Accounting and Financial Management

Key facts

• This course is ideal if you are a recent graduate looking for a postgraduate qualification to give you a competitive edge in the marketplace
• Our MSc Accounting and Financial Management is designed to develop participants’ existing skills through a scheme of specialist advanced study
• The course will provide participants with relevant analytical training so that they are familiar with the latest theoretical and practical developments relating to corporate finance, management and the capital markets
• The participants will be able to understand coherent theoretical framework for the various subject areas, and apply them in an advanced practical manner in a real-world setting
• Academic staff with industrial experience
• We offer entrance at stage two of the course for chartered accountants, or those with CIMA or ACCA qualifications

Course duration

Full-time

1 year

Location: Wrexham

Start month: September

We live and work in a rapidly changing world of financial markets, financial institutions and business firms. It is crucial that finance experts including financial managers in multinational companies, investment analysts in securities firms, lending officers in banks and other financial institutions and traders in capital markets and dealing rooms, have a clear understanding of the theory and practice relating to accounting and corporate finance and the role of management within it.

Familiarity with the most recent developments in risk appraisal, portfolio analysis, the engineering of synthetic products, modelling techniques, financial analysis and valuation are essential requirements for all those involved directly in financial activities or who wish to gain a deeper understanding of this important area of business management.

Modules include Leading and Managing People, Developing Competitive Advantage and Financial Strategy, Risk Management and Control amongst others. You will be taught by a dedicated team of experienced lecturers actively involved in contemporaryresearch and the industry.

Career opportunities

Successful completion of the course will equip you with the knowledge and skills required for senior managerial positions across the business sector including specialist financial management roles.

Course content

Part 1(Postgraduate Certificate)

• Leading & Managing People
• Finance and IS for Managers
• Developing Competitive Advantage
• Achieving Corporate Success

Part 2 (Postgraduate Diploma)

• Financial Reporting in a Global Context
• Financial Strategy, Risk Management and Control

Part 3 (MSc)

• Masters dissertation

Entry requirements

A good honours degree in accounting and/or finance (if you have a business degree then at least 40% of the degree must have been in accounting and/or finance) or a relevant professional qualification.

Assessment

A range of assessment strategies will be utilised by academic tutors on this course. Assessments include formal written examinations, presentations, group work projects and independent research.