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Accounting and Finance (MSc)

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The award
MSc

How long you will study
1 year

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How you will study
full-time

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About Accounting and Finance at Swansea University

  • A full conversion programme that may be completed in a single year
  • Does not require accounting, finance or any quantitative study to be completed at undergraduate level
  • All modules are taught by our world-class faculty who have a breadth of industrial and academic knowledge
  • Swansea is joint 1st in Wales for international ranked research (REF 2014)
  • Access to the School of Management investment and trading simulation room to support in-depth understanding of finance in practice
  • 93% of Swansea students in employment six months after graduating
  • High contact time - our modules come with a lecture (in class sizes capped at approximately 150 students) and seminar/tutorial (in class sizes capped at 30) every single week
  • Fully refurbished facilities - we have invested half a million pounds in a recent refurbishment to our student facilities
  • Scholarships available for outstanding students - click here for more details
  • Swansea is 1st in Wales for world-leading impact - 60% at 4-star level (REF 2014) 

Course Overview

This programme has been designed around the ACCA accreditation system. More details on the course can be found below.

The MSc Accounting and Finance is designed specifically to enhance employment prospects by offering students the opportunity to acquire an advanced and in-depth understanding of key accounting and finance topics (without any requirement of having previously studied accounting or finance). 

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Notes about fees for this course

Annual tuition fees for entry in the academic year 2017/18 are as follows:

UK/EU International MSc Full-time £10,000 £17,000

Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

You can find further information on fees and how to pay on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Entry requirements

Students must attain a 2:2 (or overseas equivalent) in an undergraduate degree. Any degree subject will be considered. 

We consider all applications on their merits and will look at each individual case before making an offer, so students who fall slightly short of the entry criteria should still apply.

Non-native English speakers must achieve an IELTS score of 6.0 overall (with no component less than 5.5). A list of equivalent tests are provided here. If you have studied an undergraduate degree taught through the medium of English, you may be exempt from this requirement - click here for further information.

For students who fall short of only the English language requirement, we offer a range of Pre-Master's training programmes that you may take before starting your Master's qualification. Further details can be found here.

For students who fall significantly short of the general entry requirement, we offer a Pre-Master's programme via International College Wales Swansea (ICWS) that will allow you entry on to our postgraduate programmes. Please click here for more details. 

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