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Masters in Management Information and Managerial Accounting Systems

College of Business and Law
PAC Course Code: CKL05
Qualification: MBS
Duration: This is a 15 month full-time course and includes six months industrial internship which commences in June approximately.
EU Fees: €2,750 (for 2012-2013)
Non-EU Fees: €9,960 for 2011/2012. Fees for 2012/2013 will be set in March 2012.
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Mon, 30 April 12

Overview of Management Information and Managerial Accounting Systems (MBS)

The MBS (Management Information and Managerial Accounting Systems) is a full-time degree programme running for 15 months from the date of first registration. It includes Six Months Industrial Internship. Students attend lectures, seminars and tutorials in a variety of subjects relevant to both Management Accounting and Management Information Systems. The IS courses give students an appreciation of how technology can be used to support the operations and transactions of modern organisations. The Management Accounting courses provide students with a thorough understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques.

This is a challenging postgraduate degree programme. The employment record of the degree is excellent, with graduates from this course currently employed in a variety of positions, for example: Management Consultant, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant.

The first round closing date is the 30th April, 2012 for EU applicants. If your application is successful at this stage you will receive an offer or (if you have not yet received your final exam results) a conditional offer. If you meet the application requirements but the programme is full you will be placed on the waiting list. Students on this waiting list get priority over later applicants. If your application misses the first deadline the second round closing date is 1st June, 2012(for EU Applicants). If the programme has not been filled in the first round, or by the first round waiting list, and your application is successful you will receive an offer or a conditional offer. If you meet the application requirements but the programme is full you will be placed on the waiting list.

What will I be Studying?

Students undertake modules to the value of 90 credits which includes a Graduate Industrial Placement to the value of 15 credits. In the event of a placement not being secured an unplaced student will undertake project work of an equivalent credit value as specified by the Head of Department. The modules offered on this course are as follows:

- AC6002 Analysis of Accounting Information (5 credits)
- AC6003 Issues in Cost Management (10 credits)
- AC6004 Design of Managerial Accounting Systems (10 credits)
- IS6006 Applied Research Project (10 credits)
- IS6211 Database Development (10 credits)
- IS6212 Programming for Business (10 credits)
- IS6214 Enterprise Business Processes and Reporting (10 credits)
- IS6215 Business Research and Communication Skills (10 credits)
- AC6005 Industrial Internship and Portfolio (15 credits)

Entry Requirements

Candidates must hold a primary degree, having achieved a Second Class Honours Grade II, or better. Candidates who do not meet or achieve the Second Class Honours Grade II standard may be admitted to the programme on the basis of extensive practical or professional experience as deemed appropriate by the Head of the Accounting, Finance and Information Systems Department and the Faculty of Commerce.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click How to apply.

Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary form as part of the application process for this programme. A copy of this form is available here SupplementaryFormCKL05 (159kB)

Find out More

Number of Places: 30

Programme Co-Ordinators:

Ms. Michelle Carr

Telephone: +353 21 4902840

Dr. Fergal Carton
Telephone: +353 21 4903734

E-mail: M.Carr@ucc.ie or f.carton@ucc.ie

Web site - please click: MIMAS

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