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MSc - Master of Science
Chelmsford Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
Chelmsford Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Introduction
Develop your financial skills and know-how with our comprehensive Masters degree in Accounting and Finance. Take your career to the next level. You want lucrative, wide-ranging opportunities that challenge you. You’re driven and want to understand the complexity of global financial markets. Our full-time course has the right balance of everything you need to succeed in accounting and finance. Here at ARU, we use dynamic, active learning-based seminars to underpin your learning experience, and encourage collaborative ways of working. You’ll also get instant access to our Bloomberg Financial Market Lab, where you can learn the trade in a safe, supportive space. There’s the option to take a placement in industry too, and further enhance your employability.
You’re keen to enhance your career and you can see the opportunities that you want to seize. Our MSc Accounting and Finance course will challenge you, and help you get more out of yourself and the industry, so that you can take your career to the next level. As a postgraduate student at ARU, you’ll learn alongside students from around the world. You’ll find your classmates can offer valuable insights into local financial markets, enriching discussions and giving you valuable insights into different cultures and professional customs. Our tutors want to see you progress. They encourage an open-door policy to build strong relationships so you can benefit from their industry contacts, building your own local network while you’re studying. Plus, you’ll benefit from real-life business insights with special lectures and seminars from prominent industry speakers. Studying MSc Accounting and Finance is a great way to develop your career, increase your earning potential and learn more about a subject you love.
How you'll be assessed
We’ll assess your progress in a number of ways, mainly through informal question and answer sessions. You can also expect individual and group presentations, management reports, exams, presentation or written analysis of case studies, and assignments.
Our assessment strategy is linked closely to your employability. You'll develop skills that can be transferred to the professional environment such as team work, communication and presentation skills, and the ability to work under pressure.
Careers
Studying MSc Accounting and Finance can open many doors, in the UK and internationally. Whether you’re interested in the more analytical side of finance, or you’re considering a new path in forensic accounting, there’s a wealth of opportunities available for postgraduates. You will gain Intermediate awards: PG Cert, PG Dip.
Students need to have a minimum of 2:2 bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance OR Business-related discipline plus accounting and finance conversion course OR another discipline plus accounting and finance conversion course.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,600 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£17,700 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£17,700 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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