MA Accounting And Finance

Accounting:

Accountancy is the fastest-growing area of business activity. The ability to measure financial information and make projections affects economic and organisational decision-making at all levels. Financial accountants report on the performance of an organisation, and management accountants provide financial information to help with planning and strategy.

Environment For Learning:

We offer a supportive and encouraging environment where you can grow and develop. Our Student Experience Team offers an extensive range of personal and professional services to support you on your undergraduate journey.

We provide a variety of opportunities for you to engage in co- and extra-curricular activities. Our dedicated Student Development Team can help you develop a range of essential business graduate competencies.

Further Development Opportunities:

You may take undergraduate Edinburgh Awards supported by an alumni professional mentor and trained coaches:

• Personal and Professional Development (Year 2)
• Effective and Responsible Leadership (Year 3 or 4)

What You Will Study:

• Year 1
• Your Year 1 courses will provide an introduction to:
• accounting
• economics
• business and its global environment
• Year 2
• You will broaden your knowledge of essential finance subjects and continue your study of accounting.
• You should enrol in Law for Business in order to gain full accreditation from professional accounting organisations.
• You may also choose one option course from across the University. This is subject to availability and timetabling constraints.
• Year 3
• As you progress to the Honours level, you will continue to specialise in your chosen area of accounting, building on financial and management accounting studied in Years 1 and 2.
• You will also choose one more specialist Honours course in business.
• Year 4
• Your Management Honours Dissertation is central to Year 4. You will conduct an independent research project on a topic of your choosing that is closely linked to your degree programme.
• You will also study two more Honours courses in both accounting and finance.
• Programme structure
• Find out more about the compulsory and optional courses in this degree programme.
• To give you an idea of what you will study on this programme, we publish the latest available information. However, please note this may not be for your year of entry, but for a different academic year.

Our Facilities:

The Business School is located in a dedicated Business School building in George Square, in the middle of the central campus.

All business teaching takes place across the central campus. However, you may be required to travel to the King’s Buildings if you are studying courses in science and engineering.

You will have access to:

• specialist business resources in the central Main Library (books, journals, databases)
• dedicated student experience and student development support

For specialist business analytics, business research and finance related courses, we have dedicated teaching labs. These labs include associated software and databases. We also have our own Business School Cafe.

Standard Entry Requirement:

• The standard entry requirement is:
• SQA Highers: AAAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S5.
• A Levels: A*AA.
• IB: 39 points with 666 at HL.
• Minimum entry requirement
  • The minimum entry requirement for widening access applicants is:
  • SQA Highers: ABBB by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S5.
  • A Levels: ABB.
  • IB: 34 points with 655 at HL.