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Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment MSc

Our MSc Accounting and Finance prepares you for a career in management accounting, financial planning or corporate investment.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2023

Overview

The changing business environment is driven by:

  • technological changes
  • globalisation
  • customer preference

This requires organisations to respond effectively and efficiently. Our Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment MSc will enable you to develop:

  • advanced understanding of accounting, finance and strategic investment. You'll advance the effectiveness and competitiveness of organisations
  • quantitative and qualitative skills for evaluating and informing strategic decisions and investment opportunities
  • professional attributes and investment and decision-making skills highly valued by international organisations

You'll also learn transferable skills including:

  • report writing
  • personal and interpersonal skills
  • presentation skills
  • group working skills
  • an appreciation of working in a multicultural environment

This course brings together:

  • innovative thinking
  • fundamental theory
  • real-life case studies

and will enable you to develop a wide range of analytical and critical-thinking skills.

The course contains a significant part of both finance and management accounting. This provides the necessary tools for quantitative and qualitative assessment of corporate performance.

This is a key component and highlights that the degree is designed for those working:

  • within organisations
  • providing consultancy advice to organisations

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What you'll learn

You'll cultivate a skill set that will enable you to influence financial and strategic decisions from inside a company. Management accounting and financial analysis each play a leading role in the development of these skills.

You'll gain a strong foundation of financial knowledge and analytical skills. You'll develop an appreciation of managerial decision making and investment.

Develop an advanced understanding of how accounting, finance and strategic investment can increase the effectiveness and competitiveness of organisations.

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

How you'll learn

Your development

On completion of the course, you'll be able to show practical skills and the ability to:

  • implement appropriate business strategies
  • optimise the financial interests of key stakeholders
  • systematically collect, analyse and interpret data
  • provide advice about how to apply financial models, tools and techniques
  • improve organisational performance
  • understand and apply product costing, budgeting, and capital budgeting

Your future

Graduate destinations

Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles, including:

  • futures trader
  • investment analyst
  • investor relations officer
  • procurement manager
  • financial planner
  • corporate finance consultant
  • auditor
  • risk analyst
  • financial trader
  • business development consultant

Careers

This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:

  • P&G
  • PwC
  • EY
  • KPMG
  • Vodafone Group Plc
  • Agricultural Bank of China
  • BDO AG
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  • Tunlan Investment
  • Excelian

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Facilities

Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 3,500 students representing over 83 nationalities. This valuable network extends beyond our current students to include:

  • regional, nationality and international leaders
  • alumni
  • leading professionals and practitioners from industry

The Business School is based within the Newcastle Helix

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2023 entry (per year)

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

  • matriculation
  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

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  • additional costs
  • living costs
  • tuition fees, including how to pay them and available discounts

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Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2023 entry.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

Admissions policy

This policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at Newcastle University. It is intended to provide information about our admissions policies and procedures to applicants and potential applicants, to their advisors and family members, and to staff of the University.

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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course

INTO International Graduate Diploma - Pathway courses

Our Business and Humanities Graduate Diplomas will prepare you for Master's study at Newcastle. If you're successful then you're guaranteed a place on this Master's course. Depending on your level of English, you can choose from:

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If you have specific questions about this course you can contact:

Dr Bo Che
Degree Programme Director
Newcastle University Business SchoolTelephone: +44 (0) 191 208 1503
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