MSc Accounting and Finance
SOAS University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 14,270 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* full-time fees per academic year: UK £14,270; Overseas £23,800
Introduction
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
The programme is for recent graduates with first degrees in accounting, finance, accounting and finance, management, economics, sociology, political science and other social science subjects. The programme is designed to provide a career entry opportunity for full-time students as well as a career development opportunity for accountants, auditors, practising managers, business consultants and finance experts from various backgrounds, to enhance and develop their accounting and finance skills. Recent financial crises induced by various accounting scandals necessitate the qualitative training of highly skilled accounting/finance experts for the sustainability of today’s modern business. The programme aims to balance theoretical analysis with practical application to develop a critical and questioning approach to the conceptual underpinnings of accounting and finance.
Students will gain the knowledge and skills required to meet the expectations/requirements of modern businesses in dealing with accounting/finance issues. The programme can also serve as a springboard into other careers e.g. management consultancy.
This programme is accredited by CIMA – Chartered Institute of Management Accountants where you are eligible for the CIMA Masters Gateway – a fast track route for masters in accounting students where you enter CIMA at the Management Case Study bypassing eleven exams.
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Curriculum
Structure
Students must take 180 credits. These are composed of 120 taught credits comprising a core and optional modules and a 60 credit dissertation.
Not all option modules are offered every year; please check your preferences with the Programme Convenor. Also note that where 15 credit modules are selected, these should be balanced between term 1 and term 2.
Dissertation
Students must undertake a Dissertation to the value of 60 credits.
Core Modules
- Professional Integrity for the Accountancy and Finance Practitioner
- Managerial Accounting
- Risk management
- Research methods in management
- Financial Statement Analysis for Investors
- Emerging Market Finance
Optional Elective Modules
Students should choose one 15 credit module from List A and one 15 credit module from List B.
List A
- Financial Laws for International Managers
- International Securities Regulation
- Advanced Issues in Financial Reporting
List B
- Corporate governance
- International Corporate Finance
- Entrepreneurial Finance
Important notice
The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session.
English Language Requirements
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