Masters in Accounting

iseg.ulisboa.pt

2023/2024

Master the world in a school

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built for the future.

Why a Masters in Accounting at ISEG 04 Top 6 reasons to do the Masters in Accounting 05 Study Plan 06 Key Facts 06 10 things you gain by joining ISEG 09 Apply Now 12 Index 3 Masters in Accounting

Welcome to next level of Accounting in the heart of Lisbon.

ISEG introduced the Masters in Accounting in 2020, which is accredited by the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES).

This Masters can be a great jumpstart to your career as an accountant, auditor, consultant or chief financial officer.

You will be fully prepared to work in financial accounting, managerial accounting and auditing in any organization, anywhere in the world, as our courses follow international standards and best practices.

If you join us, we’ll help you become a competitive accounting graduate in the international marketplace. 4

Top 6 reasons to do the Masters in Accounting @ISEG Lisbon

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Highly qualified faculty with PhDs from world-class universities (e.g., Harvard Business School, Tilburg University, and Imperial College) and extensive professional experience in the industry.

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Provides students with a clear mindset for an international career in accounting.

Uses a mix of instructional methods, from case studies, group projects and role-playing to individual research, which creates a dynamic learning environment.

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Gives students course credits that combined with those from the bachelors may give the student the opportunity to take the exam at the Portuguese Order of Certified Accountants (OCC).

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Benefits from partnerships with the Big 4 auditing companies, allowing students to interact with experts in the field and work on real-life cases.

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A one-year full-time programme (plus one semester for the masters’ project, dissertation, or internship) preparing students to stand out in a competitive marketplace.

João Minhota

Alumnus Masters in Accounting

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This Masters programme gave me the opportunity to consolidate my knowledge in accounting in an international environment. The quality and availability of the professors combined with a well-structured and challenging programme also allowed me to have a great experience that enriched me as a person and as a professional. Therefore I’m pleased to say that the Masters in Accounting helped me to pursue my dream of becoming an auditor. I recommend this program to everyone that loves accounting and want to achieve great things.

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Study Plan Key Facts

Course Units Credits Semester

Auditing

Advanced Management Accounting

Lab

Financial Reporting

Taxation

Sustainability, Accountability and Ethics

Financial Accounting

Data Analysis in Accounting

Research Methods in Accounting

Strategic Management Control Systems

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Elective Accounting Information Systems

Corporate Governance

Taxation II (only offered in Portuguese)

YEAR 2 Course Units Credits Semester Masters Final Work Workshop 0 1 Masters Final Work - MF Dissertation Project Internship 30 1 Start Date: September 2023 Schedule: Daytime Classes in Year 1 Duration: 2 Semesters of Classes 1 Semester for the Masters Final Work Language: English Partnerships: Partnership with the Big 4 Consultancy, Accounting and Auditing firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC) Tuition Fees: From within the EU: €6.850 From outside the EU: €8.150 Programme Directors: Sofia Lourenço Inês Fonseca Pinto Maria João Guedes Recognition: 2nd in the World Innovation Awards Best Masters Global Ranking 2021 6

YEAR 1

Advanced

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6 1 Behavioural

2 1 Corporate

6 1 International

6 1

4 1 Advanced

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6 2 Elective (choose

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10 things you gain by joining ISEG

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You join one of the best European Schools. ISEG Lisbon entered the prestigious Global Financial Times FT Rankings since 2020 with the Masters in Finance. In 2022, ISEG also entered the European Business School Financial Times Ranking.

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You broaden your horizons. ISEG is part of the University of Lisbon, the leading Portuguese university according to the selective Shanghai Ranking (ARWU) and has an impressive list of partnerships with topranked international schools.

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You’re part of an inclusive club. ISEG has a large, diversified, global network of talented and successful Alumni

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You enrich your curriculum. ISEG is accredited by AACSB, a distinction earned by only 5% of business schools in the world.

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You’re always connected. All classrooms are technologically fully equipped, for a perfect learning experience, whether it’s online, in-person, or hybrid.

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You live like a “lisboeta”. ISEG is perfectly located for Lisbon’s downtown lifestyle experience It’s a vibrant, multi-cultural and cosmopolitan European capital.

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You become an asset. ISEG graduates are highly desirable to top employers both in the private and in the public sector, all over the world.

You’re surrounded by knowledge. ISEG’s high quality research centers are engaged in a diverse array of international research projects.

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You join a winning team. ISEG students and faculty are well known for winning international and national awards for best case studies, best dissertations and research output, applied projects, as well as in student competitions such as the CFA Challenge or the Junior Achievement Awards.

You grab your future. ISEG students benefit from a collegiate and openminded atmosphere, in which the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) play a special role, leaving them well prepared in quantitative subjects to become influential and conscientious leaders.

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