MSc in Accounting and Financial Management


9 ACCA EXEMPTIONS


ACCA EMBEDDED

PROGRAMME INFORMATION

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1.5 YEARS

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90 ECTS

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ENGLISH

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FULL TIME

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AWARDED BY NEAPOLIS UNIVERSITY

OBJECTIVE OF THE MSC IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

The MSc in Accounting and Financial Management provides a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of key areas of Accounting and Financial Management. Its main objective is to provide you with a thorough understanding of accounting concepts and their application within various types of businesses entities.

You will acquire extensive knowledge about a wide range of theories, tools, methods, and techniques of accounting and Financial Management within an international context and you will develop your ability to reflect critically on the current debates in the accounting and financial academic and professional literature.

This degree will prepare you for senior accounting and finance roles in both public and private sector organisations. You will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to deal with complex accounting and financial issues in a range of employment contexts. The focus of the course will enhance your ability to analyse any situation and make sound strategic decisions.

ACCA ACCREDITATION

The MSc in Accounting and Financial Management has been accredited by the ACCA as follows:

  1. MSc in Accounting and Financial Management accredited by the ACCA for the nine applied knowledge and applied skills exams
    By choosing this route, students successfully completing the MSc in Accounting and Financial Management obtain exemption from all nine ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams.
  2. ACCA EMBEDDED MSc IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
    This route is only available to students who have already completed their nine ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams – or have the equivalent number of 9 exemptions and wish to proceed with the 4 ACCA Strategic exams to obtain the ACCA qualification. Students need to sit their Strategic Professional Level exams alongside their university exams. By choosing this route, students will have the benefit of receiving extensive preparation and coaching by experienced tutors for the 4 ACCA Strategic Exams.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

To qualify for the Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management degree students are required to complete a programme of study totalling 90 ECTS over a period of 18 months. The MSc in Accounting and Financial Management Programme of study is organized in one-semester individual modules (15-week including reading period and examinations). Thus, a typical student can complete the Programme in 3 semesters totalling 8 modules and a dissertation.

The programme incorporates many strong practical components. Students are required to examine case-studies and deliver professionally written reports.

Modules are to be delivered during weekends twice a month during the Autumn and Spring Semesters. The full syllabus material of all modules will be delivered to students through face-to-face teaching during these weekends.

Support material for the lectures, including all electronic files used by the instructors during lectures as well as any lecture notes that are distributed in class will be provided on-line through Moodle. Moodle is also used for interacting with students and communicating additional material that may be relevant to the subjects taught; for providing material that students can review in preparation for the next class; for providing material and feedback to students in the context of formative and/or summative assessments aimed at helping them to better understand and learn the material taught.

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

ECTS
Compulsory modules 30
Electives

Dissertation

30

30

Total ECTS 90

 

COURSE STRUCTURE

SEMESTER 1

CodeCourse titleCourse typeECTS
MAFN550Accounting and Financial Statement AnalysisCore7.5
MBA500Research Methods and Data AnalysisCore7.5
ElectiveElectiveElective7.5
ElectiveElectiveElective7.5

SEMESTER 2

CodeCourse titleCourse typeECTS
MAFN540Corporate Finance and Financial ManagementCore7.5
MAFN555Managerial AccountingCore7.5
ElectiveElectiveElective7.5
ElectiveElectiveElective7.5

SEMESTER 3

CodeCourse titleCourse typeECTS
DIS600Dissertation or 4 ElectiveOptional30

Click here for Course structure for the MSc in Accounting and Financial Management accredited by the ACCA for the nine applied knowledge and applied skills exams exemptions

Click here for Course structure for the ACCA Embedded MSc Accounting & Financial Management

ELECTIVES:

  • MAFN551 Strategic Business Reporting
  • MAFN560 Advanced Audit and Assurance
  • MAFN590 Strategic Business Leader
  • MAFN570 Taxation
  • MAFN575 Advanced Taxation
  • MAFN552 Governance, Risk and Ethics
  • MBA580 Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
  • MAFN556 Market and Credit Risk Management
  • MFIN520 Economics of Financial Markets
  • MFIN560 Banking Operations and Management
  • MFIN591 Real Estate Investment and Finance
  • MFIN545 Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning
  • DAFT501 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
  • IS508 Big Data Analytics
  • DAFT502 Modelling High Frequency Finance
  • MFIN530 Derivative Securities
  • BUSN511 Placement

TEACHING STAFF ON THE PROGRAMME

Α/Α Name /Surname Discipline / Specialization
Course Code Course title
1. Assoc. Prof. Andreas Hadjixenophontos Accounting and Finance MAFN550 Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis
2. Assoc. Prof. Andreas Hadjixenophontos Accounting and Finance MFIN591 Real Estate Investment and Finance
3. Assist. Prof. Panagiotis Kyriakogοnas Managerial Accounting and Audit MAFN555 Managerial Accounting
4. Assist. Prof. Panagiotis Kyriakogοnas Managerial Accounting and Audit MAFN560 Advanced Audit and Assurance
5. Assoc. Prof. Christos Christodoulou-Volos Financial Economics MAFN540 Corporate Finance and Financial Management
6. Assoc. Prof. Christos Christodoulou-Volos Financial Economics MFIN520 Economics of Financial Markets
7. Prof. Kostas Giannopoulos Finance MAFN556 Market and Credit Risk Management
8. Prof. Kostas Giannopoulos Finance MFIN545 Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning
9. Prof. Kostas Giannopoulos Finance MFIN530 Derivative Securities
10. Lect. Georgios Deirmentzoglou Business Administration MBA580 Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
11. Lect. Georgios Deirmentzoglou Business Administration MAFN590 Strategic Business Leader
12. Prof. Dikaios Tserkezos Econometrics MBA500 Research Methods and Data Analysis
13. Lect. Demetra Demetriou Accounting and Finance MAFN552 Governance, Risk and Ethics
14. Visiting Lect. George Stylianou Accounting, Auditing and Tax MAFN551 Strategic Business Reporting
15. Lect. Konstantinos Zagoris Databases and Distributed Systems IS508 Data Analytics
16. Senior Research Fellow, Prof. Maria Psillaki Banking and Finance MFIN560 Banking Operations and Management
17. Visiting Lect. Panagiotis Christodoulou Distributed Ledger Technologies DAFT501 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
18. Visiting Lect. Thrassos Mallourides Tax MAFN570 Taxation
19. Visiting Lect. Thrassos Mallourides Tax MAFN575 Advanced Taxation
20. Visiting Assist. Prof.  Christos Lemonakis Financial Economics DAFT502 Modelling High Frequency Finance

DISCLAIMER

The University reserves its right to define the electives offered on an academic year basis.

The programme structure may change without prior notice, as a result of quality assurance procedures or/and programme recertification.

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FACULTY & STAFF OF THE PROGRAMME

Andreas Hadjixenophontos

Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance

Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance

Coordinator of the BSc Accounting, Banking and Finance and MSc Accounting and Finance

Dr. Andreas Hadjixenophontos is an Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance. He graduated in 1985 from the Department of Accounting and Finance of the London School of Economics...
Panagiotis Kyriakogonas

Panagiotis Kyriakogonas

Assistant Professor in Managerial Accounting

Dr. Panagiotis Kyriakogonas is a member of the International Institute of Internal Auditors. He is Certified Internal Auditor (C.I.A.), Certified Government Auditing Professional (C.G.A.P.) and Certified in Control Self-Assessment (C.C.S.A.).,,,

Christos Christodoulou-Volos

Associate Professor of Economics and Finance

Head of the Department of Economics and Business

Dr. Christos N. Christodoulou-Volos is an Associate Professor of Economics and Finance and the Head of the Department of Economics and Business...

Kostas Giannopoulos

Professor of Finance

Professor Giannopoulos holds a Laurea in Banking and Finance from the University of Siena, Italy. He also holds an MA in Banking and Finance from the University of Wales and a Ph.D. in Finance from London Guildhall University....

Georgios Deirmentzoglou

Lecturer in Business Administration

Georgios Deirmentzoglou holds a PhD degree in Business Administration from the Department of Business Administration – University of Piraeus...
Dikaios Tserkezos

Dikaios Tserkezos

Professor in Econometrics and Economics Computers software

Demetris Georgiou is a qualified accountant currently working for his own accountancy and audit practice in Paphos. Between 2004 and 2008 he studied accounting at the University of Cyprus...

Demetra Demetriou

Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

Dr. Demetra Demetriou is a graduate of the Department of Banking and Financial Management of the University of Piraeus. She gained a Master’s degree in Banking and Financial Studies and a PhD in Finance (Financial Modelling) from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh,,,

George Stylianou

Visiting Lecturer – Special Teaching Staff

George Stylianou graduated from Roosevelt University in the United States. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration...

Konstantinos Zagoris

Lecturer in Databases and Distributed Systems

Coordinator of ERASMUS, InternshipInternship, Student Affairs

Dr Konstantinos Zagoris received the Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2003 from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece and his PhD on Content and Metadata Based Image Document Retrieval from the same university in 2010...

Maria Psillaki

Professor of Banking and Finance

Senior Research Fellow

Maria Psillaki is a Professor of Banking and Finance. She studied at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, in France where she received her Bachelor, Master and PhD with the highest honors...

Panayiotis Christodoulou

Visiting Lecturer of Computer Science

Panayiotis Christodoulou holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Manchester University, UK (MEng) and the Frederick University...
Thrasos Mallourides

Thrasos Mallourides

Visiting Lecturer

He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Warwick University in 2003 and subsequently trained with KPMG and qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants....

Christos Lemonakis

Assistant Professor of Business Administration on SMEs Management at Hellenic Mediterranean University

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