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Accounting and Finance MSc

De Montfort University

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Course options

  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Leicester Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

The financial environment is an ever-changing landscape, our course prepares the financial professionals of the future and teaches the skills required for an exciting career in the fast-paced world of finance. An ideal choice for both new graduates and finance professionals looking to progress their career, this programme is the opportunity to specialise in different areas of accounting and finance. It helps prepare full-time students for entry-level positions and provides career development opportunities for roles such as accountants, auditors, managers, business consultants and finance analysts. You will examine in depth, the tools and practices of finance and accounting. The course will enable you to apply your knowledge in simulations, case studies, exams, essays and small research projects, developing your employability and research skills.

Students will have access to our Trading Floor, which provides campus and remote access to leading financial databases, statistical and other software. On this course you will challenge accounting and finance theories and practices by studying contemporary issues, including sustainability investing and reporting.

Key features

Modules such as Financial Decision Management will allow you to develop and apply key skills used in designing and implementing strategy and demonstrate an understanding of how the external environment and stakeholders affect strategy.
You will use international case studies to examine topics such as sustainability and transparency.
Trading Floor Terminals will have access to the latest industry-quality Bloomberg and LSEG Workspace, giving students access to the same information platform used by leading business, financial and government decision makers and media professionals around the globe.
The course enables you to synthesise the evidence for and against finance theories, such as EMH, CAPM and behavioural finance. On our International Trading and Investments module, you will be given a stock and sector to manage, as part of a student-managed international portfolio.
This course will prepare you for the CIMA Management Case Study (MCS) exam, giving you a head start in your journey to obtain professional accreditations.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,950per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

De Montfort University

De Montfort University

  • University League Table

    105th

  • Campus address

    De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 9BH, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    84th out of 103 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    101 45%

    92nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    57.0 57%

    73rd

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 77%

    60th

    8

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