Full time
1 year
15-SEP-25
MSc - Master of Science
Accounting International Business Studies
Taught
Course overview
This programme equips you with a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful career in business and finance within a global context.
You gain skills in management and enterprise combined with the study of accounting and finance, financial crime and global economy and financial markets. This programme will appeal to those seeking to pursue a career in the financial services sector including economics, accounting and management in both the commercial and public sectors.
This course provides clear links between theory and practice and places discussion of relevant management techniques and themes in the context of the international stage. You gain specialist knowledge of the global economy, financial reporting requirements and financial management in a global marketplace and gain insight into the process of detecting and preventing financial crime. The programme concludes with the dissertation, which provides the opportunity for you to carry out a major international business project.
Recognised as an Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Partner in Learning, working with ICAEW in the professional development of students.
How you learn
This programme enables you to develop a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of international management and broad accountancy themes as well as a range of practical, professional and key transferable skills.
How you are assessed
The assessment strategy has been designed to assess your subject-specific knowledge, cognitive and intellectual skills and transferable skills applicable to the workplace. The strategy ensures that you are provided with opportunities for feedback to assess your learning and guide you with the final assessments for each module.
The assessments include assignments, business reports, case studies, presentations, a research proposal and literature review, and the production of a dissertation. The assessments may include individual or group essays or reports.
Career opportunities
You graduate with the knowledge, experience and confidence to succeed in a management role on a global scale. You acquire a unique mix of skills to work in roles including global strategic management, leadership and management, strategic marketing management, managing people, operations, and finance, or you could even strike out in business on your own. By specialising in accountancy you could also secure roles in financial management, financial crime and governance and accountability.
For this course (per year)
£6,710
For this course (per year)
£17,000
The normal entry requirement is one of the following: an honours degree (at least a 2:2); a post-experience or professional qualification; equivalent qualifications (including international qualifications); for EU and international students, an IELTS score (or equivalent) of 6.