Manchester Business School MSc Accounting and Finance

Take your skills and knowledge to the next level with the best accounting and finance group in the world. Whether you want to further your professional career, or go on to study for a PhD, this course gives you the qualification you need to succeed.

Recent recruiters include:

AstraZeneca, Bank of China , Bank of East Asia, Barclays, Deloitte,

Ernst & Young, KPMG, Lenovo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Course structure

(All taught course units are 15 credits)

Semester 1

- Introduction to Quantitative Methods

- Essentials of Finance

- Financial Reporting Theory

One course unit from:

- Portfolio Investment

- Accounting in an International Context

- Foundations of Finance Theory

Semester 2

– Advanced Management Accounting

– Corporate Finance

Either

– Research Methods and Methodology

in Accounting (for students doing an Accounting dissertation)

– Advanced Empirical Finance

(for students doing a Finance dissertation)

and one course unit from:

- Financial Statement Analysis

- Financial Econometrics

- International Finance

- Mergers and Acquisitions: Economic and Financial Aspects

Summer research period

Research dissertation (60 credits)

The dissertation is an integral part of the course. It gives you the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the taught part of the course. The dissertation normally consists of a literature survey in an applied or empirical area of accounting and finance followed by a piece of empirical work, involving either qualitative research methods or traditional statistical methods. Typical topic areas link to the research interests of the faculty and include: management accounting, financial reporting, auditing, management information systems, business analysis or public sector financial management.

(See the MSc Finance course for a summary of the dissertations available for students choosing a Finance dissertation.)

Examples of recent dissertation project topics include:

• Management accounting in global organisations

• Regulation and the meaning of audit quality

• Football and global finance

• Accounting conservatism pre- and post-IFRS.

Course recognition

The course meets the present ESRC guidelines for Masters degrees and has

ESRC recognition as a postgraduate training year in preparation for a PhD.

It also holds the award of partnership status from the CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals.

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Description:	Take your skills and knowledge to the next level with the best accounting and finance group in the world. Whether you want to further your professional career, or go on to study for a PhD, this course gives you the qualification you need to succeed. Recent recruiters include: AstraZeneca, Bank of China , Bank of East Asia, Barclays, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Lenovo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Course structure (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods - Essentials of Finance - Financial Reporting Theory One course unit from: - Portfolio Investment - Accounting in an International Context - Foundations of Finance Theory Semester 2 – Advanced Management Accounting – Corporate Finance Either – Research Methods and Methodology in Accounting (for students doing an Accounting dissertation) Or – Advanced Empirical Finance (for students doing a Finance dissertation) and one course unit from: - Financial Statement Analysis - Financial Econometrics - International Finance - Mergers and Acquisitions: Economic and Financial Aspects Summer research period Research dissertation (60 credits) The dissertation is an integral part of the course. It gives you the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the taught part of the course. The dissertation normally consists of a literature survey in an applied or empirical area of accounting and finance followed by a piece of empirical work, involving either qualitative research methods or traditional statistical methods. Typical topic areas link to the research interests of the faculty and include: management accounting, financial reporting, auditing, management information systems, business analysis or public sector financial management. (See the MSc Finance course for a summary of the dissertations available for students choosing a Finance dissertation.) Examples of recent dissertation project topics include: • Management accounting in global organisations • Regulation and the meaning of audit quality • Football and global finance • Accounting conservatism pre- and post-IFRS. Course recognition The course meets the present ESRC guidelines for Masters degrees and has ESRC recognition as a postgraduate training year in preparation for a PhD. It also holds the award of partnership status from the CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals.
Teaching mode:	Full Time
Language:	English
Tuition fees:	Home/EU £16,700 Overseas £19,300
Begin:	17 September 2012
Length:	1 Year
Application deadline:	Rolling admission - please apply as early as possible.
Application procedure:	Entry requirements Please note: there is a non-refundable application fee of £60. First or upper second class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university or the overseas equivalent, in accounting and/or finance.
Entry Requirements:	no academic background in business or economics required
URL:	http://www.mbs.ac.uk/masters/courses/chinese-business-manage/

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