
Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment MSc
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 29,900 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* no application closing date for this course
** international students | GBP 16,000 - home students
Introduction
The changing business environment is driven by:
- technological changes
- globalisation
- customer preference
This requires organisations to respond effectively and efficiently.
Our Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment MSc will allow you to develop:
- an advanced understanding of accounting, finance and strategic investment
- quantitative and qualitative skills to evaluate and inform strategic decisions and investment opportunities
- investment and decision-making skills
- a range of personal attributes valued by international organisations
You'll also learn transferable skills including:
- report writing
- personal and interpersonal skills
- presentation skills
- group working skills
- an appreciation of working in a multicultural environment
This course brings together:
- innovative thinking
- fundamental theory
- real-life case studies
and will enable you to develop a wide range of analytical and critical-thinking skills.
The course contains a significant part of both finance and management accounting. This provides the necessary tools for quantitative and qualitative assessment of corporate performance.
This is a key component and highlights that the degree is designed for those working:
- within organisations
- providing consultancy advice to organisations
Rankings
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Global Top 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025
- Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- Top 200 for Accounting and Finance - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
Curriculum
What you'll learn
You will cultivate skills that will allow you to influence financial and strategic decisions from within a company. Management accounting and financial analysis each play a leading role in the development of these skills.
You will gain a strong foundation of financial knowledge and analytical skills. You'll develop an appreciation of managerial decision-making and investment.
You will understand how accounting, finance and strategic investment can increase the effectiveness and competitiveness of organisations.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Compulsory Modules
- International Finance and Capital Markets
- Introduction to Financial Reporting
- Dissertation (Consultant Report)
- Performance and Decision Management
- Managerial Decision Making and Control
- Financial Planning and Investment
- Managerial Economics and Organisational Architecture
- Business Context and Operations
- Academic Skills in AFSI MSc
Career Opportunities
Graduate destinations
Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles, including:
- futures trader
- investment analyst
- investor relations officer
- procurement manager
- financial planner
- corporate finance consultant
- auditor
- risk analyst
- financial trader
- business development consultant
Careers
This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:
- P&G
- PwC
- EY
- KPMG
- Vodafone Group Plc
- Agricultural Bank of China
- BDO AG
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Tunlan Investment
- Excelian