The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was founded in 1904. Today, it is one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing international accountancy organisations, with 362,000 students and 131,500 members across 170 countries.

ACCA is a professional accountancy qualification that benefits from global recognition. Once you qualify, ACCA membership opens doors to a successful career in accountancy practice or finance, and immediately increases your earning potential. It is very highly rated in the fields of banking, management and consulting, and is a major advantage in competing for senior roles. ACCA membership also enables you to obtain the status of a Registered Auditor.

ACCA + Fully Funded MBA in Financial Management for ACCA students only

Have you ever wondered how you will stand out from the crowd when you qualify? Or wanted to study a globally recognised postgraduate qualification, but worry about the financial commitment? LSBF offers the answers. LSBF is offering 100% scholarship for MBA in Financial Management or MSc in Finance studies for students who book ACCA papers with us. In conjunction with Oracle Capital, we are pleased to offer fully–funded access to the renowned and celebrated MBA & MSc programmes to all ACCA students. It's a truly unique offer that we guarantee you simply won't find anywhere else.

The LSBF Scholarships for ACCA/CIMA + MBA in Financial Management and ACCA/CIMA + MSc in Finance and Accounting are available for online study only. Students can however, if they wish, study on campus but will incur be an additional fee.

The MBA in (Financial Management) programme is a comprehensive, industry–relevant degree programme designed to take your career progression to the next level. You can now take advantage of the synergies a dual program can offer you.

Combine the practical skills gained through the ACCA with the leadership and business management acumen acquired through an academic degree. The combination will help you stand out from the competition and make you irresistible to potential employers.

ACCA students are eligible for exceptions after completion of ACCA exams.

An MBA in Financial Management provides accounting professionals with invaluable leadership capabilities and business management acumen, while the industry focusedACCA qualification give students the professional accountancy skills they need to succeed – the combination of the two clearly gives a significant boost to your professional career in the UK, or anywhere in the world.

LSBF gives ACCA students a 1^st Class experience award-winning tutors based in premium premises offer comprehensive online resources, and  Pass First Time Guarantee™. double award degrees provide you with the unique opportunity to pursue one synchronised curriculum of two academic programmes, from two of Europe's leading business schools, London School of Business & Finance and Grenoble Graduate School of Business.

LSBF Business School Programmes are designed and tailored by our leading team of academic and industry experts. We have strategically selected the University of Wales to validate and award our specialist master degrees, and Bradford University to validate and award our LLM in International Business Law.

You will benefit from a tailored career service to give you the sought after competitive advantage demanded by the world's top employers. Companies who have recruited successful LSBF graduates in the past include global best-practice organisations such as KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PwC, Accenture, IBM, Shell, Google, Unilever and HP, amongst others.

You will have access to our campuses and resources around the UK and worldwide and have the ability to communicate with a growing network of 12,000+ business students and alumni.

The ACCA syllabus consists of 14 papers divided into four levels:

• Knowledge - 3 papers
• Skills – 6 papers
• Essentials – 3 papers
• Options – 2 papers from 4

Knowledge:

• F1    AB      Accountant in Business
• F2    MA     Management Accounting
• F3    FA      Financial Accounting 

Skills:

• F4    CL     Corporate and Business Law
• F5    PM     Performance Management
• F6    TX     Taxation
• F7    FR      Financial Reporting (UK or International)
• F8    AA     Audit & Assurance (UK or International)
• F9    FM     Financial Management

Essentials:

• P1    GR&E Governance, Risk and Ethics
• P2    CR    Corporate Reporting (UK or International)
• P3    BA    Business Analysis

Options  Choose any 2 from 4:

• P4    AFM   Advanced Financial Management
• P5    APM  Advanced Performance Management
• P6    ATX  Advanced Taxation
• P7    AAA  Advanced Audit & Assurance (UK or International)

Exam Regulations:

• All modules must be sat in order
• Maximum of four papers to be taken in one sitting
• Papers within a module may be sat in any order but ACCA recommends that they should be sat in numerical order
• Papers from a variety of levels may be sat at any one time. i.e. Knowledge and Skills or Skills and Essentials
• The three Essentials papers do not have to be sat together
• Students have 10 years to pass all the examinations
• The pass mark for all examinations is 50%
• In addition to the above 14 papers, students are required to study and sit an on-line module in Professional ethics. It is recommended that this is studied at the same time as P1
• Practical experience required

http://www.lsbf.org.uk/programmes/professional/acca/files/acca-mba-msc-in-finance-full-time-application.html

Special Offers at LSBF Canada

Pass First Time Guarantee™

LSBF endeavours to provide each and every student with the best opportunity to pass their exams first time round. However in the unlikely event of failing a paper, with our Pass First Time Guarantee™*, you will be able to attend a revision course and QB at no extra cost at the next exam sitting.

The LSBF ACCA Pass First Time Guarantee is included in the course fees for all full-time students. Part-time students who have booked a revision course as well as tuition are also entitled to the Pass Guarantee. If you do not wish to take a revision course, you can take advantage of the LSBF Pass First Time Guarantee™ for only $150.

Canadian Business Experience Class

Top up your ACCA studies with the CBEC. Gain practical skills and the opportunity to obtain work experience through a volunteer internship. With the CBEC starting in August, 2011, take advantage of our introductory pricing while it lasts.