Accounting and Finance (MSc)

University of St Andrews

This course introduces you to the foundations and advanced analytical techniques of Accounting and Corporate Finance. It will equip you for future careers in either of these in-demand professions across all industrial sectors. As part of your studies you will:

• develop deeper knowledge of the theory and practice of modern accounting and finance
• learn from the research and the expertise of globally respected academics and business executives through the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) and the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF)
• access the Bloomberg Trading Suite and experience dynamic learning via real time streaming of data
• take part in AmplifyMe University Pathways, immersive online finance simulations in trading, investment banking and quantitative finance
• have the opportunity to specialise in FinTech or Sustainable Finance through option modules and your dissertation
• develop key industry skills including:
  • current techniques in financial and management accounting
  • conceptual and analytical methods for sound financial decision making
  • modelling, forecasting and diagnostics