Course summary
This course takes you inside the world of accounts and financial markets. Working on real-world problems, you will soon start to think and act like the best in the business. Course description Our MSC Finance and Accounting is designed to enhance your professional career, develop your knowledge and understanding of the challenges involved in keeping a business liquid, competitive and profitable, and introduce you to issues around ethical and sustainable financial models. You’ll develop the theoretical and applied expertise to meet the challenges of working in financial environments. Learn the tools of the trade in our Financial Markets Trading Room, which gives real-time pricing and news feeds on shares, bonds, global indexes and interest rates. You'll learn the principles, strategies and techniques used by the world’s biggest players. We’ll show you how to use research to gain insight, evaluate ideas and make decisions. You'll learn how to interpret accounting reports and the key skills essential for financial competence. Whatever career you choose to pursue, these skills will equip you for the future; entrepreneurs need financial insight to evaluate opportunities effectively and deal with banks and for a successful career in either an SME or multi-national, you will need to ground your decisions within a sound financial framework. The techniques you acquire on our MSc Finance and Accounting course will give you a set of practical skills, as well as the academic know-how. You can apply to base your dissertation on project work with an external organisation. Recent projects include nominal group structure for a multinational engineering firm, and developing a funding strategy for a Sheffield-based capital investment programme. Applying for this course We use a staged admissions process to assess applications for this course. You'll still apply for this course in the usual way, using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. Accreditation This course is accredited by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of eligibility for Associate membership and exemption from some professional examinations. The Management School is Triple Crown accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
How to apply
International applicants
Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree or an approved professional qualification. We also consider a wide range of international qualifications: Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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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
Provider information
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN