Taught course
MSc Finance and Accounting - Extended
Entry requirements
Any undergraduate degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent, or a professional qualification and/or experience considered to be equivalent to the above
A reference from a tutor who has supervised the applicant’s undergraduate studies and/or employer
Students may apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) subject to the guidelines set out in the RPL Handbook. RPL includes recognition of prior certificated learning and /or accreditation of prior experiential learning.
Applications are also welcome from individuals who do not possess the above qualifications but who have significant management experience and are able to demonstrate previous non-certificated learning equivalent to the above. In such cases, admission to the programme will be based on an evaluation of the applicant’s ability to continue to benefit from and achieve the award.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
The MSc Finance and Accounting provides an in-depth grounding for your professional and/or academic career in finance, business and accounting. Previous students studying this course have taken up appointments in large financial institutions, national government departments, and international banks, and excelled in their roles.
This course develops your strategic understanding and critical thinking of the main finance principles and theories. These support and inform corporate financial decisions, upon which modern business decision-making is based. In addition, it provides you with an opportunity to develop practical skills and a theoretical understanding of finance for international business.
You will explore the importance of accounting information in the management of corporations, as well as a variety of approaches that small firms follow to secure finance and thrive in the hyper-competitive market. You will also have the opportunity to evaluate the impact of organisational theories on corporations in an international context.
You will develop your research skills and learn to apply this knowledge through an independent piece of research in an accounting or finance related topic. The course is taught by highly research-active staff who have embedded their research into the programme.
Information for international students
Please check our minimum language entry requirements before submitting your application.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
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- Enquiries
- enquiries@wlv.ac.uk