Study guide MSc Accounting and Control 2012-2013
Below you find a comprehensive description of the Master’s programme Accounting and Control.
- See also individual course descriptions
The Master's programme in Accounting and Control provides advanced study of accounting and financial management. It deals with all aspects of generating, reporting and using financial data in organisations, thus offering the student a thorough grounding in the field of financial management ('controlling'), financial reporting and auditing. The subjects covered include the provision of financial information, financial planning, financial operations management, the drawing up of the annual financial report and auditing the annual accounts. The programme draws on materials from the practice of accounting and control as well as on relevant academic research to equip students to become knowledgeable professionals, able to reflect independently on what they observe in practice.
Programme
| Period 1
(Sept-Oct) | Empirical Research in Accounting
Advanced Financial Reporting 4.1 Specialization course E-Business and Information Management | 6 EC
6 EC 6 EC |
| Period 2
(Nov-Dec) | Advanced Management Accounting
Specialization course / optional course (1) | 6 EC
6 EC |
| Period 3
(January) | Thesis | see period 6 |
| Period 4
(Febr-Mar) | Corporate Law
Specialization course / optional course (2) | 6 EC
6 EC |
| Period 5
(Apr-May) | Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Control
Thesis | 6 EC
see period 6 |
| Period 6
(June) | Thesis | 18 EC |
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Enrolment courses and exams
For all courses and all examinations you wish to take you are required to register in advance in order to be admitted. For more information see the procedures and deadlines.
Thesis
Tuition and supervision of the thesis is carried out by senior members of staff who are actively engaged in research themselves. Thus, the student is offered a unique opportunity to become familiar with the latest scientific developments in top-level academic research. Students are assigned supervisors through an enrolment procedure held in the second period (November-December). Following a general introductory session, students will be asked to submit a request for supervision, including a statement in general terms of the research question(s) they intend to investigate in their thesis. Please consult the Blackboard site ‘Thesis MSc Accounting & Control’ for details.
Assessment, Examination regulations, Transition regulations
Assessment is based on papers and reports handed in during the course, on participation during lectures and tutorials and on a written exam. Examinations are held at the end of each teaching period. Resits are held at the end of the next period. Sometimes a course or exam is renewed or replaced. In such cases a Transition regulation may apply. For more information see Assessment, Examination regulations, Transition regulations.
Teaching
Tuition is carried out in plenary lectures and small groups. Much attention is paid to an active method of studying. This includes writing study papers, working out cases and preparing practical assignments. Find out more about forms of teaching in the masterprogramme.
Learning outcomes
The Master’s programme in Accounting and Control has formulated the following learning outcomes, which describe the final attainment levels of graduates of the programme.
Course descriptions
Consult the course description for an extensive description of the individual courses in the programma.
