Accounting
The MSc Accounting offers students an in-depth and scientific understanding of financial and management accounting as well as corporate financial reporting and related issues. At the start of the academic year, students need to choose between the three different tracks we offer, namely the Accountancy Track, the Management Control Track and the CFA Track.
The Accountancy Track or RA Track has a strong focus on the set-up and control of external financial reporting and prepares students for the post-Master’s program ‘Registeraccountant’ (RA - in Dutch).
The Management Control Track or RC Track is recommended for students who wish to continue with the Post-Master’s program ‘Registercontroller’; (RC – in Dutch) and who pursue a career as corporate controller or accountant in a company.
The CFA Track offers opportunities for students interested in pursuing the CFA® designation (Chartered Financial Analysts Institute). Core accounting courses are supplemented by electives from related fields of Finance and Organization and prepare students for the CFA exams and careers as financial analyst, investment banker.
Besides these three tracks students can also self-select into a more general master program (by selecting electives). It is however, for career opportunities, strongly advised to choose one of the three tracks.
Prof.Dr. Philip Joos
Professor of Financial Accounting
"We discuss issues such as why we have regulation, why we need enforcement, how stock markets react to earnings releases, how managers should be compensated and how accounting information helps in decision making."
Tilburg University is programme partner of the CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals. This institute awards the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation and offers a range of educational opportunities within the MSc in Accounting and MSc in Finance. Within the Master’s programme in Accounting it is possible to follow the CFA track. This implies that the courses within this track cover at least 70% of the CFA Programme Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK). Students within the CFA track will be exposed to the concepts and principles that investment professionals around the world have deemed integral to global practice. The CFA programme partnership signals to you and the marketplace that our MSc is closely tied to professional practice, and that the courses within the track are an excellent preparation for the CFA exams. In addition, you receive CFA ethics training, you can participate in joint events with the Dutch CFA Society and you are eligible for a CFA level I exam scholarship.
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