International Accounting and Finance (Taught)

Our MSc International Accounting and Finance programme will help you to deepen your knowledge of accounting and finance. It is designed to help you enter the financial markets or advisory/financial services industry, as an analyst or professional accountant.

Developed as a collaboration between our Business Informatics Systems and Accounting (BISA) department and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Centre, the course is particularly suitable for accounting graduates.

With a blend of theoretical and practice-led content, you will learn the conceptual and theoretical perspectives of accounting and financial practices. The course will also enable you to understand the role of information systems within those processes.

For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.henley.ac.uk/study/masters/msc-international-accounting-and-finance

Sample modules may include:

• International Financial Reporting and Regulation
• Financial Securities and Markets
• Accounting for Sustainability
• Investment Portfolio Management
• AI and Data Analytics in Business.

These are the modules that we currently offer for 2025/26 entry. They may be subject to change as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Please note that the University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Please check our website for more details about the course structure.

You will learn and be assessed through a wide variety of teaching methods which vary depending on your chosen Masters programme. These include online materials and multimedia content, guest lectures, individual and group assignments, case studies, field visits, dealing room simulations, presentations, applied projects, consultancy work and examinations.
On average examinations form around 70% of the assessed work with the remaining 30% coming from coursework, including a written dissertation or project depending on your chosen programme. The exam period falls between April and June in the summer term, with students taking an average of 5 or 6 exams. Graduation normally takes place in December.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS