Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 Year Full-time
The ability to understand and control the finances of a business are essential to an organisation’s success; good accountancy skills and financial management experience are highly sought after and provide the basis for a rewarding career.
Designed for graduates looking to start work, professionals aspiring to develop their career or those preparing to study for the exams of the professional bodies, this Accounting and Finance postgraduate degree is highly practical and future facing. The Master’s programme covers a variety of operational and functional concepts and practices as well as the technology that supports them. You will also look closely at how these aspects integrate with the management of global organisations.
The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the course tracks the CIMA syllabus. When you successfully complete the course and pass the CIMA case study exam, you can claim exemptions from 11 CIMA exams (leaving 4 to complete). The programme is also accredited by EFMD, the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of business programmes. These accreditations are your assurance of the quality of the course.
You will study at Salford Business School, on the Peel Park campus, close to Manchester city centre. Manchester is a vibrant financial centre and, with financial headquarters nearby, you will have plenty of opportunities for industry engagement and networking.
A minimum 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in accounting, finance or similar.
A wide range of professional qualifications are also accepted either in partial or complete fulfilment of entry requirements.
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This is an advanced degree in corporate finance and can lead you to a wide range of career opportunities and roles, such as finance director, new business development manager, treasury manager, financial controller and financial planning manager. It also provides a thorough preparation for academic research in finance and corporate finance.
On successfully finishing this programme, you will be equipped with the skills and understanding necessary to effectively and efficiently perform tasks in a managerial or consulting role. As well as your academic learning, you will develop your ability to work well in teams and independently, to evaluate critically, think creatively and communicate effectively with respect to issues in the industry; and to recognise good practice in the analysis, planning and management of international banking and finance products and services. You’ll also develop an advanced level of understanding of research methods and their application to a wide range of real-world problems.
The course is delivered across two semesters of 15 weeks each, with semester 3 dedicated to your Dissertation. In semesters 1 and 2, you will have 11 hours of teaching each week. This is made up of eight hours in class for your main modules plus two hours for Research Skills and one hour of Supporting Student Success. At present, there is a minimum of six hours face to face teaching on campus each week; this may change for September 2022 so please check with us before making commitments.
The Research Skills class each week prepares you for the Dissertation in your third semester. Supporting Student Success helps you settle into studying at University of Salford and gives you an opportunity to discuss any problems or concerns about your course.
In addition, you will also undertake independent study in your own time with online support through the University’s virtual learning environment, Blackboard.
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