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MSc Strategic Accounting and Finance (online)

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MSc 1 year full-time online, 2 years part-time online

Masters Degree Description

The MSc in Strategic Accounting and Finance (online) is a unique postgraduate programme, developed by the UCL School of Management, to provide you with the necessary skills to evaluate accounting and financial data, and use insights to drive business performance.  

Whether an organisation’s focus is on new opportunities, maintaining its current standing, or simply seeking to survive, they require management teams to make strategic decisions, drawing upon a range of criteria, both financial and non-financial.

Managers who understand and are able to apply financial ideas are in high demand as employers seek their ability to synthesise financial and analytical data, to strategically advise on a range of scenarios. Whether in marketing, HR, technology, logistics or other areas – managers are expected to incorporate financial data and information into the decision-making processes. Through this online MSc Strategic Accounting and Finance programme, you will be able to apply financial expertise to a range of decision-making scenarios, blending theories and concepts with practical applications.  

Entry Requirements

 A quantitative undergraduate degree at 2:1 Honours (or equivalent) from a recognised university.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

There is a growing recognition that professionals with a comprehensive grasp of business operations as well as a robust accounting and finance foundation, play a pivotal role in steering organisations through both challenges and opportunities. Therefore, demand to recruit individuals with a unique blend of accounting, finance management, and leadership skills continues to surge. 

As an MSc Strategic Accounting and Finance graduate, you will demonstrate to employers that you can apply financial ideas to practice and develop the appropriate models for solving management challenges and help future-proof organisations.  

Module Details

Full-time programme across one year 

Term One

Compulsory 

  • Accounting for Business Decisions
  • The Financial Reporting Landscape
  • Applied Managerial Finance
  • Behavioural Finance in Decisions

Term Two

Compulsory

  • Strategic Management Accounting
  • Financial Statements: Dissection and Analysis
  • Analytics and Financial Decision Making
  • Global Financial Markets

Term Three

Compulsory 

  • Constructing and Managing Investment Portfolios
  • Influence, Negotiations, and Persuasion
  • Strategic Financial Project

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