Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER VII
pp. 453–454
DEGREES, DIPLOMAS, AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

The provisions contained in this Chapter are Regulations of the General Board

In this section

MASTER OF ACCOUNTING

Candidature.

1. A candidate for the Master of Accounting Examination must be approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management, who shall assign to each candidate a date of commencement of candidature.

2. The Degree Committee may approve as a candidate for the Master of Accounting Examination any student who has satisfied the Committee that by reason of previous study he or she is qualified to engage in postgraduate work in Accounting.

3. Applications for approval under Regulation 2 shall be sent to the Secretary of the Degree Committee so as to arrive not later than 31 March next preceding the date on which the applicant wishes his or her candidature to begin, provided that the Committee shall have power to consider applications submitted after that date.

Course of study.

4. The course of study leading to the Master of Accounting Examination shall cover the following aspects of accounting: advanced topics in financial accounting, management accounting, and data analytics. The course of study shall consist, at the choice of the candidate, of one of the Options outlined in Regulation 12 below.

5. No student shall be a candidate for the Master of Accounting Examination or for any part thereof on more than one occasion.

Supplementary regulations.

6. The Faculty Board of Business and Management shall have power to issue supplementary regulations determining the scope and manner of assessment of the examination in either Option, and shall be empowered to amend such supplementary regulations from time to time as they may think fit, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change.

Examiners and Assessors.

7. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners and Assessors as they may deem sufficient, including a resident member of the Senate as Chair of Examiners.

Class-lists.

8. The names of the candidates who satisfy the Examiners shall appear in separate class-lists according to the Option that they have followed. The names of the candidates in each class-list shall be arranged in alphabetical order in a single class; a mark of distinction shall be affixed to the names of those students whose work is of special merit. The Chair of Examiners shall communicate the marks of all candidates to the Registrary.

Fees payable.

9. While following the course of study leading to the Master of Accounting Examination a student shall pay the appropriate University Composition Fee for each year of the course (including periods spent away from Cambridge).

Approval for M.Acc. degree.

10. On completing the requisite number of terms, or hours of study, as set out in Regulation 12 a student who has satisfied the Examiners in the Master of Accounting Examination shall be entitled to proceed to the degree of Master of Accounting.

Relation to courses of research.

11. A student who has taken the Master of Accounting Examination shall not be entitled to count the period or any part of the period during which he or she has been a candidate for that examination towards a course of research for the degree of Ph.D., M.Sc., or M.Litt.

M.Acc. Examination.

12. The Master of Accounting Examination shall consist, at the choice of the candidate, of either Option A or Option B as follows:

Option A: one-year course1

A course extending over one academical year, including three terms’ residence in the University. The examination for Option A shall consist of compulsory modules, elective modules, and project work, as outlined below. Examination of the modules may be by written paper, essay, coursework, or another mode of assessment announced by the Faculty Board. Each candidate shall complete a minimum of three written papers, the duration of which shall be announced by the Faculty Board.

  1. (a)Compulsory modules
  1. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the topics and form of assessment for each compulsory module by the end of the Easter Term immediately preceding the start of the course.
  1. (b)Elective modules
  1. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the topics for elective modules by the end of the Easter Term immediately preceding the start of the course. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the form of assessment for each elective module by the end of the term immediately preceding the term in which the work is to be completed.
  1. (c)Project work
  1. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the list of summer activities and the format for submission by the end of the Lent Term, provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and they are satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

The Examiners shall have power to examine a candidate viva voce on any or all of the three sections of the examination (a)–(c).

Option B: two-year part-time course

A course extending over a period of two years comprising a number of course units and project work, which shall include not fewer than 300 hours of formal instruction in the University and not fewer than 120 hours of open study prescribed by the Faculty Board. The examination for Option B shall consist of compulsory modules, elective modules, and project work, as outlined below. Examination of the modules may be by written paper, essay, coursework, or another mode of assessment announced by the Faculty Board. Each candidate shall complete a minimum of three written papers, the duration of which shall be announced by the Faculty Board.

  1. (a)Compulsory modules
  1. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the topics and form of assessment for each compulsory module by the end of the Easter Term immediately preceding the start of the course.
  1. (b)Elective modules
  1. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the topics and form of assessment for elective modules by the end of the term immediately preceding the term in which the work is to be completed.
  1. (c)Project work
  1. The Faculty Board shall give notice of the format and length for submission of project work by the end of the Lent Term, provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and they are satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

The Examiners shall have power to examine a candidate viva voce on any or all of the three sections of the examination (a)–(c).

Footnotes

  1. 1. Option A is suspended until further notice.a