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The MSc Finance & Accounting is an intensive programme, designed for those seeking a career in areas such as finance management accounting, equity research analysis, sales in investment banking, in the treasury department of a large corporate company, or at one of the big four.
Programme benefits
- Putting theory into practice: learn from leading practitioners and world-class faculty how to put the latest academic thinking and business strategies into practice.
- Tailor the course to your needs: choose from a wide variety of electives to fit your specific career goals.
- Software facilities: you will have access to Bloomberg terminals, Reuters Eikon, Datastream, Matlab and two bespoke computer labs.
- Career development: our dedicated careers service will help you present yourself with confidence to the worlds top employers.
- Reputation: the Imperial name will open doors for you across the world.
Taught by outstanding academics and leading practitioners, students are provided with a thorough grounding in the theory of finance. Built on this solid technical foundation is an understanding of the practical elements of the finance and accounting industries which include advanced techniques in corporate financial strategy and project management, and company valuation.
On this programme, students gain an understanding of both the financial basics and a practical and specialist knowledge through electives and project work.
The MSc Finance & Accounting comprises nine or ten taught modules and an end of year project. Six of the modules are core courses and are taken during the first two terms. Three or four elective modules are taken during the spring and summer terms.
You will devote the summer to the completion of the project. Students can either opt to pursue a traditional research project (10,000 words) OR an 'Applied Financial Research' report (3,000 words), together with an additional elective.
A strong academic background in a quantitative discipline (e.g. finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, engineering, science or business) is essential.
Modules
Core modules
- Corporate Finance
- Mathematics for Finance
- Financial Econometrics
- Investments and Portfolio Management
- Advanced Financial Accounting and Valuation
- Management Accounting and Corporate Strategy
Elective modules
These include:
Youll take either three (if you do the Research Project) or four (if you do the Applied Financial Research Report) from the following elective courses*, enabling you to focus your study according to your areas of interest.
- Cases in Valuation & Financing Strategies
- Corporate Law and Corporate Tax Strategy NEW
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Financial Crises: Regulation and Ethics NEW
- International Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance
- Structured Credit and Equity Products
- Venture Capital Finance and Innovation
- Empirical Finance: Methods & Applications
- Life Insurance
- Credit Risk
- Corporate Strategy & Dynamic Competition NEW
* Electives available and course outlines are subject to change
Students normally obtain funding from the following sources;
- Imperial College Business School scholarships
- Other merit or needs based scholarships. For example, Imperial College London offers postgraduate scholarships which you canread about here, and The British Council offers scholarships for international students
- Self/family funding
- Employer sponsorship
- Other sources of funding may be found in these publications; Imperial College London Postgraduate Prospectus, The Grants Register (published by Macmillan), Awards for postgraduate study at Commonwealth Universities (Association of Commonwealth Universities), Study Abroad (UNESCO)
UK residents requiring further additional information on financial assistanc e should visit this government website or call 0800 100 900. They offer options such as Professional and Career Development Loans.