MSc Finance and Investment (Professional Accounting)

at University of Nottingham Ningbo China

The MSc Finance and Investment (Professional Accounting) is a full-time, postgraduate degree studied over two years, including the opportunity to undertake a block of paid and assessed internship (placement) with a large international accounting firm.

The structure of the programme is modular, with individual modules each having a weighting of 20 credits. One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 20 credit module represents 200 hours of study including formal teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessments. For teaching purposes the academic year is divided into two semesters (Autumn and Spring) that consists of 12 weeks of teaching, respectively, followed by periods of revision and examination assessment.  A degree requires the successful completion of 240 credits, 60 of which are taken at each semester.

Students spend a minimum of 9 weeks of internship (placement) each year with a large international accounting firm as an integral part of the programme (subject to assessment for Fitness to Practice). Students must attend and pass the assessments for both the Accounting Internship and Accounting Project modules to be awarded the MSc Finance and Investment (Professional Accounting).

• External Audit and Assurance
• Taxation in China
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Audit and Internal Control
• Strategic management accounting
• Accounting Internship

Course Requirements: Open to graduates of any subjects. This master programme requires students to have a bachelor‘s degree (or international equivalent) from a recognised institution at the same standard as a UK university's 2:1 (upper second class honours degree or international equivalent). 

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English, and who do not have a degree from a UK institution, are required to have the following English language qualifications before they can register on an academic programme:

• IELTS: 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each element) or
• PTE Academic: 71 (minimum 65) or
• TOEFL (IBT): 87 (minimum 20 in Speaking and 19 in all other elements)

• Mainland Chinese students  - 100,000 RMB / year
• Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan students  -  100,000 RMB / year
• International students  -  110,000 RMB / year

This degree offers opportunities in a variety of careers in Accountancy, Auditing, Business Development, Financial Advice, Investment Management, Marketing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Procurement, Research, Risk Assurance, and Tax Consultancy.