Program Overview

Programme Set Up: Accounting and Financial Management

The Accounting and Financial Management programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of accounting and financial management principles. The programme is structured to ensure that students gain a solid foundation in both accounting and financial management, with a focus on advanced studies in these fields.

Year 1, Autumn Term

• Core for students with a specialization in Finance/Financial Management in their Bachelor's Degree: GM1419 Accounting, 7.5 credits (period 1-2)
• Core for students with a specialization in Accounting in their Bachelor's Degree: GM1031 Corporate Finance, 7.5 credits (period 1-2)
• GM1402 Perspectives on Accounting and Financial Management, 7.5 credits (period 1-2)
• GM1415 Quantitative Methods in Accounting and Financial Management, 7.5 credits (period 3)
• GM1404 Theoretical Perspectives of Financial Accounting, 7.5 credits (period 4)

Year 1, Spring Term

• GM1407 Applied Corporate Finance, 7.5 credits (period 1)
• GM1405 Enterprise Risk Management, 7.5 credits (period 2)
• GM1403 Management Accounting, Strategy and Control, 7.5 credits (period 3)
• GM1416 Qualitative Methods in Accounting and Financial Management, 7.5 credits (period 4)

Year 2, Autumn Term

• Elective courses, 30 credits

Year 2, Spring Term

• GM1460 Master Degree Project in Accounting and Financial Management, 30 credits

Elective Courses

An elective course can be chosen from within the master's programme or from other master's programmes at the Graduate School. A list of courses is made available to students each term. Lists of previous semesters' elective courses can be found on the programme page under the heading "Elective courses".

Programme Structure

During semesters one and two, students take common core courses in accounting and financial management. The first semester begins with courses that ensure all students are prepared for advanced studies in both accounting and financial management. That is, students will first take either a course in accounting or a course in corporate finance. In parallel, all students take the course Perspectives of Accounting and Financial Management, which serves to provide a theoretical basis for later courses. Then follows core subject and method courses for the first academic year.

Third Semester

During the third semester, students choose a number of elective courses within their area of interest. Students can specialize within the field of accounting and financial management or broaden their skills with elective courses from other programmes. The third semester can also be spent at one of the school's many partner universities, or at an external organization as part of the internship course.

Fourth Semester

In the fourth semester, students will write a master's thesis.