MSc Accounting and Finance

at University of Buckingham

Module

• Derivatives and Financial Risk Management
• Auditing & Accountability
• Empirical Techniques in Finance (I & II)
• Financial Analysis and Portfolio Modelling
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• MSc Dissertation
• Strategic Management Accounting

The minimum entry-level required for this course is as follows:

• a first or a good second-class honours degree in accounting, business (for the MSc in Finance and Investment only), finance, investment or banking related subjects from a recognised university or,
• a recognised professional finance qualification with relevant work experience

Mature students

Age is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.

In order to study at postgraduate level (Master’s degree), you will normally need to have attained:

A Bachelor’s degree from a recognised higher education institution, with Second Class/Division (50-64%) equivalent to a British Bachelor’s (Honours) degree, with a minimum of a 2:2, depending on school of study.

IELTS    

Average of 6.5 (with 6.0 or above in each component)

TOEFL* (Internet-based)    

87 (minimum component scores of Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23, Writing 21). 

UK    
£9,576  

INT    
£15,408

Graduate employment

Our graduates have gone on to further study at most of the world’s leading universities, including Harvard, London, Oxford and Cambridge and secured jobs in senior positions around the world. Among our alumni we have a graduate who became the head of his country’s civil service and one who became a leading Formula One motor-racing driver. Another secured a position as the Minister of Sabah and one female law graduate became the first British lawyer to become a French Advocate.