Master of Science - Accounting and Finance

The dual disciplines of accounting and finance complement each other to create a wide-reaching view of an organisation’s financial status which makes MSc Accounting and Finance a desirable Masters degree. At the University of Essex, students are encouraged to practice fair finance and ethical accounting to mitigate and manage risk. MSc Accounting and Finance builds on students' existing knowledge of financial reporting and corporate analysis to develop them into an agile and confident financial manager.

Students cover topics including:

• recent developments in theoretical approaches to accounting and corporate finance • quantitative and qualitative approaches to empirical research • financial reporting • portfolio management

The MSc Accounting and Finance is taught at Essex Business School. Students join one of the UK’s largest and most respected finance groups and experience a Masters education that combines theory with practice. Students further their understanding of advanced accounting and corporate finance and can tailor their studies to their professional ambitions by choosing from a range of optional modules.

Students benefit from academic excellence in two fields where they work with researchers who are at the cutting-edge of accounting and finance theory:

• The Essex Finance Centre (EFiC) works with leading financial services firms and public sector organisations, governments and policy institutions to produce work that makes real-world impact across the globe. • The Essex Accounting Centre is at the forefront of the field of accounting and produce empirical and theoretical research.

The University of Essex's world-renowned academics embed the latest thinking into the course to ensure students stay up-to-date with the current developments and major issues in accounting and financial reporting.

Whether students are thinking about continuing their studies to PhD level or targeting a senior role in the world of accounting or finance, this is the course to advance their career.