Work with leading academics to develop your financial skills and kick-start your career. This course provides a foundation for building a career in accounting and finance. Accounting and Finance (MSc) is part of our suite of uniquely multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary finance Masters programmes. They bring together expertise from the School for Business and Society, the Department of Mathematics, and the Department of Economics and Related Studies. Discover our refocused syllabus introducing contemporary tools, methods and approaches to tackle applied, professional and academic challenges in accounting and finance. We're committed to developing the knowledge and experience which make you attractive to employers. You'll develop advanced skills to begin or progress your career in finance. Our focus on the role of accounting and finance in management gives you the opportunity to develop your managerial skills too. Accounting and Finance (MSc) is suitable for students aiming for a career as an equity or corporate bond analyst, as well as those wishing to develop an accounting career. At the University of York we offer a number of different courses as part of our finance suite, including general, focused and specialised programmes. Learn more about our range of finance masters programmes offered at York. Accreditation This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Learning outcomes Every course at York is built on a distinctive set of learning outcomes. These will give you a clear understanding of what you will be able to accomplish at the end of the course and help you explain what you can offer employers. Our academics identify the knowledge, skills, and experiences you'll need upon graduation and then design the course to get you there. Learning outcomes for this course Display a systematic and critical understanding of the behaviour and operations of the accounting and finance functions within a non-financial organisation, the environments in which they operate, and the role they play in the wider economic system Describe a range of techniques used in practice in accounting, corporate finance and asset management and demonstrate critical awareness of the potential problems and limitations of those techniques.