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Study Details: 1 year
Our MSc Accounting and Finance allows you to excel at accounting, financial strategy, and emerging technologies. The programme provides you with advanced knowledge in financial reporting, corporate finance, management accounting, and sustainability reporting, alongside cutting-edge skills in data analytics, Excel VBA, and accounting software. You can tailor your learning through optional modules focusing on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. You will also benefit from personalised guidance from our specialist accounting and finance career coaching team and our strong connections with professional accounting bodies and global employers, including Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC.
Career opportunities for graduates include roles such as financial controller, tax and financial advisor, financial manager, analyst, management accountant, consultant and auditor.
A unique feature of the programme is its accreditation by both ACCA and CIMA, which offers exemptions from selected professional exams, strengthening your credentials and accelerating your path to qualification.
MSc Accounting and Finance equips you with the technical, analytical, and professional skills needed to thrive in dynamic financial and corporate environments. Whether your goal is to work in global accountancy firms, financial consultancy, or corporate finance departments, this programme opens the door to a wide range of impactful and rewarding career opportunities.
The programme reflects the latest industry developments and academic research and is delivered by a team of leading scholars. You will develop a strong foundation in core areas such as data analytics, financial reporting, corporate finance and sustainability reporting. You will explore how financial data is used to drive strategic decision-making in organisations. You will have access to real-world case studies, hands-on training, and expert guest lectures, ensuring your learning is practical, applied, and industry-relevant.
One of the distinctive features of this programme is the opportunity to tailor your learning through a range of carefully selected optional modules. These include cutting-edge topics such as financial statement analysis with AI applications, AI and cyber security for business, advanced corporate finance, and management accounting. This flexibility allows you to shape the programme around your interests and career goals, building both breadth and depth in your expertise.
The core module ‘Career Accelerator: Technical Toolkit and Professional Development’ will help you develop soft skills (such as communication), database management skills (such as SQL, Bloomberg, LSEG Workspace and Datastream), coding skills (such as VBA, Stata, Python and R) and practical skills in using industry-standard accounting software (such as Xero).
Over the summer, you will apply your acquired knowledge to an individual, research-driven dissertation project. This work will provide hands-on experience with real-world quantitative research while developing your research planning, time management, and written communication skills.
2:2 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or another business-related subject.
We assess applicants based on their overall academic performance and typically expect good results in accounting and finance modules. Relevant work experience and professional qualifications are also viewed favourably.
Graduates from non-business disciplines with a quantitative focus (Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Computer and Data Science, and related disciplines) are encouraged to apply.
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MSc Accounting and Finance opens a wide range of career opportunities, particularly in commercial roles in finance, accounting, and consultancy. Graduates may pursue careers as Financial Controllers, Tax and Financial Advisors, Financial Managers, Analysts, Management Accountants, Consultants, and Auditors. Many of our alumni have gone on to work at international firms such as EY, KPMG, Bloomberg, and leading City firms in London and beyond. Some graduates have chosen to pursue PhD studies, leading to academic roles or research-oriented careers in industry.
Your professional development is supported by Lancaster’s unique career coaching model. You will benefit from one-to-one support from our specialist accounting and finance career coaches, many of whom have worked in industry and understand the demands of the job market first-hand. They will guide you in writing impactful CVs and cover letters, preparing for interviews and assessment centres, and navigating opportunities across global employers such as Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, and more.
You will take the core modules listed and choose two optional modules.
Core
Data Analytics for Business Finance
Financial Reporting
Foundations of Finance
Advanced Financial and Sustainability Reporting
Career Accelerator: Technical Toolkit and Professional Development
Dissertation
Optional
Advanced Corporate Finance
AI and Cyber Security for Business
Financial Statement Analysis and AI Applications
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