MSc in Accounting and Finance
Belfast, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 25,800 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland: £8,800 I England, Scotland or Wales: £9,250 | EU Other and International: £25,800
Key Summary
Introduction
Do you want to be able to speak “the language of business” and understand financial decision-making and financial institutions? Do you want to be taught and supervised by leading academics whilst gaining exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional examinations?
If the answer is yes, the MSc in Accounting and Finance at Queen’s Business School is the programme of choice for you.
The programme provides students with an understanding of both the theoretical framework and practical skills necessary to work in a global financial environment.
A range of modules covering financial reporting, finance, management accounting and performance management, research skills and business technologies/analytics will give you the technical skills for the contemporary workplace.
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Professional Accreditations
The programme is accredited by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the global body for professional accountants.
The programme is also part of the CIMA accelerated route, which will allow students to enter via the CIMA master’s gateway route.
Professional Exemptions
Students may also avail of exemptions from the CIMA, entering at the Management Level Case Study entry point. Thus, students are exempted from all elements of the Certificate and Operational levels, plus E2 Managing Performance, P2 Advanced Management Accounting and F2 Advanced Financial Reporting. For further information consult the CIMA exemptions database.
The programme is accredited by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the global body for professional accountants.
The following exemptions are available to graduates from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2025 - Business and Technology (BT), Management Accounting (MA), Financial Accounting (FA), Corporate and Business Law (LW), Audit and Assurance (AA), Financial Management (FM), Financial Reporting (FR) and Performance Management (PM).
Note that AA is only exempted if a pass mark is obtained in particular elements of module ACC7007. For further information consult the ACCA exemptions calculator.
Student Experience
Students will use and have access to software such as Stata, Excel, Matlab, and databases such as Thomson One Banker, DataStream and Bloomberg.
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Curriculum
Year 1
Core Modules
- Management Accounting & Control
- Research Methods and Techniques
- Academic Research Project
- Dissertation - MSc Accounting & Finance
- Accounting in Society
- Financial Management
- International Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Case Studies in Accounting and Financial Management
- Business Technologies and Analytics
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Career Opportunities
This Master's program provides the basis for both profession- and research-orientated careers, as well as the skills and knowledge required to progress into management careers in accounting and financial services. It opens a wide range of career opportunities in banking, accounting and auditing, government, corporate finance, investment analysis, and academia.
Employment after the Course
Graduate prospects from the MSc Accounting and Finance are excellent; culminating in Queen’s being ranked first in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Accounting and Finance (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023). Graduates from this program have secured roles with employers such as Bank of China, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Allstate, and many others. Typical graduate roles include chartered and certified accountants, consultants, auditors, and finance professionals.