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MSc Accounting and Financial Management at University of Essex

University of Essex, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MSc Accounting and Financial Management covers accounting, financial management and financial decision-making, with a grounding in corporate analysis and reporting. Optional modules allow students to tailor their studies toward industry, commerce or professional services.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research Methods in Accounting is core, with compulsory Corporate Reporting and Analysis and Financial Decision Making, optional modules and a 15,000-word dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue financial analysis, management, accountancy, public administration and professional services roles; past graduates have joined KPMG and Grant Thornton LLP.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree in any discipline; lower degrees considered with at least one year of professional experience in banking, finance or accounting, or a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA). IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 16,550 a year. Course fee for October 2027 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,925 a year. Course fee for October 2027 entry. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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