MScAccounting and Auditing
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Graduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc (Master of Business Management) |
| Course code | 6211LX037 |
| Tuition fee | €4,295 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) • a university Bachelor’s degree(min. length – 180 ECTS) in Business and Public Administration or Social Sciences study field degree, with a good average grade (min. CGPA>60%), The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in a confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in English language, additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, online examination may be organised by KTU. |
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Overview
No organisation can lead their business without the helping hands of an accountant and an auditor. Accounting is one of the most crucial areas of any activity, helping companies and organisations function legally and effectively.
ACCA-accredited master’s studies in Accounting and Auditing at KTU is a straight-forward path to not just a position in accounting or audit professionals’ teams, but to a greater opportunity to become the head of the accounting or finance department, company manager in the audit and accounting business.
KTU’s MSc in Accounting and Auditing is the only study programme in Lithuania that provides international qualifications, which will be invaluable for your career: the graduates of this program are awarded as many as 7 out of 9 credits from the ACCA examinations of the International Association of Professional Accountants.
• Study wherever you like: with the Erasmus+ exchange programme you may go for a study exchange or complete an internship in a country of your choice
• According to the data from the last year, the employability of the graduates of MSc Accounting and Auditing is 96%
• Valuable free time: join the ACCA expert discussions, research projects while studying
Top reasons to study at KTU:
1. It is the only programme in Lithuania which ensures competences of international accounting standards for the work at international companies (University of Edinburgh, 2015).
2. It is the programme accredited by the International Association of Accounting Professionals; graduation of this programme provides a credit for 3 ACCA examinations (PM, FR and AA).
3. The programme is run in Vilnius with the highest concentration of financial and auditing companies in Lithuania to match studies and professional development simultaneously.
Programme structure
Understanding of international accounting standards and taxation
Financial Reporting
International Taxation and Transfer Pricing
Understanding of theoretical knowledge of auditing, practical situations and issues
Audit
Internal audit
Provision of information for management decisions
Strategic management accounting
Value-based management
Evaluation of business and assets
Property and Business Valuation
Asset management
Career opportunities
Latest knowledge of accounting, audit and taxes ensure possibilities of successful integration in the labour market. The share of the employed graduates of this programme reached 93 % in 2013.
“Who else could tell us – owners and employees, investors and creditors, state and citizens – how things are, if not accounting specialists? And who could confirm that what is said by accounting specialists is true, if not auditors? Both of these professions are vertebra of market economy, they provide the most significant resource – information, required for decision-making.” – Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of the “Bank of Lithuania” Ingrida Šimonytė.
“I have a very positive approach towards studies of audit and accounting. During the lectures we performed interesting, practical tasks that could be applied in the area of work. Good and competent lecturers, including the ones from the business world, provided us with useful advices, based on science as well as on their life experience. I personally, liked modules of Consolidated Accounting and Analysis of Companies, Evaluation of Assets and Business, Audit, Internal Audit, Value-based Management, which helped me acquire necessary and valuable knowledge, deepen my knowledge of accounting, and acquire basic knowledge of audit; that was useful in my professional career.” – UAB “PricewaterhouseCoopers”, Assistant Auditor Gintarė Venckaitytė.