Finance and Accounting MSc
University of Sheffield
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This course takes you inside the world of accounts and financial markets. Working on real-world problems, you will soon start to think and act like the best in the business.Our MSc Finance and Accounting is designed to enhance your professional career, develop your knowledge and understanding of the challenges involved in keeping a business liquid, competitive and profitable, and introduce you to issues around ethical and sustainable financial models. You’ll develop the theoretical and applied ...Read more

This course takes you inside the world of accounts and financial markets. Working on real-world problems, you will soon start to think and act like the best in the business.Our MSc Finance and Accounting is designed to enhance your professional career, develop your knowledge and understanding of the challenges involved in keeping a business liquid, competitive and profitable, and introduce you to issues around ethical and sustainable financial models. You’ll develop the theoretical and applied expertise to meet the challenges of working in financial environments.Learn the tools of the trade in our Financial Markets Trading Room, which gives real-time pricing and news feeds on shares, bonds, global indexes and interest rates. You'll learn the principles, strategies and techniques used by the world’s biggest players. We’ll show you how to use research to gain insight, evaluate ideas and make decisions. You'll learn how to interpret accounting reports and the key skills essential for financial competence.Whatever career you choose to pursue, these skills will equip you for the future entrepreneurs need financial insight to evaluate opportunities effectively and deal with banks and for a successful career in either an SME or multi-national, you will need to ground your decisions within a sound financial framework.The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research funding changes professional accreditation requirements student or employer feedback outcomes of reviews and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

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Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject.

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£15,100 per year

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£33,970 per year

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£33,970 per year

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University of Sheffield
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