Faculty of Business & Law 47
Accountancy & Financial Services
MSc Finance
Full-time or part-time
s & Law
MSc Accounting & Finance
Designed for aspiring finance professionals,
Full-time or part-time
this course will nurture an understanding of
This course will give you an excellent grounding
the developments in, and the relationships
with which to pursue a career either as
between, specific areas of finance, such
a professional accountant or in general
as interdependence of national and global
management. You will gain a real understanding
economics.
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of the role of accounting and finance in the
The course provides a comprehensive education
modern business environment. The course also
in finance for students from a variety of
provides a solid basis for your continued studies,
backgrounds, including those who have not
leading to a professional accounting qualification.
previously studied the subject. You will study six
It is particularly suited to those who have some
core modules focussing on finance, as well as
business or management experience but who
two optional modules to enrich your knowledge
have not previously studied the subject in detail.
in other areas of business.
Your study will focus on accounting and finance,
The MSc Finance has a strong international
as well as an option module which will enable
dimension and we attract students from
you to extend your knowledge in other areas
countries including China, India, Pakistan and
of business. One of the unique features of this
Vietnam.
course is that the majority of your tutors have
extensive professional experience, often at
Core modules include: understanding the
senior level, which means that you will get a real
economy, managing financial resources,
‘hands on’ feel for the subject.
corporate finance, research methods, financial
economics, financial decision analysis and
Core modules include: financial reporting,
dissertation.
management accounting and information
management, international corporate finance,
One optional module to be chosen from
project management, contemporary issues in
international corporate finance, investment fund
financial reporting, contemporary issues in
management and islamic finance.
management accounting, business planning,
You will complete a dissertation, applying your
personal development planning and dissertation
knowledge to an area of your choice within
and research methods.
finance. The dissertation is 15,000 to 18,000
Option modules include: forensic accounting,
words in length and a Research Methods module
corporate strategy, international finance,
will be delivered to support this.
international corporate reporting, islamic
finance, personal investment and regulation and
Entry requirements
financial decision analysis.
You should normally have a UK first degree or
equivalent, however a Higher Education Diploma
Entry requirements
plus work experience may in some cases
You should normally be a graduate in a
be acceptable. Evidence of numeracy is also
business-related subject, or have a minimum
required. Accreditation for prior learning can
of three years’ relevant work experience at
provide exemption for up to three modules.
managerial level, and be capable of successfully
completing the course.
Qualified finance professionals normally gain
maximum accreditation/exemption.
Key facts
Course code: MSCAF
Key facts
Place of study: Cloth Hall Court
Course code: MSCFN
Start date: September or January
Place of study: Cloth Hall Court
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Start date: September or January
Part-time 2 years.
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Part-time 2 years.
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