MSc Accounting And Finance
Southsea, United Kingdom
DURATION
12 up to 30 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 10,900 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for full time: £10,900, part time: £3,630 per year for UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students/EU residents I Full time: £18,300 Part time: £6,100 per year : international students
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Introduction
If you studied a business subject at the undergraduate level and now want to pursue a career in accounting or finance, this accredited Master’s course is a great first step to specialise in accountancy or getting into finance.
You'll be introduced to financial and accounting topics at the start of your studies before exploring how businesses work financially. You'll learn about markets, trades and shares and use our industry-standard Bloomberg suite to monitor and interpret the same data professionals use in the real world.
You'll explore human behaviour in relation to finance and learn to use numbers to plan business strategies.
With practical projects and coursework to apply your learning, you'll develop your analytical and problem-solving skills throughout your studies. You'll access career support and networking opportunities with businesses and fellow students to ensure you graduate ready for your career in the industry.
To become an accountant, you'll need to study an accredited qualification. If you studied a different business-related subject at the undergraduate level, this accounting and finance Master's degree is a chance to become an accountant and graduate with exam exemptions from both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which will kickstart your accountancy career and prepare you for the industry.
Course highlights
- Use our industry-standard Bloomberg terminals to monitor and analyse financial market data movements and trades.
- Study a CIMA and ACCA accredited degree.
- Learn to write and interpret financial statements and to monitor, control and plan for an organisation's ongoing success.
- Understand accounting and finance from both strategic and management perspectives.
- Explore business planning and strategic management accounting, as well as corporate financial management and corporate governance.
- Learn from staff with experience in industry.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
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Curriculum
Full-time
All modules on this MSc Accounting and Finance course are core.
- Behavioural Finance – 15 credits
- Business Planning – 15 credits
- Business Valuation – 15 credits
- Corporate Finance – 15 credits
- Corporate Governance and Ethics – 15 credits
- Financial Accounting – 15 credits
- Managerial Finance and Portfolio Theory – 15 credits
- Statistics and Data Modelling 1 – 15 credits
- Strategic Management Accounting – 15 credits
- MSc Accounting and Financial Management Dissertation – 45 credits
Part-time
Year 1
All modules on this MSc Accounting and Finance course are core.
- Business Planning – 15 credits
- Corporate Finance – 15 credits
- Corporate Governance and Ethics – 15 credits
- Financial Accounting – 15 credits
- Strategic Management Accounting – 15 credits
Year 2
All modules on this MSc Accounting and Finance course are core.
- Behavioural Finance – 15 credits
- Business Valuation – 15 credits
- Managerial Finance and Portfolio Theory – 15 credits
- Statistics and Data Modelling 1 – 15 credits
Year 3
All modules on this MSc Accounting and Finance course are core.
Career Opportunities
This accounting and finance master's degree will prepare you for a range of careers in the industry.
To become an accountant, you need to study an accredited qualification. If you studied a business subject at the undergraduate level and now want to pursue a career in accounting or finance, this master's course is a great first step to specialise in accountancy or getting into finance.
As this course is accredited by CIMA you'll be exempt from all five Certificate Level CIMA papers when you graduate. You'll also have the opportunity to sit one paper which combines your Management level papers P2, F2 and E2, thanks to CIMA's 'Gateway' route. If you complete this successfully, you'll be exempt from all of CIMA's Operational level and Certificate level papers.
As this course is accredited by ACCA, when you graduate you'll be exempt from Fundamentals Level papers F1 - F4.
Graduates from this course have gone on to roles in:
- financial management
- investment analytics
- cost accountancy
- auditing and assurance
- accounting
- general business
- entrepreneurship
- finance
- other professional services
Career outcomes shown are sourced from the latest available graduate outcome surveys. The data shows career outcomes 15 months after graduation.
Career planning
During your course, you'll have expert career support from our Careers and Employability Centre, your tutors and our Business and Law Career-Ready Programme. This support will continue for five years after you graduate.
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You'll benefit from
- Networking events
- Regular emails from the Career Ready Programme sharing job opportunities, application tips and events
- Applied projects with companies such as IBM, Boeing and Hampshire County Council
- Workshops to enhance your employability skills
- Recruitment events, including the Student and Graduate Opportunities Fair
- 1-to-1 appointments
- CV and cover letter advice
- Interview preparation and practice
- Support starting your own business