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MSc - Master of Science
Edinburgh Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
Edinburgh Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Edinburgh Campus
Full Time
JAN-26
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Edinburgh Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
2 Years
MSc - Master of Science
Edinburgh Campus
Part Time
JAN-26
2 Years
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Our MSc International Accountancy and Finance degree will equip you with highly employable expertise, and a thorough understanding of global financial issues. Youll learn the academic theory and professional application necessary to set you up for life after graduation. By gaining widespread knowledge across the discipline, the programme will allow you to pursue professional and managerial careers in international accounting and finance, both in the private and public sectors.
Youll develop a systematic understanding of international accounting and finance and acquire a critical awareness of contemporary issues in professional practice, and the academic discipline. Youll understand the way the environment affects accounting and causes international differences, and how financial decisions or questions are analysed or modelled in theory. Youll analyse and understand a wide range of real-life contexts, including the way financial markets and institutions operate, how much a company decides to borrow, and how investors select portfolios of assets.
Youll learn about, and evaluate, a comprehensive range of research techniques used in international accounting and finance and understand how such techniques create and interpret knowledge. This will allow you to critically evaluate academic research, professional research and pronouncements, and financial media articles. These research and critical analysis skills will enable you to carry out an original research project on your chosen topic.
The career-focused masters programme will develop your transferrable skills, including teamwork, communication, and presentation to make you highly sought after upon graduation. Youll gain the skills and knowledge to help you thrive in the accountancy and financial services sector, in academic research, or in your chosen employment sector. The strong international relevance of this programme will make your skillset highly transferable across the globe. The MSc is accredited and approved by several accountancy bodies, providing you with the necessary accreditation for those looking to gain professional qualifications from the key accounting associations.
A minimum of honours degree at 2:2 or non-UK equivalent in a relevant subject such as Economics, Accountancy, Finance, Business Management, or an unrelated degree demonstrating numerical ability.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,528 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)
£10,528 per year
Students from Scotland
£21,192 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£21,192 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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