MSc Accounting and Finance 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

16,750 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Accounting and FinanceMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Today's business managers need to be able to analyse and interpret financial information and use this to inform business strategy. This course will help you develop this expertise, as well as giving you an indepth understanding of the contemporary issues encountered by financial managers.

The underlying practical focus ensures that the skills and knowledge you gain are highly relevant to the workplace whichever area of accounting or finance you are seeking to engage in.

Strong practical focus

You will develop your knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance, while also enhancing your critical thinking, research and analytical skills. During the year, you will:

  • analyse and solve complex problems relating to financial reporting, performance measurement and management, corporate strategy and financial management
  • be encouraged to think critically and creatively about problems requiring a multi-disciplinary approach
  • develop in-depth knowledge in a specialist topic you have chosen for your dissertation
  • enhance your key personal skills in time management, information accessing, analysis and interpretation
  • develop your interpersonal, communication and management skills through team working, making presentations and writing reports.

Industry links and facilities

As a student at Bristol Business School, you will get to hear from inspiring speakers from the business world. You will also have access to our state-of-the-art trading room, built around the Bloomberg Professional system, the main financial platform used by the large investment banks.

Find out more about our New Course Connect Partnership with the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, by visiting our Bristol Busness School blog.

Accredited by the ACCA, CIMA and   IFA

The course is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA). This means you will gain exemptions from several of their professional examinations, giving you a useful head start in your professional studies. Read more about the professional exemptions on the course in the features section.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Today's business managers need to be able to analyse and interpret financial information and use this to inform business strategy. This course will help you develop this expertise, as well as giving you an indepth understanding of the contemporary issues encountered by financial managers.

The underlying practical focus ensures that the skills and knowledge you gain are highly relevant to the workplace whichever area of accounting or finance you are seeking to engage in.

Strong practical focus

You will develop your knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance, while also enhancing your critical thinking, research and analytical skills. During the year, you will:

  • analyse and solve complex problems relating to financial reporting, performance measurement and management, corporate strategy and financial management
  • be encouraged to think critically and creatively about problems requiring a multi-disciplinary approach
  • develop in-depth knowledge in a specialist topic you have chosen for your dissertation
  • enhance your key personal skills in time management, information accessing, analysis and interpretation
  • develop your interpersonal, communication and management skills through team working, making presentations and writing reports.

Industry links and facilities

As a student at Bristol Business School, you will get to hear from inspiring speakers from the business world. You will also have access to our state-of-the-art trading room, built around the Bloomberg Professional system, the main financial platform used by the large investment banks.

Find out more about our New Course Connect Partnership with the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, by visiting our Bristol Busness School blog.

Accredited by the ACCA, CIMA and   IFA

The course is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA). This means you will gain exemptions from several of their professional examinations, giving you a useful head start in your professional studies. Read more about the professional exemptions on the course in the features section.

Admission Requirements

6.5+

You will need:

  • an honours degree of 2:2 or above in Accounting and Finance; or
  • an honours degree of 2:1 or above in Economics, Mathematics or a Business related subject.

If you do not meet the above grade requirements but have at least 12 months relevant professional experience and/ or equivalent qualifications, we will consider you on an individual basis.

1 Year
Sep

Domestic
11,250 GBP
International
16,750 GBP

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