Best Master in Accounting programme

Unknown1991

Hello everyone,

I know the above thread has been started a few times in the past few months but each time it seems to get watered down to either entry requirements or Masters vs Direct Entry. I am 100% sure on doing a masters in accounting and I am just wondering if people have any opinions on where is the best place to do it??? I have heard good reports about DCU and Smurfit but I wouldn't rule out UCC or NUIG. Any info and feedback would be appreciated guys :cool:

MLC61

It depends on your reason for doing the Masters.
If you are doing it with the primary purpose of exemptions from exams, then DIT or NUIM.
If you see it as a further valuable qualification - then Smurfit or DCU. Smurfit would be higher rated.
Obviously if you live outside Dublin - then Galway or Cork may make better sense financially.

Gael23

Considering doing it myself and I think the answer to your question is Smurfit.
To me though, its not worth the extra cost and I dont have the required academic grades so I wil be looking at DCU or maybe UCC since its closer to home.

Kehoejck

The MBS course in WIT is one of the most challenging and affordable courses that I would highly reccomend. 100% employment rate last year as well and some excellent lecturers. Smaller class sizes which means all of your lecturers will know you and you get a lot of extra attention! Full CAP2 exemption available.

See detailed prospectus below.
http://www.wit.ie/images/uploads/Postgrad_PDF/Detailed_prospectus_MBS_Accounting.pdf

April O Neill II

Kehoejck wrote: »

The MBS course in WIT is one of the most challenging and affordable courses that I would highly reccomend. 100% employment rate last year as well and some excellent lecturers. Smaller class sizes which means all of your lecturers will know you and you get a lot of extra attention! Full CAP2 exemption available.

See detailed prospectus below.
http://www.wit.ie/images/uploads/Postgrad_PDF/Detailed_prospectus_MBS_Accounting.pdf

Do you work for WIT?

blackwhite

Kehoejck wrote: »

The MBS course in WIT is one of the most challenging and affordable courses that I would highly reccomend. 100% employment rate last year as well and some excellent lecturers. Smaller class sizes which means all of your lecturers will know you and you get a lot of extra attention! Full CAP2 exemption available.

See detailed prospectus below.
http://www.wit.ie/images/uploads/Postgrad_PDF/Detailed_prospectus_MBS_Accounting.pdf

Having manged staff who had been recruited from that course in the past I would be very reluctant to place it in the same bracket as the M.Acc courses offered in UCD, DCU, NUIG or DIT.

Gael23

blackwhite wrote: »

Having manged staff who had been recruited from that course in the past I would be very reluctant to place it in the same bracket as the M.Acc courses offered in UCD, DCU, NUIG or DIT.

Im from Waterford and I do believe thats a good course but as you sugested its not the calibre of others. Another thing is I dont know how it would look if you did a university degree then an IT Masters

MLC61

There is nothing wrong with an IT if you looking to get the exemptions only. At that stage most people have the offer of a training contract and shouldn't have to worry about how an IT looks on their CV.
If however you are doing it to further your education and qualifications, you have to choose a university.

blackwhite

ryanf1 wrote: »

Im from Waterford and I do believe thats a good course but as you sugested its not the calibre of others. Another thing is I dont know how it would look if you did a university degree then an IT Masters

Regardless of whether it's from an IT or a University, a Masters degree in Ireland is a level 9 qualification on the NQAI scale (incidentally, the same level as a ACA or ACCA qualification).

As a general rule, if you haven't yet got a job, the Big 4 will look at graduates from UCD, DCU, NUIG Masters programmes as being stronger than graduates from other programs. The reason for this is twofold, 1) the entry grades tend to be higher, meaning the students on these programmes have generally been stronger performers in their degree programmes and 2) the lecturers are regarded as being to a marginally higher standard (the usual University v IT perception).

Generally speaking (and there were some exceptions), when I worked in practice graduates from University courses tended to be started from a stronger base than IT graduates. Within a year or so the gap was usually gone (due to the nature of the work) but it did mean that as 1st years the associates coming from the perceived stronger background were usually the ones in demand for work on the more high-profile clients.

Kristina F

Whatever you do don't go to lyit..its a ridiculous college..the masters course is a joke..im in my last semester in lyit's masters in accounting course and I will be very very happy to leave the dump of a college