Accounting: International Accounting & Analytics - Pathway B

The MSc International Accounting and Analytics - Pathway B is a fast-track, seven-month programme that begins in January, offering a streamlined academic experience for fully exam-qualified accountants. Thanks to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), students are exempted from Semester 1 and complete 45 credits of the 90-credit master's through advanced modules and immersive learning experiences.



As part of the module AY5141 Accounting and Management Control for Sustainable Organizations, students participate in a unique three-week virtual collaboration with peers from Groningen, Ghent, and Galway. Working in multicultural teams, students explore key topics in management control of innovation and sustainability - reflecting the realities of today’s global, digitised workforce.

Year 1 (90 Credits)

Required RPL045: Recognised Prior Learning

Required AY5141: Accounting and Management Control for Sustainable Organizations

Required AY5128: Summer Schools in A&F: Contemporary Global Issues

Required AY5121: Analytical and Communication Skills Development

Required MS5106: Data Science and Big Data Analytics

Optional MS5129: Storytelling through Data Visualisation

Optional MS5130: Applied Analytics in Business and Society

Optional AY5142: Sustainable Accounting, Finance and Governance

Applicants are required to have completed all of the professional accounting examinations and to have been admitted as full members by a recognised professional accountancy body including the following: ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAI, ICAS or other IFAC member body assessed as equivalent by the academic programme director. A notarised cert of membership must be submitted before an application can be considered.

Pathway B: Full-Time (Jan-Aug, 7 months)

Next start date: Pathway B: 6th January 2026

Graduates of the MSc International Accounting and Analytics - Pathway B are uniquely positioned to thrive in a rapidly evolving financial landscape where data-driven decision-making is paramount.



Graduates are in high demand across accounting practices like KPMG, Deloitte and PwC, financial services, consultancies in multinationals and global IT firm and in the public sector and NGOs.