MSc Accounting and Finance (Fast track)

Course summary

• Study contemporary national and global developments in systems, regulations and general practices of accounting and finance.
• Develop transferable intellectual and professional skills relevant to current national and international business.
• Undertake real-world learning and gain immediate value to your present or future employers.

Meeting the growing demand for masters level professionals in finance and accounting, this course is suitable if you are from a general finance background and wish to gain specialist knowledge in accounting and finance, or if you have an accounting background and would like to enhance your skills.

How you learn

You study current literature, international accounting standards, worldwide events and companies financial accounts, learning how real organisations operate and the accounting and financial strategies and decisions they implement. The course is respected for its innovative practice-based teaching and the development of applied knowledge and skills within the modern financial business environment.

You learn through

• lectures
• seminars
• coursework
• problem-solving tasks
• individual and group research projects
• reports
• presentations
• workshops
• self-directed learning
• assessment

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career as a

• accountant
• financial controller
• finance or accounting manager
• consultant
• financial journalist
• researcher or educator
• PhD study
• financial analyst
• financial consultant