Accounting and Finance MSc
University of Warwick
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Course OverviewEnhance and develop your background in accounting while exploring theories and cutting-edge techniques in finance on our MSc Accounting and Finance course. Study accounting in its wider social context and examine how accounting and reporting decisions affect markets and companies. Join us and after 12 months in our creative and innovative learning environment you will leave well-equipped for a wide range of careers in international accounting.TeachingYou will study six compulsory ...Read more

Course Overview

Enhance and develop your background in accounting while exploring theories and cutting-edge techniques in finance on our MSc Accounting and Finance course. Study accounting in its wider social context and examine how accounting and reporting decisions affect markets and companies. Join us and after 12 months in our creative and innovative learning environment you will leave well-equipped for a wide range of careers in international accounting.

Teaching

You will study six compulsory modules and two optional modules of your choice one of which must be from Accounting. Finance modules are taken from our very successful MSc in Finance – one of the UK’s top finance courses as ranked by the Financial Times’ Masters in Finance Pre-experience Ranking 2018.

Contact Hours

Students on this MSc will typically receive between 26 and 30 contact hours per module in the form of lecture seminars and lab sessions.

Assessment

Assessment is a mix of exams and coursework with your 10-12000 word dissertation bringing all your learning together at the end.

Skills from this degree

  • Develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful accounting or finance professional
  • Elective modules to help you specialise or explore new areas
  • Apply to the QTEM Masters Network Program and spend up to an additional 12 months studying at one or two International Academic Partners completing an internship and taking part in a global Data Challenge with fellow QTEM students
  • Access to dedicated CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches

Careers

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including: Accenture Amazon Arup BAE Systems BNP Paribas CitiBank Deloitte Delphi European Central Bank GlaxoSmithKline IBM Morgan Stanley Nielsen Rolls-Royce Shell UBS and Unilever. They have pursued roles such as: actuaries; business and financial project management professionals; chief executives and senior officials; economists estimators valuers and assessors finance and investment analysts and advisers investment/merchant bankers and taxation experts.

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Adam
05 Dec 24

Best - Great social life, transport links to major cities and bus links to and from campus and surrounding area. - facilities on campus are pretty good. new buildings (FAB) are..Read more

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Ann Gie
21 Nov 24

Would enjoy seeing a larger variety of events/stalls more often than the weekly rotation of..Read more

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Entry requirements

Students need to have first Class Honours degree or a high 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.

Tuition fees

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£33,200 per year

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£40,700 per year

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Students from EU

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£40,700 per year

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Adam
05 Dec 24
Accounting and Finance with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
Best - Great social life, transport links to major cities and bus links to and from campus and surrounding area. - facilities on campus are pretty good. new buildings (FAB) are...
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Ann Gie
21 Nov 24
Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
Would enjoy seeing a larger variety of events/stalls more often than the weekly rotation of...
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