MSc in Accounting and Finance
Programme Code: TMAF
Department: Accounting
For students starting this programme of study in 2025/26
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Prerequisite Course |
AC480 Quantitative Methods in Accounting and Finance (0.0) |
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Paper 1 |
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Courses to the value of 1 unit(s) from the following: AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) and AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) and AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) # AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) and AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) # AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) # and AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5) | ||
Paper 2 |
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Paper 3 |
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Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) |
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AC412 Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management (0.5) |
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AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) |
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AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5) |
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AC456 Accounting Analysis of Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Complex Deals (0.5) # |
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Students can also take a dissertation in accounting: AC495 Dissertation in Economics of Accounting (0.5) |
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Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: B |
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FM421 Finance for Mergers, Buyouts and Corporate Restructurings (0.5) # |
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FM442 Quantitative Methods for Finance and Risk Analysis (0.5) # |
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FM445 Portfolio Management (0.5) |
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Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Paper 2: Or another approved paper by special permission only.
B: Paper 4: Any other course by special permission only.
The Bologna Process facilitates comparability and compatibility between higher education systems across the European Higher Education Area. Some of the School's taught master's programmes are nine or ten months in duration. If you wish to proceed from these programmes to higher study in EHEA countries other than the UK, you should be aware that their recognition for such purposes is not guaranteed, due to the way in which ECTS credits are calculated.
Accreditation:
MSc Accounting and Finance is an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Accredited Programme from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.