MSc Accounting and Finance

This course offers a specialist understanding of accounting and finance and is suitable if you have a general finance or accounting background.

• Study present-day national and global developments in systems, regulations and general practices of accounting and finance.
• Develop transferable intellectual and professional skills relevant to the current national and international business world.
• Undertake 'real-world learning' to gain immediate value to your present or potential employers.

The course meets the growing demand for master's level professionals in finance and accounting. It is suitable if you are from a general finance background and wish to gain specialist knowledge in accounting and finance, or if you have an accounting background and would like to extend and update your knowledge and skills.

This course is respected for its innovative practice-based teaching and the development of applied knowledge and skills within the modern financial business environment.

By studying updated literature, international accounting standards, worldwide events and companies financial accounts, you learn how real organisations operate and the accounting and financial strategies and decisions they implement.

International students who are ACCA passed finalists or qualified accountants can convert their ACCA qualifications to a UK masters on our MSc Accounting and Finance ACCA Fast Track Route.

You learn through

• lectures
• seminars
• coursework
• problem-solving
• individual and group research projects
• reports
• presentations
• workshops
• self-directed learning
• assessment

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Applied learning

Networking opportunities

Students on this course are typically from all corners of the globe, providing you with opportunities to engage with different cultures and network while learning the knowledge you need to gain management positions.

Many of the tutors are from industry and are well connected with professional accountancy bodies, researching professional knowledge, developing professional syllabi and designing professional assessments. This ensures you are at the cutting edge of applied professional knowledge, while also developing your critical reflexivity, questioning established knowledge and imagining alternatives.

The team delivering the course also has strong links with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Guest lectures from visiting academics and practitioners from commercial and non-profit making organisations will provide further opportunities to enhance your understanding and encourage you to make contact with employers.

This course prepares you for a career as an

• accountant
• financial controller
• finance or accounting manager
• consultant
• financial journalist
• researcher or educator
• PhD study
• financial analyst
• financial consultant

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• HSBC
• Chinatrust Commercial Bank
• KPMG
• Self-employment