Accounting and Finance MSc

Course Summary

• Type: MSc
• Location: London, UK
• Duration: 1 year
• Deadline: September and January

Course Description

Kingston's Accounting and Finance MSc is an intensive, practical and research-based course, designed to create job-ready graduates with extensive knowledge of both theory and practice. It aims to equip students with the skills necessary to gain high-level positions in the accounting and finance industries.

This programme is taught by a highly qualified staff using up-to-the-minute data and research. If you have a degree in any discipline and would like to significantly enhance your career prospects in accounting and financial management, our Accounting and Finance MSc course is ideal.

This globally recognised masters is a rigorous and challenging programme that will provide you with a well-integrated knowledge of financial accounting, finance and investment, and management accounting. At every level you will also relate this to the wider issues of management and corporate strategy.

• Resources: the Kingston Business School has a wealth of academic resources including of journal subscriptions, IT suites and an extremely well-stocked library. In addition, the Faculty has a subscription to Thompson Reuters Datastream, giving students information on all PLC companies going back to 1963. The University is one of only a handful of UK universities with a Bloomberg trading room. Find out more about our facilities.
• Qualifications and exemptions: Kingston students can apply for Bloomberg certification as well as exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). These industry-recognised qualifications give graduates a huge advantage in the jobs market.
• International: Kingston Business School is proud to have a truly international student body. During your masters you will meet and work with students from a wide variety of countries and cultures. This will add international insight to class discussions and working groups, and contributes to a strong global alumni network.

What will you study?

During the course your Masters in Accounting and Finance MSc, you will develop your understanding of the purpose and nature of financial accounting, modelling and reporting. You will look at how theoretical and conceptual issues combine in the operational and practical activities of management accounting.

You will also look at the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors which influence an organisation's social responsibilities and how they integrate with a company's strategic decision-making processes. In addition you will examine the core theories of finance and investment and how they can be used in practical decision-making contexts.