Accounting and Finance MSc

Accounting and Finance MSc Workshop (Master Degree)

This is a one-year, full-time Master?s course. The first semester (September-January) consists of taught core modules and the second semester (February-May) includes further taught core and elective modules and supervised
dissertation research. The final four months of the course (June-September) are devoted to writing a dissertation. Core modules will comprise:

An Evaluation of Financial Accounting and Reporting
Examining theoretical developments in financial accounting and reporting from an economic, social and political context

An Evaluation of Management Accounting
Critically examining the application of management accounting within the business environment, with regard to theoretical frameworks and contemporary research

Corporate Finance
Examining the underlying theories, concepts, tools and techniques required for the quoted company investment and financing decisions, and the interaction of the same

Research Methods
An introduction to research methods and methodology for finance, business and accounting

Project A: Dissertation Preparation
Complementing Research Methods, and based on an individual research proposal, this module focuses on the preparation of the dissertation literature review

Project B: Dissertation
An individual and sustained piece of original work that addresses a specific area in the field of accounting and finance. Elective modules include: International Taxation Policies, Risk Management, International Finance, Strategic and Financial Decision Making, Investment Theory and Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions

Dissertation
The dissertation, completed during the final four months of the course (June-September), is a research-based written project on a finance/accounting subject of specific interest to you and/or your employer.

Teaching/assessment
Teaching is delivered through formal lectures, more informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages. Assessment is usually through a combination of individual and group work, presentations, essays, reports and examinations.

The primary aim of the programme is to provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of the main theoretical and applied concepts in accounting and finance at an advanced level; and to provide advanced instruction and practice in the conduct of empirical research in accounting and finance. It places considerable emphasis on empirical research methods and equips Masters students, through the taught stage of the programme, with the skills to carry out a piece of original research. This research constitutes the final dissertation stage of the Masters programme. The programme conforms to the ESRC guidelines for Masters degrees and has ESRC recognition as a postgraduate training year in preparation for undertaking a PhD.
Module details
Typical compulsory course units and optional course units include: Introductory research methods for accounting and finance; Foundations of finance theory; Advanced management accounting; Financial reporting theory; Corporate finance; Research methods and methodology in accounting; Research methods and methodology in finance; Management accounting and organisational control and Accounting in an international context.

If you have a degree in any discipline and would like to significantly enhance your career prospects in the wider business practice of accounting and financial management, this Accounting and Finance MSc course is ideal. It offers a rigorous and challenging programme of study that will provide you with a well-integrated knowledge of financial accounting, finance and investment, and management accounting, together with the ability to relate this to the wider issues of management and corporate strategy.

What you will study
You will develop your understanding of the purpose and nature of financial accounting and reporting. You will look at the integration of theoretical and conceptual issues within the operational and practical activities of management accounting. You will also look at the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors that influence an organisation’s social responsibilities and how they integrate with a company’s strategicdecision-making processes. In addition you will examine the core theories of finance and investment and how they can be used in practical decision-making contexts.

Core modules


Financial AccountingFinancial ManagementResearch Methods and DissertationManagement AccountingFinance and InvestmentFinancial ReportingCorporate Strategy

Option modules (choose 2)


Auditing and ControlCorporate Law and GovernanceIntenational FinanceInternational AccountingInternational Financial MarketsTaxation

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