Course summary
A Master's degree in International Finance and Accounting will provide you with a broad skillset and support you in furthering your career within the profession. This course reflects the current world business climate to provide you with skills that are transferable across national boundaries. You'll receive support from business professionals as you learn about finance and investment. This will provide you with opportunities to engage with the real world of finance, investment and accounting. Guest speakers will attend module lectures throughout the degree. This includes the former Chief Economist at Lloyds TSB, who will teach on the 'Economics and International Finance' module. This International Finance and Accounting degree does not require you to have studied a similar degree at the undergraduate level. Individuals with any degree background are welcome to apply. If you have appropriate work experience, but haven't achieved the required academic qualifications, we may still accept you onto the course provided you pass an interview.
Modules
Core Modules: Fundamental Principles of Business, Management and Finance (for non-business graduates); International Finance and Accounting; Applied Research Skills; Research/Consultancy Project; Investment Markets and Investment Decision Making; Principles and Practice of Financial Accounting; Principles and Practice of Management Accounting, Auditing and Corporate Governance. Optional Modules: Digital Business (unavailable for non-business graduates); Economics and International Finance; Finance, Investment or Accountancy in Practice (Industry Experience); Negotiation and Communications Skills in Business and Management; Charity Finance and Investment
Assessment method
Individual modules are assessed separately and will contribute towards your final Master's degree mark. Assessments will take the form of both individual and group work. This may include reports, exams, time-constrained coursework, oral presentations and consultancy projects.
Entry requirements
You are expected to have at least a second class honours degree from a UK or overseas university (or equivalent). You are not required to have completed a degree in finance or accounting to apply for this degree; prospective students from any academic discipline are welcome to apply. We have put in place a core module for those who come from a non-related academic background. This module will support you in the transition to pursuing a degree in International Finance and Accounting. Mature students with relevant managerial experience who may lack the required education qualifications can still apply and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If English is not your first language you will need to achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any section (or equivalent).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £18750 | Year 1 |
| International | £18750 | Year 1 |
| England | £11910 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £11910 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £11910 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £11910 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
St Mary's University, Twickenham
St Mary's University
Waldegrave Road
Twickenham
TW1 4SX