This course is delivered by the AACSB-accredited Business School, an accreditation which places us within Fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide are accredited by the AACSB, so accounting graduates from this course will be getting their career off to an exceptional start.

This Integrated Master’s course, which is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Charted Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, provides both the theoretical frameworks and practical skills required of accounting and finance professionals.

One of the key features of the course is its flexibility. Designed around a number of core units in accounting and finance, ensuring that you develop your theoretical knowledge, and your ability to analyse financial data and understand financial instruments. You’ll be able to tailor your learning with a number of option units to suit your ambitions in areas like Investment Management, International Tax, Risk Modelling, Business Tax and Corporate Social Responsibility. 

The final year requires you to study at a Master's level and acquire proficiency in areas like Financial Econometrics, FinTech and Derivatives; all specialisms required to work in the capital and financial markets.

A diverse array of guest speakers help to add context to what your highly-qualified and experienced lecturers teach you in the classroom, and you’ll have the option to study abroad at one of our international partner institutions during the second semester of the second year. Currently, we have partners in Australia, Canada and Europe. 

You may choose to complete an optional 30-week work placement which can be carried out anywhere in the world. The placement year offers a chance to gain experience and make contacts for the future.

This Integrated Master's degree in Accounting and Finance will prepare you for a variety of roles in organisations of all sizes and from many sectors. You'll have an excellent grounding in accounting before going on to specialise in business in your second year, ensuring that you keep your career options open.

Within six months of completing their course, 91% of our students studying Accounting courses are in work or further study. However, there was insufficient data to publish information specifically for this course. This is either because the course size is small or respondent numbers were low. Therefore, the data displayed is for all students in Finance Subject level 3. Some of our alumni of finance courses going on to work for the likes of Airbus, Arcadia, Barclays Bank Plc, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, HMRC, IBM, Miscox, Threadneedle Investments and Vodafone, among many others.