The ability to understand and control the finances of a business are essential to an organisation’s success; good accountancy skills and financial management experience are highly sought after and provide the basis for a rewarding career.

Designed for graduates looking to start work, professionals aspiring to develop their career or those preparing to study for the exams of the professional bodies, this Accounting and Finance postgraduate degree is highly practical and future facing. The Master’s programme covers a variety of operational and functional concepts and practices as well as the technology that supports them. You will also look closely at how these aspects integrate with the management of global organisations.

The ability to understand and control the finances of a business are essential to an organisation’s success; good accountancy skills and financial management experience are highly sought after and provide the basis for a rewarding career.

Designed for graduates looking to start work, professionals aspiring to develop their career or those preparing to study for the exams of the professional bodies, this Accounting and Finance postgraduate degree is highly practical and future facing. The Master’s programme covers a variety of operational and functional concepts and practices as well as the technology that supports them. You will also look closely at how these aspects integrate with the management of global organisations.

You will study at Salford Business School, on the Peel Park campus, close to Manchester city centre. Manchester is a vibrant financial centre and, with financial headquarters nearby, you will have plenty of opportunities for industry engagement and networking.

You will:

• Study a practically-focussed course, learning from industry experts
• Work with the appropriate tools of analysis to understand the basic mechanics of banks’ financial instruments
• Develop your knowledge and technical skills of financial reporting
• Examine the most important issues in corporate finance
• Learn advanced management accounting techniques for decision-making
• Follow your own areas of interest from a choice of optional modules

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The course is delivered across two semesters of 13 weeks each, with semester 3 dedicated to your dissertation. In semesters 1 and 2, you will have 11 hours of teaching each week. This is made up of eight hours in class for your main modules plus two hours for Research Skills and one hour of Supporting Student Success. At present, there is a minimum of eight hours face to face teaching on campus each week; this may change for September 2023 so please check with us before making commitments.

The Research Skills class each week prepares you for the dissertation in your third semester. Supporting Student Success helps you settle into studying at University of Salford and gives you an opportunity to discuss any problems or concerns about your course.

In addition, you will also undertake independent study in your own time with online support through the University’s virtual learning environment, Blackboard.

The dissertation module accounts for the final 60 credits of your degree. This research dissertation gives you the opportunity to put your learning into practice and enhance your professional experience.

You will be allocated a supervisor who will mentor you through the dissertation.

Part time students study alternate modules (one module on, one module off) to complete their degree in two years.

Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.