The 100% online MSc in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool’s AACSB-accredited Management School aims to give students a thorough understanding of strategic accounting in a global context. Continue in your job as you acquire sought-after expertise in measuring performance in international organisations, gain a thorough understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards and develop practical skills in strategic and tactical accounting management.
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Study managerial accounting in a global context with this MSc in International Accounting and Finance, which allows you to:
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the University of Liverpool Management School is a leading centre of excellence for management training, education and research.
The University of Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-led British universities.
This MSc in International Accounting and Finance is designed to provide working professionals with the skills to influence the long-term success of their organisations as confident and knowledgeable financial decision-makers. The programme is ideal for current and aspiring senior leaders in roles such as:
Globally our accounting and finance programmes attract employees of major organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG, Credit Suisse, Siemens, the United Nations, AT&T, First Bank of Nigeria, Saudi Aramco (the Saudi Arabian Oil Company), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Alberta Health Services.
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The programme is for graduates looking to broaden their previous study of accounting or for those already working in accounting or finance.
The course gives you an international perspective on the theory and practice of accounting. You’ll study financial management and securities markets. There’s a particular focus on the move towards harmonisation with international accounting standards and the impact of leading standard-setting authorities.
The course provides you with:
The taught component of the course is covered in the first two semesters. Core modules include Principles of Finance and Accounting & Financial Analysis. Elective modules include Advanced Corporate Finance and Applications Advanced Accounting.
The research project will take up the third (summer) semester.
You’ll be assessed on your ability to select and apply relevant theory and research methods. This work may be linked to an issue raised by, or a problem to be solved for, an employer.
You’ll work on either a series of research projects or a dissertation, supported by an academic supervisor. You can choose a topic from the broad range of issues covered on the programme.
You’ll be assessed on your ability to select and apply relevant theory and research methods. This work may be linked to an issue raised by, or a problem to be solved for, an employer.
Strathclyde’s award-winning Business School is one of the largest institutions of its kind in Europe. We've around 200 academic staff and more than 3000 full-time students.
The departments and specialist units work together to provide a dynamic, fully-rounded and varied programme of specialist and cross-disciplinary postgraduate courses.
The MSc International Accounting & Finance has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. This status is granted to institutions whose degree program(s) incorporate at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), which provide students with a solid grounding in the CBOK and positions them well to sit for the CFA exams.
The taught component of the course will be covered in the first two semesters. Both of these semesters will run for 12 weeks.
At MSc level the research project stage of the course is taken during the summer semester.
Every class will either have a class test or assignment during Semester 1 and 2. The exams for all classes will take place at the end of the semester in January and June.
This course is suitable for those intending to develop their careers in finance, broadly defined as:
Want to combine a postgraduate qualification in Accounting with professional exemptions, while preparing for a career in industry, practice, the not-for-profit or public sectors?
The MSc International Accounting Practice is designed to combine technical skills in accounting and business analysis, with the development of key competences in team work, business acumen, effective communication and critical thinking.
Building on the excellent reputation of our Department for producing high calibre accounting graduates, recognised by all of the major accounting practices and other industry partners, the MSc International Accounting Practice will provide students with the skills required to gain a significant number of exemptions from the main international accountancy bodies and coupled with invaluable work experience as part of the programme; will create huge opportunities for subsequent employment – either internationally or nationally.
This course is open to applicants of all disciplines. As well as offering academic qualifications, the course also offers academic credits towards preparing for professional examinations and explicitly developing skills for lifelong learning.
Upon completion of the MSc International Accounting Practice, you can expect to have excellent career prospects in an accounting role, with a wide range of organisations, including accounting practice, industry, financial services, the not-for-profit and the public sectors.
Alignment to professional accounting syllabi provides you with exemptions which are recognised globally.
If you are an ambitious, curious and hard-working graduate, driven to excel and succeed in the area of finance or accounting, this is the right course for you. This is a highly practical course so you’ll need to possess sound quantitative skills. This is a course for graduates that are keen to acquire both the leading techniques in finance and analytical understanding of accounting in measuring economic activities in a business.
You will be able to tailor your course with elective modules to pursue selected fields in depth and address your individual career choice. You can choose modules that will enable you to focus at greater depth on finance, or that will provide you with knowledge you will need to prepare for professional accounting qualifications.
This is a one-year, full-time, expertly structured programme that will provide you with the real world finance and accounting expertise that leads to a wide range of rewarding international roles.
The emphasis of the course is to enable you to critically assess the implications of financial figures for a multitude of finance related topics. During the course you will develop a deep understanding of the use of finance and accounting tools in the context of global capital markets.
The course is designed to equip you with skills for using both finance theory and analysis together with accounting numbers in investment decisions and corporate assessment. For example, you will learn how to think in financial terms and develop the methods that will help you weigh financial risks when valuing underlying real assets, evaluating a strategy, and drawing conclusion about the business using financial figures, you will acquire analytical skills for making informed assessments on key financial decision, you will develop deep understanding of the fundamental issues behind international capital flows, their accounting treatment and bearings on business decisions.
