MSc Accounting & Finance at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Taught master's in accounting and finance delivered at the Llandaff Campus, with several modules matched to the professional-level ACCA syllabus. Students have full online access to the Financial Times.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management | Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time | Intake: September and January | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

The 180-credit programme has 140 taught credits over two semesters and a compulsory 40-credit dissertation. Core modules: Advanced Financial Management, Advanced Performance Management, Contemporary Issues in Accounting, Banking, Economics & Finance, Strategic Business Leader and Research Methods; plus two options such as Capital Markets and Derivatives, Corporate Finance, Principles of Islamic Finance, Quantitative Finance or Econometrics and Data Analysis.

Career pathways

Roles such as financial analyst, accountant and other finance-sector positions in the UK and internationally; graduates may progress to MPhil/PhD study in the School of Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should meet one of the following: an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant area (accounting, economics or finance) at a minimum 2:2 (general business studies degrees with a relevant pathway considered case by case); at least five years' relevant work experience in finance; or a suitable professional qualification from an appropriate professional body (possible module exemptions). Graduates from non-financial disciplines are welcome to apply and are considered individually. Selection is by application form and, if necessary, interview. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: September and January

Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time

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