MSc Accounting and Finance at Loughborough University

Programme overview

Gain 11 CIMA exemptions at a UK Top 10 university and accelerate your accounting and finance career. Our MSc Accounting and Finance degree provides graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue roles in professional accounting firms, financial institutions, corporations and non-profit organisations. The programme offers you a thorough grounding in both accounting and finance.

What you will study

Flexible design: you’ll have the option to specialise in either finance or accounting, or maintain a balance between the two, tailoring the programme to your interests through your module choices. Compulsory modules: Corporate Finance Fundamentals, International Financial Accounting and Reporting, Management Accounting: Decision Making, Professional Skills for Success, Industry Experience Project (A&F).

Career pathways

You will leave the programme well prepared for a career in accountancy or finance. On the accounting side, roles could include financial and management accountant roles in industry, as well as a diverse range of careers requiring a deep knowledge of accounting, across organisations including start-ups, charities, regulators and multinational companies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree with a minimum of 55% or equivalent international qualification. It is helpful, but not essential, to have studied a subject with a quantitative element such as business, accounting, economics, mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, geography, computer science or data analytics. We will consider applicants who have taken subjects that do not have a quantitative element but ask them to do some pre-course reading before the start of the programme. No prior finance study is required. Applicants with relevant professional experience or professional qualifications would be welcomed. Ghana equivalents: first-class 65% / 3.4 GPA, 2:1 57% / 3.0 GPA, 2:2 50% / 2.5 GPA

Domestic applicants: GBP 14,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time degree per annum Source

International applicants: GBP 27,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time degree per annum Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/masters-degree/

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