Accounting and Finance, PGDip – (M.Sc.)

The programme is designed for students wanting to extend their expertise in the fields of accounting and finance. It is designed for numerate graduates who need not have a background in accounting. The first half of the taught section of the programme involves an intensive study of the core disciplines of accounting and finance. The second half of the programme allows students to specialise in advanced and applied areas. On successful completion of the programme, students automatically gain exemption from papers F1 to F4 of the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The university is also an accredited provider of the professional examinations for the International Association of Book-Keepers, offering students the opportunity to take these exams during their studies.

Aims of the programme
* To enable students become competent and thoughtful practitioners in this case in in the wider field of finance and accounting.
* To develop students reflective, critical and evaluative thinking and judgement and to expose them to contemporary issues in the field through teaching which is strongly supported by research and professional practice.
* To provide a flexible programme which delivers a strong theoretical underpinning in accounting and finance through compulsory courses and which enables students to pursue coherently related areas of specialism through chosen areas of academic study through option choices and a dissertation title.

Career options
The degree provides a good stepping stone to a career in accountancy, especially as accountants in commerce and industry, and also provides students who are seeking positions in the finance industry with both specialist finance knowledge and the necessary level of understanding of accounting. Employers of our graduates include First City Merchant Bank and JPMorgan.