Accounting and Financial Management - MSc

Postgraduate

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    1 Year

The accounting and financial management specialism of the course enables progression into a career requiring accounting and/or financial management and offers a conversion route for non-accounting graduates.

As a highly flexible course, the MSc Accounting and Financial Management allows you to customise your pathway, selecting from a variety of modules in a range of disciplines to enable you to specialise in areas of most interest and relevance for your chosen career path. You’ll be fully supported in making informed decisions about the modules you take.

You’ll develop your teamwork, IT, analytical and presentation skills whilst boosting your commercial acumen and awareness as you progress through this course which has employability at its heart and aims to equip you with the skills required of a demanding postgraduate role.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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15 Bartholomew Row, B5 5JU

Start date

On request

About this course

The MSc Accounting and Financial Management course will build upon your existing graduate level knowledge and transferable skills base to enable progression to senior finance and accounting related roles within industry or commerce.

The course is designed to equip you with technical knowledge and skills as well as a higher range of employability skills, attributes and attitudes. The course will encourage your intellectual and moral development and your personal commitment to the social purpose of becoming a business professional.

As you progress you will become more effective and creative as a problem solver and be able to critically advise individuals and companies in the UK and internationally on a range of business related matters utilising the strong financial expertise you will develop on the course.

OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.

It will also allow you to become more involved in University life by delivering, leading and supporting many aspects of the learning experience, from administration to research and mentoring roles.

6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum in all bands

If you do not meet the required IELTS score, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English courses. Please note that you must have a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to study on the pre-sessional English course. More information.

This course is a conversion course aimed at graduates with non-accounting related degrees. It will allow you to gain skills in accounting and finance related disciplines to complement your existing qualifications.
Your course will prepare and equip you for a career in accountancy, finance, management or business by relating your studies to the latest research led developments in business. Your studies will make use of the latest business software applications that will provide you with opportunities to gain experience and develop workplace skills
You’ll be fully immersed in a range of case studies as you progress through the course and you’ll consider both internal and external stakeholders in the decisions you make and the advice you provide
Your course will provide you with an opportunity to apply your developing knowledge and skills in workplace scenarios. You’ll work on real world case studies acting in postgraduate level roles gaining experience of the workplace environment. Additionally you’ll have the option of working on live business scenarios for actual clients

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Subjects

  • Financial Management
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • Student
  • Successfully
  • Complete
  • Management
  • Analysis
  • Portfolio

Course programme

Modules

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits):
  • Managerial Finance
  • Research Skills & Dissertation/Project
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following indicative list of Semester 1 OPTIONAL modules:
  • Project and Relationship Management
  • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • Audit Theory and Practice
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following indicative list of Semester 2 OPTIONAL modules:
  • International Financial Strategy
  • Governance and Ethics
  • Global Finance
  • Islamic Social Finance
All core modules are guaranteed to run. Optional modules will vary from year to year and the published list is indicative only.

Additional information

UK/EU students

Mode   Duration    Fees
Full Time  1 Year  £11,000 per year
Full Time  18 Months (Professional Placement) £12,100 per year

International students

Mode   Duration    Fees
Full Time  1 Year   £13,200 per yearFull Time  18 Months (Professional Placement) £14,600 per year

Accounting and Financial Management - MSc

Price on request