Master of Science [M.Sc] [Accounting and Finance] From University of Nottingham

MSc Accounting and Finance will build on the business skills you gained in your undergraduate studies and equip you with specialist knowledge in financial accounting, management accounting, corporate finance, financial analysis and corporate governance. It will help to enhance your lucrative career opportunities in the multinational accounting and finance sector.

Core modules will help develop an advanced understanding of essential areas, including corporate financial strategy and financial security valuation. You can also choose from optional modules in areas that align with your individual career goals, such as behavioural economics, international finance and corporate governance.

The MSc programme is distinctive in its international flavour. It focuses on the international business concepts needed for analysing global business challenges. Offering a critical understanding of current management theories and global accounting practices, it also covers issues relating to international strategic management, plus managing people and organisations. Additionally, it includes global financial reporting, corporate governance, ethics and the fundamentals of marketing.

The MSc Accounting and Finance programme will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an in-depth analysis of contemporary issues in accounting and finance. This will enable you to shape innovation in all areas of business activity while appreciating the significance of accounting and finance for creating a more responsible and sustainable society.

The programme recognises that you will work in an internationally interconnected diverse and ever-changing environment. We will enable you to succeed in this environment by exposing you to current thinking and real-world experiences. We will also keep you grounded in modern ethical and wider-societal issues to allow you to become an inspired professional.

2:1 (or international equivalent) in accounting, auditing, financial management, or another subject with a substantial proportion of accounting study. Applicants must have a strong accounting background and in their final two years of study have achieved a 2:1 (60%) in a minimum of four modules covering advanced or specialist accounting theory.

A good second-class honours degree (2:1 preferred) or the equivalent from an Internationally recognised University

Typically you will need to have either:

• a 2:1 (GPA 3.0/4.0) honours degree in accounting, auditing, or finance. Where a degree is in accounting or auditing, to include one module with a minimum of UK 60% / 2:1, or equivalent, in each of the following subject areas: corporate reporting, finance, and management accounting. Where a degree is in finance, to include two modules in each of the following subject areas: corporate reporting, finance, and management accounting..
• a university-recognised equivalent academic qualification 
• or relevant professional experience (appropriate evidence will be required).