MSc in Accounting & Finance Management

Course details

This programme is aimed at Accounting and Finance graduates, with or without relevant business experience, and prepares them for management careers in accounting and finance by providing an innovative and flexible route to an internationally recognised qualification.

The MSc in Accounting and Finance Management programme was established to prepare graduates for careers in International Accounting and Finance Management. On this programme, students can advance their functional management competencies in finance while also developing interpersonal and leadership skills, thereby enabling them to refine valuable transferable skills which they can bring to the workplace.

International diversity

The multicultural environment promotes a greater understanding of different business settings and contexts and gives students the experience of working in culturally diverse teams. These team interactions developed in GBS translate to international business networks for the future. Colleagues in college may become global business partners in the future.

Practical Industry Links:

The Graduate Business School lecturing team have outstanding industry experience, which they bring into the classroom.

MBA Progression Option

On completion of the MSc. in Accounting and Finance Management students may choose to enrol on the MBA in International Business. The graduates may, normally within a two year period, submit, with mentor supervision, two reports based on experiential learning in the workplace. The successful completion of these reports enables them to replace their MSc. qualification with an MBA.

ACCA Progression Option

On successful completion of the programme, students may be eligible to gain exemptions from the examinations of the professional accounting bodies such as ACCA, CPA and others. Please contact the faculty for further details.

Programme modules and content are subject to ongoing quality assurance reviews and evolve to reflect educational industry developments.

Stage 1

Taught modules:

• Management Accounting and Control
• International Strategy
• International Financial Management
• International Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Audit and Assurance

Stage 2: PG Diploma in Accounting and Finance Management

Taught modules:

• Legal Environment and Corporate Governance
• Strategic Managerial Finance
• Taxation (IRL)*
• International Tax Law*
• Business Research Methods (+)
• Business Planning and Entrepreneurship**
• Leadership and Management Development**
• eBusiness and eMarketing **
• Technology and Business Innovation**

*Select one of two electives **Select one of four electives

+ over two semesters

Stage 3: MSc Dissertation in Accounting and Finance Management

• MSc Research Dissertation
• Individual supervision and supporting lectures and seminars.