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MSc in Accounting

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting or a related field from a university or college acceptable to the Board for Graduate Studies, The University of the West Indies, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher. 

Applicants should also have an examination mark of 50% or more in the following  or equivalent courses:

ACCT1003:  Introduction to Cost & Management Accounting
ACCT1005:  Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT2014:  Financial Accounting I
ACCT2015:  Financial Accounting II
ACCT2017:  Management Accounting I
ACCT3039:  Management Accounting II
ACCT3043:  Auditing I
ECON1001:  Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON1003:  Mathematics for the Social Sciences
ECON1005 or (ECON1006):  Introductory Statistics or Calculus 1 for Business & Social Sciences
MGMT2003:  Principles of Marketing
MGMT2004:  Computer Applications
MGMT2008:  Organizational Behavior
MGMT2021:  Business Law
MGMT2023:  Financial Management I
MGMT3046:  Company Law
MGMT305:   Taxation I

Course Description

Accounting and Related TheoryACCT 6101
Advanced Financial AccountingACCT 6102
Advanced Financial ReportingACCT 6103
Advanced AuditingACCT 6104
Advanced Management AccountingACCT 6105
Advanced TaxationACCT 6106
Research ProjectMGMT 6010
Management Information SystemsMGMT 6100
Corporate Environment and StrategyMGMT 6115
Corporate FinanceMGMT 6116
Financial Markets and InvestmentsMGMT 6117
Legal Environment of BusinessMGMT 6118
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