JohnM wrote:I don't think they will treat anything except PHD as academic progression after MBA. It looks like you want to get course to stay here and work. I think UKBA must be really stupid to continue to allow to study on accountant courses for ages to obtain legal stay...
I'm sorry, but what sort of MBA is that, that you can't find decent job after it?
I think you are not getting the difference between professional and academic qualification. MBA and ACCA might be level 7 courses but ACCA is professional course much higher than MBA because it takes many years of education and work experiences to become certified accountant and same is the case with other professional degrees i.e MBBS(bachelor of medicine) and LLB(bachelor of law).
You said i wish to stay here for work . I think you don't know that you are not allowed to work if you are taking admission in ACCA course in any private college.
I did MBA(general) and i could not find decent MBA level job because i was without British passport and work experience. If you think all international students with MBA degrees can get decent jobs easily then you don't know anything about ground realities. Few employers give you job just because of your degrees and that's the reason i want to go for professional qualification as you have more chances of getting decent job with professional degree rather than academic degree.
Yes MPhil or Ph.D. might consider academic progress after MBA if we talk about academic qualification but we are talking about professional qualification. You only get exemption of few papers when you go for ACCA after MBA which mean Professional ACCA is much higher than ACCA.
