MSc International Accounting and Finance
Overview
Accounting and Finance professionals have central roles in all types and sizes of organisations whether in the UK or abroad. This programme is likely to be of interest to current or intending finance or accounting professionals wishing to gain an academic qualification in both domestic and international financial operations.
The course offers a specialist pathway in accounting (linked to the ACCA Fundamentals papers), but also provides you with the opportunity to select modules in the areas of finance and strategy. This programme focuses on accounting and finance matters within an international context, addressing current challenges and issues faced by businesses and companies around the world.
You’ll be provided with analytical and business-led tools that combine academic study with a pragmatic and well structured finance content for decision making (including the use of databases such as Bloomberg). The course also includes training in specialist software (SPSS and N-Vivo).
You’ll take part in a residential weekend, exchanging experiences and discussing current events and specific problems affecting the accountancy and finance fields, with academics and a visiting practitioner.
You’ll benefit from a wide range of extra-curricular activities including “Academic skills for Finance, Accounting and Governance” and Research Techniques, a range of Bloomberg Aptitude Tests, specialist visitor speakers, and expert symposiums and conferences.
There may be a possibility to undertake an optional work placement to enhance your employability skills and professional experience (subject to validation).
ACCA Exemptions
On completion of the course, you will be on a fast track to becoming ACCA qualified, and exempt from the following modules:
F1 – Accountant in Business
F2 – Management Accounting
F3 – Financial Accounting
F4 – Corporate and Business Law
With completion of the specific LSBU modules, you will get following further exemptions:
| LSBU module | ACCA module exemption |
|---|---|
| Financial Reporting (BAF-7-FRE) | F7 – Financial Reporting |
| Audit Risk (BAF-7-AUR) | F8 – Audit and Assurance |
| Corporate Financial Management (BAF-7-CFM) | F9 – Financial Management |
CIMA exemptions
On completion of the course, you will be eligible for the master’s gateway route. The Master’s gateway route is an accelerated entry route to the CIMA Professional Qualification and the individuals are required to take the CIMA Gateway Exam, and get all 11 exemptions from certificate, operational and management level exams after successfully passing the CIMA Gateway Exam.
Modules
All modules are assessed by a mix of coursework, individual and group presentations and written exams. A typical 20 credit taught module involves a total of 200 study hours (52 contact hours and 148 group and private study hours).
The use of Bloomberg is embedded within modules.
Core modules
- Creativity Enterprise and Innovation
- Curiosity, Creativity and Research
- Research in Action
- Management Consultancy in a Global Environment
- Audit Risk
- Corporate Financial Management
- Theories & Issues in Accounting and Finance
- Financial Reporting
Optional modules
- Behavioural Finance
- Big Data Analytics
- Bloomberg for Business Professionals
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Digital and Social Media Marketing
- Effective Business Negotiation
- Everyday Sustainability for Business
- Global Operations and Logistics
- Governance and Leadership
- Managing Virtual Work
- Marketing Science
- Organisational Risk Management and Internal Controls
- Capstone Business Project.
Entry requirements
- A 2.1 degree in any subject from the UK or Bachelors degree equivalent to a UK Second Class Upper Division; or
- A 2.2 honours degree in a relevant subject area; or
- Other qualifications plus demonstrably relevant business experience will be considered on an individual basis.
Accreditation of Prior Learning:
Required English language skills to undertake this programme IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) 6.5 or equivalent.