Accounting and Finance (Taught)

Do you have a head for figures and your heart set on a career in accounting or finance? The MSc Accounting and Finance at Swansea University can lead to sought-after professions, with strong job security, good rates of pay, and lots of interesting roles across a variety of sectors, providing you with the opportunities you have been looking for.

This programme will help you develop an advanced and in-depth understanding of key accounting and finance topics that will fast-track your future career prospects.

You don’t need a background in accounting or finance to study this one-year conversion course, as it’s designed to enhance your existing undergraduate study experience, and accelerate you into your chosen profession, which could lie anywhere in the world.

Our close partnerships with leading professional bodies also means that you can gain industry-recognised exemptions and credentials that strengthen your CV, and improve your chances of securing graduate-level roles in accounting and finance.

Modules typically include: principles of finance; financial accounting; international financial markets; management accounting; financial statement preparation and analysis; quantitative research methods; and an independent project.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales