Course summary
The digitalisation of accounting and financial management in modern business means that professionals with the skills and aptitude to identify, analyse and use vast amounts of financial data are in high demand. On this Accounting and Data Analytics Master's degree, you'll build a proficiency in accounting, expanding your knowledge of accounting and analytical software, report writing, and data and critical analysis. You'll get the confidence and skill to use the findings from the data you analyse to make strategic business decisions. You'll graduate with a flexible and sought after skill set, opening the door to jobs in banking, accounting and the financial sector, as well as more specific roles like forensic accounting. Accredited by: This course is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA). What you'll experience On this Accounting and Data Analytics Master's course you'll:
- Combine big data theory, business acumen and communication ability into a sought after skill set
- Improve your financial analysis and data visualisation skills
- Learn how to prepare and analyse accounts
- Get experience with analytical software
- Learn how to effectively analyse financial data to achieve certain goals, such as internal auditing
- Access the same data, analytics and software used by city traders in our Bloomberg Suite
- Study alongside students from our MSc Forensic Accounting and MSc Accounting and Finance courses, so you'll experience other areas of accounting and get a better idea of what to expect in the workplace
- Develop transferable skills such as business acumen, professional ethics, critical analysis, report writing, communication skills and data analysis
- Be able to attend guest lectures, which illustrate how you can apply the knowledge and skill you learn in industry
- Study modules that accelerate the path to membership of accounting professional bodies after the course
- Programming skills are not required on this course.
- accounting
- banking
- financial sector businesses
- internal and external auditing
- forensic technology
- professional services
Modules
Core modules in this year include:
- Research Methods and Dissertation (45 credits)
- Corporate Governance and Ethics (15 credits)
- Data Analysis and Visualisation (15 credits)
- Database Design and Implementation (15 credits)
- Financial Accounting (15 credits)
- Financial Analysis (15 credits)
- Statistics and Data Modelling I (15 credits)
- Strategic Management Accounting (15 credits)
- Corporate Finance (15 credits)
- Corporate Valuation (15 credits)
- Fraud Examination and Forensic Investigations (15 credits)
- Valuations and the Expert Report (15 credits)
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through: exams coursework reports optional module cross examination You'll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. |
| PTE Academic | 65 | An overall score of 65 with a minimum of 62 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 91 | 91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £4200 | Year 1 |
| England | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £4200 | Year 1 |
| International | £6400 | 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
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For further fee information please see the corresponding University of Portsmouth course page or visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP