Take your skills and knowledge to the next level with the best accounting and finance group in the world. Whether you want to further your professional career or go on to study for a PhD, this course gives you the qualification you need to succeed.

Kogod’s online MS in accounting prepares you for a rewarding career in all facets of the field, from nonprofit to forensic accounting. Our program can satisfy the 150-hour CPA licensure requirement and qualify you to sit for the CPA exam. Plus, you’ll be eligible for up to 6 exemptions from the ACCA’s 14 exams.

The aim of this course is to provide you with the advanced level skills and knowledge required by personnel in the accounting, finance, and corporate financial industry sectors. On completion of the course, you will be able to take advantage of opportunities in either managerial or consulting roles in the corporate sector and finance industries. You will be equipped with the advanced level skills and understanding necessary to effectively and efficiently perform tasks relevant to the corporations or organisations involved with accounting and finance.

Offered by the Kogod School of Business, the Accounting (MS) program provides advanced study for students with undergraduate accounting degrees who seek a fifth year of professional education to satisfy 150-hour CPA licensure requirements. The program is also sufficiently flexible to prepare both students with non-accounting undergraduate business degrees and those with non-business undergraduate degrees for accounting careers in a variety of organizational settings. The program may be completed on a full- or part-time basis.

Take your learning to the next level. In this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your accounting and finance knowledge, network with employers and gain valuable experience.

Our MSc Accounting and Finance (Top-Up) degree is a swift master's course designed for fully qualified CCAB accountants to advance their professional and academic achievements. Qualified accountants from ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, or equivalent bodies receive six module exemptions (120 credits) from our standard MSc course. Consequently, you only need to complete the final Financial Management Project module (60 credits) to earn a full MSc.

This academic course is carefully designed for students to explore how an accounting and reporting education, as well as advanced study of accounting, will equip you for exciting careers in the business and finance sectors. Practical in focus, fully accredited and professionally oriented, our MSc in Finance and Accounting will equip you with the high-level skills, knowledge and expertise to advance your career as a qualified chartered accountant or as a specialist in a corporate services role. Study with us, and on successful completion, you may be exempt from nine papers of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams and 11 of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) via the Masters' Gateway, an accelerated entry route to the CIMA Professional Qualification and the globally recognised CGMA designation. As an ACCA Gold-approved learning partner, our course is fully aligned with the Strategic Professional Level syllabus of the ACCA qualification. Depending on your choice of optional modules, you also have the option to focus your study on financial management areas. The course content has been designed to equip you with the technical, professional, analytical and ethical skills required for a successful global accounting career. Using Bloomberg data available in our state-of-the-art Financial Markets Suite (FMS), you’ll evaluate real-world scenarios, enhance your critical thinking, and learn to explain the impacts of financial transactions and how to make the most appropriate accounting decisions. In doing so, you’ll gain a detailed knowledge of analytical techniques associated with accounting research, together with the key principles and practices in taxation, financial management and corporate valuation, managerial accounting and financial accounting.

This internationally focused course will help you to enhance your understanding of accounting and finance providing strong career prospects, regardless of your undergraduate background.

Do you want to be able to speak “the language of business” and understand financial decision making and financial institutions? Do you want to be taught and supervised by leading academics whilst gaining exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional examinations? Accounting is the process of summarizing, analysing and reporting financial transactions to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information. Finance looks at how company managers and investors make financial decisions, how they manage their risk and how financial markets function. The MSc in Accounting and Finance provides students with an understanding of both the theoretical framework and practical skills necessary to work in the global financial environment.

Our MSc International Accounting & Finance is for graduates looking to broaden their previous study of accounting or for those already working in accounting or finance.

MSc Accounting and Finance is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding of core accounting and finance principles. The programme provides students with the opportunity to gain a clear understanding of the joint role of accounting and finance in ensuring successful operations in a range of business settings.

Masters of Science in Accounting Analytics (MSAA) The STEM-designated MSAA program offers the essential tools, resources, and support to develop and enhance your accounting skillset. The MSAA brings your graduate accounting degree up to date, supporting the data-dependent demands of the modern accounting career. Our program (MAC + Analytics) was globally ranked #26 by Best Masters 2022.

The program aims at preparing aspiring and seasoned finance professionals equipped with the skills, knowledge, and expertise required for a successful career in the demanding and highly rewarding world of finance.

You can apply for the specialised MSc Accounting and Finance if you have a degree that is equivalent to a UK Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Banking. You will gain the maximum number of CIMA exemptions (11 exemptions in total) that will take you to the strategic stage of qualifying as a Chartered Management Accountant.

The MAcc Accounting, a one-year full-time course, provides a postgraduate pathway to a career in professional accounting. It affords you the opportunity to fulfill a substantial portion of the study and examination prerequisites necessary for qualifying as an accountant. Upon successfully meeting all the course requirements, you will receive full exemption from all but the Final Admitting Examination (FAE) of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).