Accountancy (Accelerated), MA (Hons)

Heriot-Watt University’s undergraduate MA Accountancy degree, offered through the esteemed Edinburgh Business School, is meticulously designed by leading academics and industry experts to provide a robust foundation for professional success. This four-year program emphasizes a broad understanding of modern accounting, including legal and ethical frameworks, business entities, and capital markets. Students gain essential expertise in areas such as recording transactions, analyzing financial statements, decision-making, auditing, governance, and business ethics, while benefiting from access to advanced facilities like the Bloomberg Trading Room for real-time financial data.Located in the UK’s second-largest financial hub, the program ranks highly, with Edinburgh Business School placed second in Scotland for undergraduate accounting and finance in the 2019 Guardian University League Tables. Graduates are highly sought after in fields like chartered accountancy, industry, and public sectors, thanks to skills developed in analysis, leadership, teamwork, communication, and more. The degree holds accreditations from bodies such as AIA, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, and ICAS, offering up to nine exemptions based on chosen options.