Course summary
Understanding and managing a business's money is essential for its success. Good accounting skills and financial management experience are highly valued and can lead to a rewarding career. Our Accounting and Finance postgraduate degree is designed for graduates starting their careers, professionals looking to advance or those preparing for professional exams. The programme is practical and future-focused, covering various important concepts and practices and the technology that supports them. You'll also learn how these aspects fit into managing global organisations. You will:
- Study a practical course, learning from industry experts.
- Work with the appropriate tools of analysis to understand the basic mechanics of banks’ financial instruments.
- Develop your knowledge and technical skills of financial reporting.
- Examine the most important issues in corporate finance.
- Learn advanced management accounting techniques for decision-making.
Assessment method
Your studies will benefit from a range of assessment techniques, giving you and your tutor the opportunity to assess your progress and optimise your learning. These assessments may be essays, assignments, multiple-choice tests, online tests, group reports or portfolio work. The weighting between exams and coursework varies between modules.
How to apply
International applicants
Join over 20,000 students currently studying on our campuses. We have students from over 130 different countries who call Salford home. Find out more at www.salford.ac.uk/international.
Entry requirements
A minimum 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in accounting, finance or similar subject. A wide range of professional qualifications are also accepted, either in partial or complete fulfilment of entry requirements.
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
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Sponsorship information
High-achieving international applicants to Salford Business School postgraduate master’s programme may be eligible for the Salford Business School Postgraduate International Excellence Scholarship or the Salford Business School Silver Award.
Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT