663 | Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions | 3 |
| ACCT664 | Legal Environment and Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT665 | Strategic Management Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT666 | Selected Topics in Financial Reporting | 3 |
| FINC610 | Financial Management | 3 |
Bridge Courses
| Students whose first degree is not accounting (12 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| ACCT500 | Elements of Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| ACCT505 | Financial and Corporate Reporting | 3 |
| ACCT510 | Management and Cost Accounting | 3 |
| MGMT510 | Business Environment | 3 |
Merit Fellowship Award
To receive the Merit Award, students are expected to have high academic credentials and maintain their academic success at the UAEU. The Merit Fellowship Award offers financial assistance in form of a partial tuition waiver to qualified students. Students in STEM and strategic areas of the country (renewable energy, transportation, health, water resources, technology, space) will have priority.
Student Eligibility:
- Have Excellent Academic Standing (GPA ≥ 3.6/4.0).
- Maintain a GPA ≥of 3.6/4.0 during study at UAEU.
- Have no other financial sponsorship or award.
Benefits:
- 50% discount on tuition fees.
Duration:
- Valid until graduation as long as the student is abiding with the Student Eligibility conditions.
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Program Outcome
- Communicate effectively in a professional context.
- Think critically in relation to the analysis and solution of advanced accounting problems.
- Work individually as well as contribute positively to the functioning of teams as members and leaders.
- Ethically and socially responsible when making accounting-related decisions.
- Demonstrate advanced specialized knowledge in accounting and cognate fields when appropriate.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a highly developed professional oral presentation of information, criticizing substantively complex matters in accounting accompanied by appropriate technology.
- Demonstrate abilities to communicate effectively in writing, using information technology to the production of highly developed professional written materials on substantively complex matters in accounting.
- Apply advanced technologies and techniques (qualitative/quantitative) to the collection and analysis of financial and non-financial information and deriving appropriate decisions in various accounting fields.
- Critically interpret information, through accurate identification of accounting complex problems, and suggestion of accounting-based innovative solutions.
- Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility, and creativity in planning and executing major projects in their work.
- Demonstrate ability to work in teams, showing leadership and direction, appropriate to complex accounting environment settings.
- Apply professional standards and codes of conduct at national and international levels.
- Relate complex ethical issues consistently, reflecting social responsibility, and leading to informed, fair and valid accounting-related decisions.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive advanced knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of accounting topics.
- Assess contemporary issues in accounting through synthesizing knowledge from accounting and cognate fields when appropriate.