COURSE CURRICULUM

This MSc in Accounting and Finance is structured to provide a comprehensive foundation in both accounting and finance, combining core technical knowledge with practical and analytical skills. In the first semester, students focus on essential areas including international financial accounting and reporting, management accounting for decision-making, corporate finance, and engagement with grand challenges, ensuring a broad understanding of the financial and organisational context. The second semester builds on this foundation with statistical methods in finance, equipping students with quantitative and analytical techniques necessary for financial decision-making and evaluation. Alongside these core modules, students choose from a range of optional modules tailored to their interests and career goals. Options include management accounting for control and performance, advanced topics in financial reporting and analysis, financial statement analysis and valuation, and money and finance, providing opportunities to specialise in areas such as corporate governance, collaborative projects, and applied financial analysis. This combination of compulsory and elective modules ensures that graduates develop both the theoretical understanding and practical skills required to excel in the dynamic global financial environment. By integrating accounting, finance, and quantitative analysis with opportunities for applied learning, students are prepared for diverse careers in accounting, finance, banking, investment, consultancy, and related sectors, with a strong capability to address complex financial challenges and make strategic decisions in professional contexts.