Accounting and Finance, MSc
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1 Year
Our flexible Master’s in Accounting and Finance gives you a strong grounding in these core disciplines. Improve your career potential with an ACCA accredited master's degree.
This master's course provides the theoretical framework and practical skills you need to become a skilled and effective accountant. You'll learn how accounting and financial information is used to make decisions and how it fits in to wider business environments. You also develop practical skills by analysing real data sets in software platforms. Our diverse and international curriculum is based on the latest international accounting standards, making it relevant to home and international students.
The technical aspects of our MSc Accounting and Finance are in line with the requirements set out by the accountancy profession. The degree is also accredited by ACCA, the leading global professional body for accounting.
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About this course
Some accounting and finance graduates go straight into practice in accountancy firms. This allows you to work with multiple clients across various industries. Alternatively, you could work in areas such as auditing or stockbroking.
Recent positions secured by our graduates include assurance associate at Grant Thornton, financial modeller at KPMG, and counter-risk trader at Barclays Investment Bank.
You should have an undergraduate degree at 2.2 or above, or equivalent qualification, from a recognised university or higher education institute.
Mature applicants without an undergraduate degree but with relevant business experience are encouraged to apply, subject to interview.
What you should know about this course
This master's degree has accreditation from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
The course provides exemption from ACCA papers 1-4 and 7. This could reduce the time it takes to complete your ACCA professional award and boost your earning potential.
Our courses in Accounting and Finance have 85% in student satisfaction (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
Our courses in Accounting and Finance are ranked in TOP 3 for student satisfaction in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
Our courses are ranked TOP 10 in Accounting & Finance subjects in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
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Subjects
- ACCA
- Accounting and Finance
- International
- Finance
- Financial Training
- Financial
- Accredited
- Accounting
- Performance and Control
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- International Financial Accounting
Course programme
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Accounting for Performance and Control (30 credits)
- International Financial Accounting and Reporting (30 credits)
- Academic English for Postgraduates (Business)
- Research Methods (15 credits)
- Foundations of Scholarship (Dept ACC) (15 credits)
- Dissertation (Postgraduate Accounting and Finance Suite) (45 credits)
- Principles of Finance (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 1 module from this list of options.
- Financial Analysis and Valuation (15 credits)
- International Assurance (15 credits)
- Project Finance (15 credits)
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Accounting and Finance, MSc