The MSc in Accounting with Finance programme is intended to equip participants with a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills of finance and accounting, and contextualises such specialist knowledge and skills into the broader business frameworks in which they are applied. This will enable graduates of the programme to operate effectively in management roles in finance, accounting and related areas. It will also serve as an ideal springboard for progressing to study and qualification with specialist professional accounting institutions, should that be a career aspiration for participants, and relevant professional exemptions are being pursued in this context. For those applicants with a strong background and achievement in professional accounting examinations, some exemption from taught modules will be available. These exemptions will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The design of the programme therefore offers substantial flexibility for learners who are actively engaged in planning the development of their individual career, or who are already in employment and who wish to extend their expertise and accelerate their career options, or those who wish to enhance their immediate employability opportunities. As they progress through the programme each participant is able to make informed decisions about their growing personal areas of interest and expertise and is able to match these to their professional career intentions. Additional pathways of specialist study are being added to the post graduate programme framework in order to meet the future needs of different types of organisations and the particular career needs of our post graduate learners. We have designed our MSc in Accounting with Finance programme to provide participants with a comprehensive post graduate education which is relevant to the present and future needs of the ever changing business environment. With this in mind our programme focuses on providing each learner with a firm understanding and knowledge of contemporary business accounting and finance theories, ideas, concepts, problems, practices and functions and which will enable them to consolidate the foundations for their professional career or for their future academic research career.

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