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Academic ProgrammesThe Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) Degree Program is a one-year full-time postgraduate degree program of the Department of Accounting offered through the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ).
Program Structure
The structure of the MPAcc Program is as follows:
One-year MPAcc Study Program
| Year/ Semester | Course of study | No. of credits | Contact hours | |
| Semester I | ||||
| MPACC 1301 | Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting | 3 | 45 | |
| MPACC 1302 | Business Strategy | 3 | 45 | |
| MPACC 1303 | Research Methods | 3 | 45 | |
| Elective 1* | 3 | 45 | ||
| Semester II | ||||
| MPACC 1304 | Strategic Management Accounting | 3 | 45 | |
| MPACC 1305 | Contemporary Issues in Auditing and Assurance | 3 | 45 | |
| MPACC 1306 | Corporate Governance and Ethics | 3 | 45 | |
| Elective 2* | 3 | 45 | ||
| MPACC 1607 | Research Report ** | 6 | ||
| Total | 30 | 360 | ||
*A student is required to select one elective in each semester from the following courses:
MPACC 1308: Project Management
MPACC 1309: Taxation Law and Practice
MPACC 1310: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
MPACC 1311: Public Sector Accounting and Finance
MPACC 1312: Investment and Portfolio Management
MPACC 1313: Enterprise Risk Management
MPACC 1314: Business Valuation
MPACC 1315: Corporate Sustainability Accounting
MPACC 1316: Contemporary Issues in Management Accounting
MPACC 1317: Accounting Information Systems
MPACC 1318: Financial Statement Analysis
MPACC 1319: Forensic Accounting
