The MSc Accounting and Finance aims to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance at an advanced level and therefore will build on their prior knowledge and/or experience in the subject area. The programme content will provide a blend of theory, research and practice-led content that will enable you to develop deeper conceptual and theoretically-informed perspectives of accounting and financial practices in organisations and in the wider contexts in which these practices operate. In line with the general educational aims of Southampton Business School, it will enable you to become a competent and reflective practitioner in your chosen field, enhance your promote critical and evaluative thinking, and help you to develop an understanding of the risks and uncertainties that characterise the contemporary business environment.

The typical career destinations for holders of the MSc Accounting and Finance will be in the private sector including banks, financial institutions and accounting/consulting firms.