MSc Accounting and Finance
Birmingham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 31,779 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for International students | 30 August 2024 deadline for Home students
** for International students | Home students: £17,640
Introduction
Invest in a global career and reshape the future with our MSc Accounting and Finance degree.
The world of accounting and finance is fluid and ever-changing, with innovations and practices constantly evolving to deal with the major challenges the world is facing, locally and globally. To thrive in this industry, strong knowledge, intellectual imagination, integrity and up-to-date methods are essential. Our programme is designed to strengthen your existing knowledge, develop your skillset in accounting and finance for a sustainable business future, and prepare you for a successful global career.
- Triple Crown accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
- #4 most targeted university of top UK employers (High Fliers Research 2024)
Why MSc Accounting and Finance at Birmingham?
- Accounting and Finance graduates are in high demand from a wide range of top employers for their specialist skills. Our ever-growing relationship with key employers in the sector will provide you with the opportunity to meet and network with leading global organisations.
- Our modules cover topics including accounting theory, financial management, and professional integrity, and give you the opportunity to study topics such as alternative finance, social and environmental accounting and international taxation. You will gain the knowledge needed for a career as a responsible practitioner at the forefront of emerging trends in accounting and finance.
- Get ready to reshape the future of business with a sustainable global outlook. Our Accounting and Finance course has been developed by leading researchers in the field, with a focus on sustainable and responsible business practices.
- You have the opportunity to take part in the award-winning Future Leaders Certificate. This extra-curricular programme gives you the chance to work on an exciting virtual live project set by a multinational company. The Future Leaders Certificate enables you to better understand the impact technology is having on the business world and the implications for your own career.
Admissions
Curriculum
The MSc Accounting and Finance offers you the chance to study in traditional areas such as business taxation and accounting theory, but you can also choose from a variety of new areas, including alternative finance options, social and environmental accounting and data analytics. This course prepares you not only to be a well-qualified and confident finance practitioner but ensures you have the knowledge you need for a career at the forefront of the emerging trends in accounting and finance.
All modules listed below are worth 20 credits, with the exception of your Dissertation, which is worth 60 credits. Unless indicated otherwise the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2023.
Core modules
The following modules must be taken:
- Accounting Theory and Policy
- Corporate Financial Management
- Professional Integrity and The Reflective practitioner
- Dissertation
Optional modules
Choose three modules from the following:
- Advanced Management Accounting: Issues in Strategy and Accounting
- Alternative Finance
- Auditing Theory and Practice
- Business Analytics
- Financial Modelling Techniques
- Fundamental Analysis
- International Business Taxation
- International Financial Management
- Management Accounting
- Public Financial Management
- Social and Environmental Accounting
Please note: The modules listed here for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event, we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.
Scholarships and Funding
Discover our unique scholarship offers
At Birmingham Business School we offer a wide variety of scholarships for our new MSc students in 2024.
These awards are available to both UK and international applicants and range in value from partial to full tuition fee support.
What funding is available?
- Dean's Responsible Business Scholarships
- MSc Economics Scholarships
- MSc Supply Chain Management Scholarships
- MSc Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scholarships
- UK/Home Scholarships
- European Scholarships
- Indian Subcontinent Scholarships
- African Scholarships
- Rest of the World Scholarships
Program Tuition Fee
Accreditations
Ideal Students
This course has been especially designed for students with a good first degree in accounting and finance who wish to further specialise in the area and get ready as a professional to meet new challenges in an interconnected global world, with complex but intellectually stimulating business problems to be solved.
Career Opportunities
Graduates will leave Birmingham perfectly placed to take up key accounting and financial positions or managerial and consultancy roles in the private and public sectors. Fantastic career opportunities are available at leading accountancy firms, financial institutions and multinational corporations. This course is also beneficial to entrepreneurs who want to have a solid knowledge of finance and its applications.
Our proximity to London, the global financial capital, and ever-growing relationship with key employers in the financial sector will provide you with the opportunity to meet and network with leading global organisations.
Interested students can also progress to further postgraduate research studies leading to scholarly careers.
Top jobs in accounting and finance include:
- Corporate Tax Associate
- Audit Graduate Trainee
- Transfer Pricing Manager
- Internal Auditor
- Accounting Consultant
- Senior Analyst Risk Advisory
- ACA Trainee Accountant
- Finance Graduate Trainee
- Credit Risk Process Specialist
- Tax Specialist
- Commercial Finance Analyst
- Forensic Accountant
Excellent career prospects
Our students have gone on to work in a wide range of industries, in organisations such as Deloitte/EY/KPMG/PwC, NHS, BDO, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, Mazars, Wellers, RSM, Grant Thornton, R&F Properties, Mondelez and a whole host of smaller companies and public sector organisations.
We pride ourselves on our graduate's high levels of employability. We will help you to plan, manage and achieve your career goals, giving you a competitive edge when it is time to start job hunting. The University of Birmingham has ranked in the top 5 Universities Targeted by the Largest Number of Top Employers in the UK for the past 5 years, according to the Highfliers.co.uk Graduate Market reports (2017-2022).
Many employers visit the Business School to run seminars for our students. In fact, companies such as IBM, HSBC, and Deloitte are just a few of the organisations that see these sessions as an opportunity to look for suitable candidates for internship programmes and graduate training schemes.