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Accounting and Finance at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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Course summary

Do you see yourself leading in accounting and finance? Maybe shaping business decisions or advising global companies? Our MSc in Accounting and Finance builds expert knowledge and practical experience, preparing you for a career in accounting, consulting, auditing, corporate governance or corporate finance. This course helps you master key topics like financial and management accounting, corporate finance and analysing financial statements. With our optional modules, you’ll get to explore specific areas including international finance and financial statement analysis. You’ll also develop the digital and strategic leadership skills that today’s employers are looking for. What sets this course apart:

  • Specialist expertise – build core skills in accounting, analysis and corporate finance
  • Real-world learning – option to engage with live consultancy projects and case studies
  • Access to digital tools – work with specialist statistical software as well as Bloomberg Terminal for real-time data, analytics and market insights
  • Flexible final project – choose between a dissertation and a business project. With the business project, you’ll be able to put theory into practice by collaborating in groups with an industry partner
With tailored careers support, many of our master’s students go on to secure roles with world-leading employers. Recent graduates have been hired by top companies such as EY, KPMG, PwC and BDO.

Modules

Across the autumn and spring semesters, you will take 120 credits of taught modules. Each module typically consists of 10 two to three hour sessions. You will complete the remaining 60 credits with a 2,000-word proposal and 12,000-word dissertation. You will be allocated an appropriate dissertation supervisor who will oversee your progress.

Assessment method

Modules are assessed by a combination of exams and coursework at the end of the relevant semester.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • EQUIS

Entry requirements

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. IELTS: 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in each element).

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For fee information, see www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees
Accounting and Finance at University of Nottingham - UCAS