This accounting and finance-based Master’s has a focus on financial analysis.
The global financial and business environment is rapidly changing. When it comes to business decision-making, increased regulatory supervision has highlighted the need for sound financial analysis and robust reporting.
We have developed this course to meet this need. It will allow you to develop:
You'll gain more specialist knowledge of issues related to financial analysis.
This course is ideal for those who want to develop specialist understanding and skills of financial analysis. It is suitable for graduates with good numeracy levels, regardless of their undergraduate degree subject.
The course covers many topics which are relevant for those who would like to study for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualifications.
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in any subject. You also need to have a good basic level of numeracy equivalent to UK GCSE or above.
Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles, such as:
The skills gained from this course allow students to pursue potential careers in a wide range of fields in business.
Careers
This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:
Compulsory modules
International Finance and Capital Markets
Techniques for Data Analysis
Financial Information Analysis
Dissertation (Analyst Report)
Corporate Strategy and Valuation
Accounting for Analysts
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