MSc Accounting and Finance
Online
DURATION
1 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 10,550 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
This accounting and finance master’s will develop your skills in digital analysis and data handling to support your employability and career progression in today’s fintech sector. During the course, you’ll source, examine, and analyse live data sets from real-world business cases and then apply contemporary accounting and finance principles and develop your own solutions to the strategic challenges posed.
The course explores new technologies such as blockchain, fintech services, cloud computing, and distributed ledgers, helping you refine your skillset and prepare for careers in a wide selection of accounting and finance roles. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to evaluate the impact that accounting and finance has on strategic planning, preparing to contribute to large strategic projects such as mergers and acquisitions, pricing, capital expenditure, and investment.
ACCA & CIMA Approved
Our MSc Accounting and Finance course is approved by ACCA and CIMA. We’ve mapped out our modules against the largest professional accounting bodies: the ACCA, CIMA, and ICAEW to ensure your course content will readily prepare you to pass your accounting qualifications. The course is fully aligned to the Strategic Professional Level syllabus of the ACCA qualification, meaning you can earn 120 credits towards your MSc Accounting and Finance, as well as progress towards ACCA membership by sitting ACCA Strategic exams alongside your Arden assessments. Also, if you’re an already qualified accountant, you can gain direct entry to our MSc Accounting and Finance top-up course.
Bloomberg Partnership
We have partnered with Bloomberg to provide our students access to the Bloomberg Financial Markets Platform, an industry-leading and cutting-edge financial tool. Through the Bloomberg Terminal, you will be able to interact with financial markets in real-time, giving you insight into what it’s really like to work in finance and allowing you to gain valuable employability skills in a safe environment.
Curriculum
Course Modules
- Managing Within a Competitive Environment
- Analysing Business and Financial Performance
- Analysing Financial Statements
- Accountability, Governance and Assurance
- Global Issues in Taxation and Fiscal policy
- Managing Strategic Finance and Risk
- Final project: Financial Management Project
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program Outcome
Career Prospects
The online master’s course in accounting and finance prepares you for a range of professional roles.
Upon graduating from this course, you could pursue positions such as:
- Asset Manager
- Inventory Management
- Business Planner
- Business Manager
- Technology Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Blockchain Designer
- Careers in Fintech
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Arden's MSc Accounting and Finance qualification gives you the potential to further your career in finance and accounting. Here are some of the roles may want to explore further after graduating:
- Asset Manager
- Inventory Management
- Business Planner
- Business Manager
- Technology Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Blockchain Designer
- Careers in Fintech