Accounting and Finance MSc

Help you acquire knowledge and understanding of the theories, models and practice of accounting and finance at an advanced level, together with an understanding of how they integrate into the wider business environment.
Provide you with a supportive study environment and an expert academic team to help you achieve your goals.
Show you how to critically analyse and use relevant information to offer interpretations and solutions to problems.
Give you the opportunity to focus in depth on a specific area of the business finance function.
Increase your career prospects considerably by helping you to graduate with practical experience of industry standard methods, tools and data.

This course is highly practical, giving you a highly focused training that shows employers that you have the skills to succeed. You will use facilities such as the Bloomberg room and Thomson Datastream Advance, gaining the knowledge and experience you will need to further your career.

The Accounting and Finance MSc helps to prepare you for roles such as:

trader;
financial analyst;
investment banker;
portfolio/fund manager;
The theoretical understanding and practical experience this course offers will help you achieve your career goals. Recent alumni job titles include:

financial reporting manager, DST;
international relationship manager, KP Connects;
technical specialist, British Airways Pension Services Ltd;
mortgage underwriter, Halifax;
staff accountant, Ernst and Young; and
training accountant, Bolden and Long Chartered Accountants.

We welcome applications from anyone with a good honours (or equivalent) in any relevant discipline.

If you do not have an honours degree, you will need to show us evidence that you know enough about the relevant subjects to understand the course materials – for example, a professional qualification, training or work experience in a relevant field (contact the postgraduate admissions team to find out more).

This course is accredited by the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) and offers exemptions from their professional exams. Find out more about ACT fees and exam exemptions.