This is a demanding and highly rewarding course and after leaving it you will be well-prepared for a broad range of financial careers. MSc IAF graduates find careers in investment and corporate banks, accountancy and audit firms, ratings firms, private equity, financial data providers, venture capital, and finance departments in major corporations.
What will I learn
We review all our courses regularly to keep them up-to-date on issues of both theory and practice.
To satisfy the requirements of the degree course students must complete:
and either
Assessment of modules on the MSc in International Accounting & Finance, in most cases, is by means of coursework and unseen examination. Coursework may consist of standard essays, individual and group presentations, group reports, classwork, unseen tests and problem sets. Please note that any group work may include an element of peer assessment.
The MSc in International Accounting & Finance course starts with two compulsory induction weeks, focused on:
As Cass is located close to the City of London, you will be perfectly placed to exploit the opportunities created by the degree. Our dedicated careers team will work with you to identify and achieve your career goals by providing you one-to-one support, as well as regular skills workshops and employer and alumni networking opportunities.
Our graduates embark on fulfilling careers in finance and accounting across the finance, professional services, and corporate world at companies including Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and KPMG.
MSc International Accounting & Finance has been designed to critically develop your understanding of accounting within an international context. This course will prepare you for a graduate role as an auditor, financial accountant, tax accountant, financial analyst, decision analyst, management accountant or financial manager.
This course will allow you to build on the accounting and finance knowledge you have gained during your undergraduate studies and to develop the necessary expertise to take on senior management roles within a global environment.
You will focus on the application of knowledge to a real world global context by studying modules such as International Finance, International Business and International Taxation and Accounting. This course has a strong international orientation and as such introduces you to accounting in a wider global context.
Don’t have a background in accounting and finance or a related subject?
Take a look at MSc Accounting & Finance where our students come from a wide range of educational backgrounds, including both business and non-business specialisms.
Core Modules
The course then concludes with a dissertation project.
The Professional Development Programme (PDP) is an integrated module which runs throughout the course and focuses on your professional development and employability, giving you the opportunity to identify, develop and apply the key skills you gain throughout the year. You'll have the opportunity to develop your academic skills, build a portfolio of professional business skills, or study abroad at one of our international partners, undertake an internship placement in the UK, or overseas, or get involved in a global business challenge simulation.
The world of accounting and finance is a fluid, ever-changing one, with new innovations and thinking being introduced all the time. Working in this field, you will need a strong knowledge of how to resolve issues and tackle challenges by using the most up-todate methods. Our MSc combined with the ACCA Professional is for exceptional graduates with a strong background in both accounting and finance and a dedication to succeeding in a competitive market. This 12 month pathway is designed to enable you to graduate with both an MSc and two professional ACCA exams to enable you to be successful in your chosen financial career.
By choosing a pathway to achieve the ACCA and combining our academic expertise with that of the sector knowledge and experience of Kaplan Financial, this is a truly unique opportunity to undertaken an MSc that will give you both theoretical and practical real-world experience of accountancy and finance. Kaplan Financial offers excellence in teaching the ACCA at its dedicated study centres.
Kaplan Financial - The UK's leader in financial and accountancy training
Kaplan, part of Kaplan, Inc is the UK’s leading global provider of diverse education and training. Programmes include professional accountancy and financial training, vocational qualifications and Apprenticeships, financial markets, postgraduate and undergraduate degrees.
Kaplan can trace its roots back to 1884 and prides itself in providing educational and learning excellence with leading online learning technologies, award-winning study materials and support from the industry’s most experienced tutors and assessors who are dedicated to ensuring success in your studies. Kaplan also provides professional onsite training for many of the UK’s largest businesses.
The International Accounting and Finance MSc, on offer since the 1960s, encompasses accounting in its international, public and private contexts, corporate financial management, private sector investment and foreign exchange markets.
It aims to give you a deep knowledge of the theoretical and empirical literature that provides the background to understanding changes and innovations in accounting and finance, where you will also acquire a range of skills that can be used to solve real-world problems.
By combining with Kaplan Financial to offer the ACCA this 12 month pathway enables you to leave the University of Birmingham with an MSc and the completion of two ACCA modules; Advanced Performance Managementand Advanced Financial Management. This is a unique programme on offer exclusively to students of the International Accounting and Finance MSc at Birmingham.
This programme is only available for those who have a strong background in both accounting and finance; you will need to meet both the MSc entry requirements and those for the ACCA; please see the entry requirements below.
When you apply for this MSc with ACCA you must upload a transcript showing modules studied and mark achieved to date. If you have not yet completed your Bachelor’s degree, please ensure that you also upload a transcript or an official document which shows the modules you are studying in your final year, and any marks achieved so far.
For those without an accounting and finance background, but who have studied some quantitative subjects, please see our MSc Investments MSc and MSc Financial Management programmes.
