Programmes

Masters Programme in Financial Management

Programme Structure

Students following the programme full-time complete ACC5002W and ACC5003W in one academic year.  For students following the part-time course, ACC5002W will be completed in the first year and ACC503 in the second.

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ACC5002W - Advanced Financial Management

Candidates are required to complete the Financial Management Honours (ACC4009W) coursework.  Candidates whose performance is exceptional will be invited to convert to a Master of Commerce (Financial Management) should they so choose. They will then be required to complete selected coursework and complete ACC5003W instead of the Honours Technical Report.

ACC5003W - Dissertation in Financial Management

The dissertation length will be approximately 20,000 words excluding appendices and bibliography.  A candidate will attend a research method course during which his/her dissertation proposal will be developed.  A candidate's dissertation proposal will require the course co-ordinator's and his/her supervisor's approval.  A candidate will not be permitted to submit the dissertation if he/she has not completed the coursework component.

Assessment of the dissertation will be in terms of Rule FM10.2 of the Rules for the Degree of Master by Coursework and Dissertation.

The dissertation will be required to be of publishable standard.

In order to be awarded the degree a candidate must pass both the coursework and dissertation components.  Each component shall be given equal weighting.  To be awarded the degree with distinction a candidate must achieve at least 75% for the coursework and at least 80% for the dissertation.