Accounting and Finance

De Montfort University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Accounting and financeEconomicsFinance

About this course

An ideal choice for both new graduates and finance professionals looking to progress their career, this programme is the opportunity to specialise in different areas of accounting and finance. It helps prepare full-time students for entry-level positions and provides career development opportunities for roles such as accountants, auditors, managers, business consultants and finance analysts.

You will examine in depth, the tools and practices of finance and accounting. The course will enable you to apply your knowledge in simulations, case studies, exams, essays and small research projects, developing your employability and research skills. You will have access to our Trading Floor, which provides campus and remote access to leading financial databases, statistical and other software. On this course you will challenge accounting and finance theories and practices by studying contemporary issues, including sustainability investing and reporting.

Key features

* Modules such as Financial Decision Management will allow you to develop and apply key skills used in designing and implementing strategy and demonstrate an understanding of how the external environment and stakeholders affect strategy.

* You will use international case studies to examine topics such as sustainability and transparency.

* The course enables you to synthesise the evidence for and against finance theories, such as EMH, CAPM and behavioural finance.

* On our International Trading and Investments module, you will be given a stock and sector to manage, as part of a student-managed international portfolio.

* This course will prepare you for the CIMA Management Case Study (MCS) exam, giving you a head start in your journey to obtain professional accreditations.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1131 Financial managers and directors
2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
3533 Financial and accounting technicians
3534 Financial accounts managers
4124 Finance officers
2421 Chartered and certified accountants

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Leicester
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Accounting and finance, Economics, Finance