Accounting and Financial Management MSc
Coventry, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Develop a deep understanding of the complexities of accounting and finance-related issues within a global business context.
Course Overview
Prepare for complex corporate environments with this master’s course, where you’ll apply accounting and finance theories to real-world challenges. Develop your knowledge and skills in financial analysis and decision-making through workshops and hands-on exercises.
Key course content includes:
- financial and management accounting – financial statement analysis, reporting, auditing, and management accounting for decision-making
- ethics, governance and sustainability – focuses on corporate governance within the regulatory framework
- corporate strategy and data analysis – explores business environment critical analysis, strategy formulation and statistical techniques for data analysis.
Why you should study this course
- Practice simulated trading and other finance-related activities using a wide range of industry-standard demo software on our Bloomberg terminals.
- Access financial data, news and analytics on the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) workspace.
- There will be opportunities for you to obtain Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) certifications at no additional cost.
- Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are embedded throughout the course. Wherever possible, modules address the ethical implications of accounting and finance practices enabling you to evaluate the governance and ethical frameworks of diverse institutions, examine interrelationships, question norms and practices, and develop strategies relevant to modern-day corporate environments.
- Module content embeds employability enhancement skills including communication, problem-solving, developing sound judgement, personal responsibility and creativity.
Underpinned by practice-led learning, this course is designed to provide an overview of accounting and finance as it is applied in the world of business. Explore how financial markets operate and the financial strategies used by successful businesses. Draw on real-life case studies of companies and their financial accounts and have the opportunity to put theory into practice, all set in the context of financial issues from around the world.
Modules:
- Management Accounting and Corporate Strategy
- Financial Accounting and Auditing
- Data Analysis and Research Methods
- Corporate Finance and Risk Management
- Governance, Ethics and Sustainability
- Postgraduate Project
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
Successful graduates may seek positions in the following job roles:
- financial accountant
- management accountant,
- finance manager
- auditor
- digital audit professional
- banking
- financial services professional
- compliance and risk management professional
- or investment and wealth management professional
Where our graduates work
Previous graduates from similar courses have secured roles in a diverse range of small and medium-sized businesses and global organisations including Price Waterhouse Coopers UK, the NHS, Birmingham Airport, Jaguar and DHL.