Program Overview

---

MSc/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate Accounting and Finance

The MSc in Accounting and Finance is a postgraduate program designed to provide students with a strong practical focus and access to industry-standard tools, such as the Bloomberg Professional system. This program acts as a springboard into a wide range of finance and accounting-related careers.

About

Today's business managers need to be able to analyze and interpret financial information and use this to inform business strategy. This course will help students develop this expertise, as well as giving them an in-depth understanding of the contemporary issues encountered by financial managers. The underlying practical focus ensures that the skills and knowledge gained are highly relevant to the workplace, whichever area of accounting or finance students are seeking to engage in.

Strong Practical Focus

Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance, while also enhancing their critical thinking, research, and analytical skills. During the year, students will:

• Analyze and solve complex problems relating to financial reporting, performance measurement and management, corporate strategy, and financial management
• Be encouraged to think critically and creatively about problems requiring a multi-disciplinary approach
• Develop in-depth knowledge in a specialist topic chosen for their dissertation
• Enhance their key personal skills in time management, information accessing, analysis, and interpretation
• Develop their interpersonal, communication, and management skills through team working, making presentations, and writing reports

Industry Links and Facilities

As a student at Bristol Business School, students will get to hear from inspiring speakers from the business world. They will also have access to the state-of-the-art trading room, built around the Bloomberg Professional system, the main financial platform used by large investment banks.

Entry

Entry Requirements

Students will need:

• An honors degree of 2:2 or above in Accounting and Finance; or
• An honors degree of 2:1 or above in Economics, Mathematics, or a Business-related subject If students do not meet the above grade requirements but have at least 12 months of relevant professional experience and/or equivalent qualifications, they will be considered on an individual basis

English Language Requirement

International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent)

Structure

Content

The Postgraduate Certificate is made up of five of the seven core modules detailed below.

Core Modules

• Accounting and Finance Project
• Career Catalyst: Developing Skills For Long Term Success
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Corporate Financial Strategy
• Managerial Accounting and Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Forensic Accounting

Learning and Teaching

Students will learn through formal classes and seminar sessions, as well as group work and independent study. The course will include assignments, exercises, case studies, and presentations, with an emphasis on independent learning to develop analytical and problem-solving skills.

Assessment

Assessments will be a mix of written assignments, supervised mini-projects, role-playing, presentations, and examinations.

Fees

Full-time

• Home Award Fee: ｣12,000
• Home Module Fee (15 Credit): ｣1,000
• International Award Fee: ｣17,000
• International Module Fee (15 Credit): ｣1,417

Features

Study Facilities

In the new ｣55m Bristol Business School, students will have access to cutting-edge learning spaces. Designed with student input, the Business School offers learning spaces for individual and group study, interactive learning environments, and conference rooms that can be booked.

Careers

Careers / Further Study

The skills and knowledge developed on this course provide students with a wide range of opportunities in finance and accounting-related careers. A proficiency in accounting and financial management, as well as an appreciation of the contemporary issues faced by financial managers, can enable students to progress to senior positions, such as business analyst, finance director, investment analyst, financial reporting manager, chief accountant, and head of risk management.