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Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time, 30 months part-time
If you studied a business subject at 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 get into finance in general.
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 that professionals use in the real world.
You’ll explore human behaviour in relation to finance and learn to use numbers to plan business strategy.
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 industry.
To become an accountant you’ll need to study an accredited qualification. If you studied a different business-related subject at 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.
Qualifications or experience
A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent professional experience
English language Requirements for International and EU Applicants
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
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This accounting and finance masters degree will prepare you for a range of careers in industry.
To become an accountant you need to study an accredited qualification. If you studied a business subject at undergraduate level and now want to pursue a career in accounting or finance, this masters course is a great first step to specialise in accountancy or get into finance in general.
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:
Core modules in this year include:
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