For information about taught programmes in the fields of Banking and Finance, please see the Department of Economics postgraduate programmes.
Birmingham Business School was the first business school in the country and has built on its reputation ever since to ensure that you get the best learning and teaching experience.
The MSc programme consists of six modules, including compulsory ones on Financial Accounting Theory and Policy and Theory of Financial Management. You can also choose from a wide range of options and must submit a dissertation on a topic of your choice.
Taught modules contribute towards two thirds of your final assessment and your dissertation contributes the other third. Modules are assessed using written examinations and coursework. Coursework can take a variety of forms, including:
The ACCA elements of this course will be taught by Kaplan Financial who are an award-winning platinum approved provider with 100% pass rates. More information on how they teach the ACCA can be found on their website http://financial.kaplan.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Careers in Business
Careers in Business is a dedicated service for postgraduate Business School students. We’ll help you in all aspects of your career management, from planning your job-seeking strategies, applying for jobs, preparing for interviews and assessment centres and developing your essential employability skills. At the start of your programme you will receive an email from our team, giving details of how you can access Careers in Business Online. Please get in touch to find out how our Careers in Business team can support you.
The world of accounting and finance is a fluid, ever-changing one, with new innovations and thinking being introduced all the time. Working in this field, you will need a strong knowledge of how to resolve issues and tackle challenges by using the most up-todate methods. Our MSc combined with the ACCA Professional is for exceptional graduates with a strong background in both accounting and finance and a dedication to succeeding in a competitive market. This 16 month programme is designed to enable you to graduate with both an MSc and examinations towards the professional ACCA qualification to enable you to be successful in your chosen financial career.
By choosing a pathway to achieve the ACCA Professional and combining our academic expertise with that of the sector knowledge and experience of Kaplan Financial, this is a truly unique opportunity to undertaken an MSc that will give you both theoretical and practical real-world experience of accountancy and finance. Kaplan Financial offers excellence in teaching the ACCA at its dedicated study centres.
Kaplan Financial - The UK's leader in financial and accountancy training
Kaplan, part of Kaplan, Inc is the UK’s leading global provider of diverse education and training. Programmes include professional accountancy and financial training, vocational qualifications and Apprenticeships, financial markets, postgraduate and undergraduate degrees.
Kaplan can trace its roots back to 1884 and prides itself in providing educational and learning excellence with leading online learning technologies, award-winning study materials and support from the industry’s most experienced tutors and assessors who are dedicated to ensuring success in your studies. Kaplan also provides professional onsite training for many of the UK’s largest businesses.
The International Accounting and Finance MSc, on offer since the 1960s, encompasses accounting in its international, public and private contexts, corporate financial management, private sector investment and foreign exchange markets.
It aims to give you a deep knowledge of the theoretical and empirical literature that provides the background to understanding changes and innovations in accounting and finance, where you will also acquire a range of skills that can be used to solve real-world problems.
By combining with Kaplan Financial to offer the ACCA this 16 month pathway enables you to leave the University of Birmingham with an MSc and the completion of four professional ACCA modules to help you to achieve your ACCA Professional status; Advanced Performance Management, Advanced Financial Management, Strategic Business Reporting and Business Leader . This is a unique programme on offer exclusively to students of the International Accounting and Finance MSc at Birmingham.
This programme is only available for those who have a strong background in both accounting and finance; please see the entry requirements below.
When you apply for this MSc you must upload a transcript showing modules studied and mark achieved to date. If you have not yet completed your Bachelor’s degree, please ensure that you also upload a transcript or an official document which shows the modules you are studying in your final year, and any marks achieved so far.
For those without an accounting and finance background, but who have studied some quantitative subjects, please see our MSc Investments MSc and MSc Financial Management programmes.
For information about taught programmes in the fields of Banking and Finance, please see the Department of Economics postgraduate programmes.
Birmingham Business School was the first business school in the country and has built on its reputation ever since to ensure that you get the best learning and teaching experience.
This programme consists of six modules, including compulsory ones on Financial Accounting Theory and Policyand Theory of Financial Management. You can also choose from a wide range of options and must submit a dissertation on a topic of your choice.
Taught modules contribute towards two thirds of your final assessment and your dissertation contributes the other third. Modules are assessed using written examinations and coursework. Coursework can take a variety of forms, including:
The ACCA elements of this course will be taught by Kaplan Financial who are an award-winning platinum approved provider with 100% pass rates. More information on how they teach the ACCA can be found on their website http://financial.kaplan.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Careers in Business
Careers in Business is a dedicated service for postgraduate Business School students. We’ll help you in all aspects of your career management, from planning your job-seeking strategies, applying for jobs, preparing for interviews and assessment centres and developing your essential employability skills. At the start of your programme you will receive an email from our team, giving details of how you can access Careers in Business Online. Please get in touch to find out how our Careers in Business team can support you.
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