Accounting and Finance

University of Huddersfield
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Accounting and financeEconomicsFinance

About this course

Whether you’re planning a career with a major accountancy firm in the UK or internationally, this course helps prepare you by developing your critical understanding of the internationalisation of accounting and specific aspects of corporate finance. The course will provide you with key insights, with an emphasis on critical evaluation of regulatory and governance issues in financial management from an accounting perspective.

The programme is supported with our state-of-the-art Trading Room which is equipped with professional software, providing up-to-date market data and financial analysis tools giving students a feel for how to deal responsibly with financial and economic market data. The Trading Room provides simulation of what it is like to work in the financial industry and provides the experience of a real life financial markets environment, thus enhancing your experience and employability.

Professional links and accreditation: The MSc Accounting and Finance course has professional accreditation with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA - https://www.aicpa-cima.com/home). It offers the opportunity to obtain professional exam exemptions and you will be eligible for the CIMA Masters Gateway Route.

Huddersfield Business School is an accredited member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (https://www.aacsb.edu/learners/tools/why-accreditation-matters). Less than 6% of business schools worldwide have obtained this prestigious accreditation.

AACSB-accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process conducted by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, credentials, and commitment needed to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education. As a result, AACSB-accredited schools produce graduates who are highly skilled and more desirable to employers than other non-accredited schools.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

4124 Finance officers
1131 Financial managers and directors
2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
3534 Financial accounts managers
3531 Brokers
3533 Financial and accounting technicians

Course Details

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