Msc accounting and finance business and management|economics and finance

Queen Mary University of London
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    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

Overview
This programme offers a contemporary and specialised approach to accountancy and finance, focussing on the exploration of key practical, theoretical and empirical issues. It is ideal if you wish to pursue a career in the financial services industry, professional accountancy, banking and finance or management. It also provides a thorough preparation for academic research.
The worlds of accountancy and finance are always changing due to the changing legal framework the financial sector operates in. If you want to work in this area, this course will provide the theoretical framework and latest information.
This programme will:
Allow you to acquire a deep knowledge and understanding of key theories, approaches and issues in the fields of accounting and finance
Enhance your career prospects with an understanding of the complexity of policies and practices in accounting and finance and their similarities and differences in different jurisdictions
Update your knowledge of the latest developments in accountancy and reporting required by local, national and European government.
Why study your MSc in Accounting and Finance at Queen Mary?
The programme brings together two highly-respected Schools of Queen Mary University of London. The School of Business and Management is rapidly building a strong reputation for a distinctive approach, in particular the focus on the inter-disciplinary nature of business and management.
The School of Economics and Finance is one of the top Economics schools in the country, with particular expertise in economic theory, econometrics and finance, and applied economics. We have published research in virtually all the top economics journals. In the REF 2014, the School of Economics and Finance was ranked among the top ten in the country for research power.
You will also receive tuition from visiting 'practitioner' professors, who are City professionals and able to apply theory to real world scenarios

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67-69 Lincoln'S Inn Fields, WC2A 3JB

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Subjects

  • Management Economics
  • Financial Training
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Accountancy
  • School
  • Financial
  • Finance
  • Banking
  • Maths
  • Economics
  • Statistics
  • Approach
  • Credit
  • Business and Management

Course programme

Structure

The MSc in Accounting and Finance is currently available for one-year full-time study.

There are taught modules spread over two semesters, followed by a dissertation (word count is dependent on which school the dissertation is taken with). There are also pre-sessional modules in maths and statistics, providing a good opportunity for you to refresh your knowledge of these areas.

Please note that your pattern of study will vary depending on your module choices.

For full details on our modules please go to the online module directory.

Compulsory modules:

Semester 1

Each module is worth 15 credits

  • Investment Management (ECOM050)
  • Business Finance (ECOM051)
  • Financial Reporting (BUSM054)
  • Practical Valuation Compulsory (BUSM118)
  • Quantitative Methods in Finance (ECOM053)
  • Pre-Sessional Support Classes for Maths and Statistics (ungraded) -non-credit bearing

Elective module:

  • Graduate Professional and Academic Skills (BUSM178) - non-credit bearing

Semester 2

  • Corporate Governance (BUSM060)
  • Advanced Management Accounting (BUSM067)
  • Research Methods for Accounting (BUSM143)
  • Pre-Sessional Support Classes for Maths and Statistics (ungraded) -non-credit bearing

Elective module:

Semester 2

  • Financial Derivatives (ECOM026)
  • Risk Management for Banking (ECOM055)
  • Asset Management (ECOM057)
  • International Accounting (BUSM059)
  • International Finance (BUSM115)
  • Contemporary Issues in Accounting (BUSM061)
  • Behavioural Finance and Decision Making (BUSM085)
  • Accounting and Value Management (BUSM071)
  • Public Financial Management and Accounting (BUSM076)
  • Empirical Finance (BUSMxxx)
  • Graduate Professional and Academic Skills (BUSM178) - non-credit bearing

Semester 3

Compulsory modules:

  • Pre-Sessional Support Classes for Maths and Statistics (ungraded) - non-credit bearing
Core modules:

SBM Students

  • Dissertation (BUSM066) - Students undertaking their dissertation with the School of Business and Management have to study this in conjunction with module: Research Methods for Accounting (BUSM143) ( Both modules are worth 60 credits in total); and choose one elective module from the semester 2 list.

SEF Students

  • Dissertation (ECOM107) - Students undertaking their dissertation with the School of Economics and Finance CANNOT take BUSM143 Research Methods for Accounting in Semester 2). They must choose two 15 credit elective modules from the semester 2 list.

(A core module must be taken and passed. A compulsory module must be taken.)

* Note: The modules are correct at the time of reading. Information based upon modules offered during the 2018/19 academic year. However, we constantly review and update our modules, meaning that they may be subject to change in the future.

For more information:

Visit the School of Economics and Finance website or the School of Business and Management website.

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