Accounting and Financial Management MSc

About the course

This course is aimed at those with a business-related degree who wish to extend their financial expertise. It is designed to prepare you for careers in business that require a particularly strong accounting and finance emphasis, or alternatively for further research in the areas of Accounting and Finance.

This course provides an opportunity to study a body of academic knowledge that can be applied in a managerial context. In doing so, it will help expand your intellectual ability and develop higher level analytical skills so that any problems you encounter in your future career can be critically examined using an accounting and finance perspective.

Why choose this course?

• Study a course to provide you with the relevant skills to pursue a career in business with an accounting and finance focus.
• Benefit from the skills, knowledge and industry experience of our academic staff.
• Develop a fluency in finance to support your career in a broad range of areas.

Study routes

• Part Time, 2 Years
• Full Time, 1 Years

Locations

• University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Careers

Graduates of this programme are ideally placed to follow careers in accountancy or in the financial services sector.

In previous years, students have progressed to work for companies such as KPMG and Deloitte, with typical job roles including Financial Analyst or Chartered Accountant.

Teaching methods

We offer a varied programme of teaching that includes facilitated seminars, practical workshops, web-based learning, case study analysis and traditional lectures. We also provide sessions by visiting staff, practitioners and consultants to give a varied perspective of the topics covered.

You will be assessed through a variety of coursework including presentations, reports and projects. You will also be required to complete a dissertation and will be supported by a dissertation supervisor.

Structure

Year 1

Core Modules

• Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance

• Dissertation: Accounting and Finance

  The dissertation is an independent piece of work incorporating research, study and evaluation. It is the culmination of a successful masters programme and is underpinned by a formal teaching module of Research Methods which bears 15 credits. Each student will be allocated a personal dissertation supervisor, who will guide the student through the process of selecting a research area and focusing this into specific research questions or hypotheses. The student, further guided by his/her dissertation supervisor, will then develop these research questions or hypotheses into a substantial piece of research, with appropriate academic or managerial -significant conclusions and recommendations. The completed work will demonstrate a rounded expertise in the module areas within the MSc in Accounting and Financial Management.

• Financial Management

• Financial Reporting

• Financial Strategy

• Management Accounting

• Research Methods for MSc Accounting & Financial Management

  - Introduction to various research methods and concepts. - Principles and practices of qualitative and quantitative research. - Conducting and structuring a critical literature review. - Academic writing and conventions in research. - Developing a research proposal. - Deciding on research design. - Ethical issues in research. - Analysis and presentation of results. - Determinants of a good quality master dissertation.

Optional

• Advanced Financial Reporting

• Challenges to Management

• Corporate Accountability

• Creative Problem Solving B

• Financial Markets

• Management Control and Corporate Performance

• Mergers and Acquisitions

Fees & funding

Fees 2013

UK/EU Students

Full time: £5,250 for the 2013 academic year

International Students

Full time: £10,500 for the 2013 academic year

Discounts are available for International students if payment is made in full at registration

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Other financial support

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Living costs / accommodation

The University of Hertfordshire offers a great choice of student accommodation, on campus or nearby in the local area, to suit every student budget.

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