MSc Accounting and Finance at University of Bristol

Programme overview

What is the Accounting and Finance MSc? The Accounting and Finance MSc is a one-year master's for students seeking to prepare for today's fast-changing global financial sector. Build advanced knowledge of corporate finance, financial reporting and management accounting, alongside practical skills in data analysis and financial technologies.

What you will study

You will start by learning investment decision-making, organisational control systems and the role of financial information in strategic planning. Apply theory to real-world data and scenarios, to interpret and evaluate complex financial evidence while studying core units in: Corporate Finance Corporate Reporting and Capital Markets Strategic Management Accounting. You will then study how to apply machine learning, data analytics and quantitative methods to finance and accounting problems, evaluating their limitations, assumptions and ethical implications through the AI and Data Analytics in Accounting and Finance unit.

Career pathways

The Accounting and Finance programme responds to growing employer demand for graduates with advanced analytical, technical and digital capabilities in financial decision-making. Apply your learning through business simulations and applied, real-world projects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree in Accounting or Finance, or a Commerce degree with an Accounting, Finance, or Accounting and Finance specialism (whether as a single, joint, or combined honours degree) OR if your degree is not listed above, you will require three modules at 2:1 level from the lists below, with at least one module from each stream. Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance stream: Any variation of Accounting (for example, Corporate Accounting or Financial Accounting) Auditing Banking Corporate Finance Corporate Reporting Financial Analysis... English language: profile level B.

Domestic applicants: GBP 20,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 39,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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