MSc Accounting and Finance
This flexible, part-time online MSc Accounting and Finance is designed to develop advanced understanding of accounting, finance and financial management. Study takes 1 year or more. It covers financial statements, business performance, taxation, governance, assurance, strategic finance and risk, alongside digital analysis, blockchain and fintech. It may suit professionals seeking to build or update finance-focused knowledge for work in accounting, business or financial services.
About this course
This online MSc Accounting and Finance explores how accounting, financial management and strategic decision-making are used in modern organisations. It combines core financial analysis with wider business issues, including governance, taxation, risk, business strategy and competitive environments.
You will work with financial statements and live business data sets, developing digital analysis and data-handling skills. The course also considers the influence of Industry 4.0, blockchain, fintech services and distributed ledgers on financial practice.
Strategic finance is a central theme, covering planning, mergers and acquisitions, and decisions around pricing, capital expenditure and investment. The final Financial Management Project provides an opportunity to apply your learning to a substantial finance-focused piece of work.
What you will study
Modules include:
- Managing Within a Competitive Environment - Analysing Business and Financial Performance - Analysing Financial Statements - Accountability, Governance and Assurance - Global Issues in Taxation and Fiscal Policy - Managing Strategic Finance and Risk - Financial Management Project
Topics include contemporary accounting and finance principles, accounting and financial management, business strategy, strategic planning, taxation, live business data analysis, Industry 4.0, blockchain, fintech services, distributed ledgers, mergers and acquisitions, and financial decisions relating to pricing, capital expenditure and investment.
Modules
- Managing Within a Competitive Environment
- Analysing Business and Financial Performance
- Analysing Financial Statements
- Accountability, Governance and Assurance
- Global Issues in Taxation and Fiscal policy
- Managing Strategic Finance and Risk
- Financial Management Project
Assessment
Assessment includes work-related products, presentations, negotiated assessments, report writing, reports and time-constrained assignments. You will also complete a Financial Management Project.
Entry requirements
Applicants normally need a UK honours degree at 2:2 or above, or an equivalent qualification or degree apprenticeship. A business-related degree is preferred, although applicants with other degree subjects may be considered.
Relevant professional qualifications may also be accepted, including completed ACCA F1–F9 papers; the CIMA Certificate and Operational and Management Level papers; Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) Fellowship; or ICAEW Certificate and Professional Level papers.
Applicants without standard qualifications may be considered with at least five years' appropriate work experience, ideally in a business-related discipline. This experience does not need to be limited to accounting and finance.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 80; or a recognised equivalent qualification.
Careers
This course may support progression into finance, accounting and financial management roles. Potential areas include asset management, inventory management, business planning, business management, financial analysis, data analysis, technology analysis, fintech and blockchain-related work.
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