Program Overview

MSc Accounting, Finance & Data Analytics (January)

The MSc Accounting, Finance & Data Analytics is designed for graduates looking to broaden their previous study of accounting or for those already working in accounting looking to expand their knowledge to include the latest developments in the profession.

Key Facts

• Start date: January
• Accreditation: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Study mode and duration: 12 months full-time

Course Overview

On the programme, you'll understand the role of accounting in business, study financial management and security markets, learn to apply analytical techniques to big data for business decision making, and gain invaluable practical experience of the factors that drive today’s financial markets at AmplifyME Boot Camp.

Why this Course?

The programme provides you with an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of accounting and the latest technological innovations in the profession. You will study financial management and securities markets and learn to apply cutting-edge technology to strategic business decisions.

What You'll Study

Core Classes

• Accounting & Financial Analysis
  • Credits: 20
  • Teaching: 43 hours, split between lectures and workshops
  • Assessment: class test (30%) and final examination (70%)
• Data Analytics for Accounting & Finance
  • Credits: 10
  • Assessment: final examination (50%) & individual assessment (50%)
• Principles of Finance
  • Credits: 20
  • Teaching: 33 hours of lectures supplemented by 10 one-hour workshops
  • Assessment: class test (30%) and final examination (70%)
• Quantitative Methods for Finance
  • Credits: 20
  • Teaching: 43 hours, split between lectures and workshops
  • Assessment: class test (30%) and final examination (70%)
• Advanced Accounting
• Advanced Corporate Finance & Applications
  • Credits: 20
  • Teaching: 30 hours of lectures supplemented by 10 one-hour workshops
  • Assessment: class test (30%) and final examination (70%)
• Textual Analytics for Accounting & Finance
  • Credits: 10
  • Assessment: final examination (50%) & individual assessment (50%)

Elective Classes

Choose two from the following:

• Portfolio Theory & Management
  • Taught by: Lijie Yu
  • Credits: 10
  • Teaching: 15 hours of lectures
  • Assessment: assignment (30%) and final examination (70%)
• Empirical Methods in Finance
  • Credits: 10
  • Teaching: 15 hours
  • Assessment: final examination (100%)
• Fixed Income Analysis
  • Credits: 10
  • Teaching: 15 hours of lectures
  • Assessment: class test (30%) and final examination (70%)
• Equity Analysis
  • Credits: 10
  • Teaching: 15 hours of lectures
  • Assessment: class test (30%) and group assignment (70%)
• Sustainable Finance & Technology

Research Projects

• Empirical Research Projects
• Financial Analysis of a Company

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements: Minimum second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in accounting, economics, business studies, maths, statistics, computing.
• English language requirements: Students whose first language is not English must have a minimum of 6.5 IELTS score, with no individual score lower than 5.5.

Fees & Funding

• Scotland: £16,800
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £16,800
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status.
• International: £32,600
• Additional costs:
  • Course materials: Textbooks do vary in price from around £40 to £100.
  • Other costs: students are required to print and soft bind their project submission, an average cost would be in the region of £10; graduation gown hire.

Careers

This course is suitable for those intending to develop their careers in finance, broadly defined as corporate finance, security analysis, portfolio management, options and futures, treasury management, the functioning of financial institutions and markets, financial decision-taking in the public sector.

Strathclyde Business School

Strathclyde Business School was founded in 1948 and is a pioneering, internationally renowned academic organisation with a reputation for research excellence. It is a triple-accredited business school (AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA) and was the first business school in Scotland to achieve this accolade in 2004.