Diploma in Accounting and Finance

at London School of Economics

This programme provides a clear route towards master's study within the Department, subject to satisfactory performance. Should you wish to apply for the MSc Accounting and Finance in the following year you will not ordinarily be required to submit a GMAT test with your application.

(* denotes a half unit)

One of the below 3 courses:

Principles of Finance
Examines the theory of financial decision-making by firms and examines the behaviour of the capital markets in which these decisions are taken.

Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets 
By special permission, covers topics in corporate finance, investments and performance evaluation and international finance

Quantitative Finance
By special permission, examines financial risk analysis and financial risk management. 

Accounting Theory and Practice
Providing an in-depth knowledge and understanding in accounting theories and practices underlying major accounting issues.

Or

Management Accounting, Decisions and Control*
Provides an introduction to issues of accounting information and cost management, managerial decision-making and performance management

AND

Financial Accounting, Reporting and Disclosure*
Delivers an introduction to financial accounting, and highlights aspects of reporting that are important to users of financial information.

Courses to the value of two units from a range of options

Minimum entry requirements for Diploma Accounting and Finance

• Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in any discipline.
• Indicating an interest in the Diploma in Accounting and Finance specifically as your first choice will maximise your prospect of admission to the programme. Equally, you should note the differentiated nature of the graduate programmes in the Department of Accounting, and identify your first choice accordingly.
• Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet the minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme.
The fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It does not cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.

Tuition fees 2022/23 for Diploma Accounting and Finance
Home students: £27,984
Overseas students: £27,984

Quick Careers Facts for the Department of Accounting

Median salary of our PG students six months after graduating: £36,000 

Top 5 sectors our students work in:
 

• Financial service activities
• Legal and accounting activities
• Management consultancy activities
• Computer programming and consultancy
• Information service activities

The data was collected as part of the Graduate Outcomes survey, which is administered by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Graduates from 2017-18 were the first group to be asked to respond to Graduate Outcomes. Median salaries are calculated for respondents who are paid in UK pounds sterling.

Our graduates pursue careers across a wide range of sectors, in accounting, corporate finance, equity research, fund management and management consultancy. Companies who have employed recent graduates from the Diploma in Accounting and Finance programme include Barclays Capital, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, HSBC, Mazars, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, PayPal, Simon-Kucher & Partners and Société Générale.