MSc Accounting and Finance- Go University
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MSc Accounting and Finance- Go University
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Overview
You’ll explore the essentials of corporate finance and the relationship between accounting information and organisational performance. At the same time, you’ll build advanced skills in handling quantitative data and examine how modern finance theories are applied to solve complex finance problems.
You will gain an understanding of important research methods in finance and their impact on current practice, and explore topics such as financial analysis, reporting and regulation.
Beyond these core modules, you’ll be able to specialise in areas that suit your career plans with your choice of optional modules. You’ll take at least one of Corporate Governance or Information and Organisation Design, but you could also study topics such as forensic accounting, behavioural finance or international investment.
A professional skills module runs throughout the year to help you develop the critical skills that will allow you to take your knowledge into the workplace. By the end of the year, you’ll be prepared to demonstrate the skills and knowledge you’ve gained with your dissertation – an independently researched project on a related topic of your choice.
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Course structure
These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
You’ll study nine compulsory modules including your dissertation. On top of that, you’ll take two optional modules, which must include at least one from List A.
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
- Quantitative Methods
- Corporate Finance
- Accounting and Organisational Performance
- Applied Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Research Methods in Finance
- Critical Skills for the Finance Professional
- Dissertation
List A:
- Information and Organisation Design
- Corporate Governance
Additional options:
- Behavioural Finance
- Forensic Accounting and Finance
- International Business Finance
- International Investment
- International Banking and Finance
Learning and teaching
We use a variety of teaching and learning methods to help you make the most of your studies. These will include lectures, seminars, workshops, online learning and tutorials. In addition to the assessed modules and research dissertation, you benefit from professional training activities and employability workshops.
Thanks to our links with major companies across the business world, you can also gain a practical understanding of key issues. Activities will include field trips to various corporate headquarters, CV building and interview sessions, professional risk management workshops and commercial awareness events.
For example, students have developed their knowledge of financial markets through workshops and seminars.
Assessment
You’ll be assessed using methods such as exams, project work, presentations, reports and essays. This diversity enables you to develop a broad range of skills as preparation for professional life.
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
- Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject e.g. accounting, finance. Must have a good grounding in quantitative subjects. A background in accounting is essential;
- Applicants whose language is not English will need to learn the English language.
Programme specification:
Our graduates will:
1. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of current and emerging theories, techniques and practices within the field of accounting and finance and the ability to apply these theories in a professional setting.
2. Be proactive problem solvers with the ability to critically evaluate and formulate solutions to complex financial and accounting scenarios.
3. Be an independent researcher able to critically analyse and synthesise current empirical research in accountancy and finance, to develop research ideas and questions, and to undertake analysis and interpretation of results.
4. Be professional in applying accounting and finance to a broader business context.
5. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of financial operations and be able to critically analyse these within a global context.
6. Be effective communicators of findings and recommendations in a clear and cogent manner in both written and oral contexts.
Duration 1 year to 1 year 6months Fulltime 2 years parttime.
Year 1 -
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
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Quantitative Methods 15 credits Semester 1
Corporate Finance Co-requisite for: LUBS5006M 15 credits Semester 1
Accounting and Organisational Performance 15 credits Semester 1
Applied Finance 15 credits Semester 1
Financial Analysis 15 credits Semester 2
Research Methods in Finance 15 credits Semester 2
Accounting and Finance Dissertation 45 credits
Critical Skills for the Finance Professional 15 credits Semesters 1 & 2
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules, at least 15 credits must be from List A.
List A
Information and Organisation Design 15 credits Semester 1
Corporate Governance 15 credits Semester 2
List B
International Business Finance 15 credits Semester 1
Forensic Accounting and Finance 15 credits Semester 2
Behavioural Finance 15 credits Semester 2
International Investment 15 credits Semester 2
International Banking and Finance 15 credits Semester 1
Candidates are eligible for the award if they pass the 150 credits of modules (including compulsory to pass modules) and achieve an overall average mark of 50 or above, calculated across the 180 credits of modules studied.
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Thank you for your interest in graduate education at Go University.
Now, more than ever, graduate education plays a crucial role in the economic, intellectual, and cultural vitality of our region and the nation overall. Graduate degree-holders fuel this vitality in their roles as captains of industry, government leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, gifted communicators, and skilled artists/ artisans, among others. Graduate degree recipients tend to have a higher standard of living and are generally better prepared to weather economic down-turns than are individuals without graduate degrees. When we invest in graduate students and their education, we invest in our future. I hope that graduate education at Go University is in your future.
Go University houses some 50 graduate programs.The Graduate School takes pride in leading this effort and in collaborating with our international affiliates to provide our students with an outstanding educational experience.
The Graduate School’s hallmark is its unwavering commitment to core values: student success, community and diversity, international outreach, and academic excellence—the last of these -the value above all values.
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We fulfill our commitment through robust support enterprises that serve students from initial contact through graduation and beyond, and through offices dedicated to diversity and inclusion, international outreach, external relations and development, fellowships and awards, graduate student writing, graduate teaching and learning, and preparation of doctoral students for multiple career paths.
Whether you are a prospective student, a current member of our graduate community, or a proud alumnus or alumna, the Graduate School is here for you. We hope that you will join us in advancing graduate education and enhancing the graduate student experience.
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