The University of Essex MSc Accounting and Finance is taught at Essex Business School, an internationally diverse school ranked 25th in the UK for research quality. Students join one of the UK’s largest and most respected finance groups and experience a Masters education that combines theory with practice. Students further their understanding of advanced accounting and corporate finance and can tailor their studies to their professional ambitions by choosing from a range of optional modules.

Students cover topics including: recent developments in theoretical approaches to accounting and corporate finance; quantitative and qualitative approaches to empirical research; financial reporting; portfolio management.

Essex’s world-renowned academics are at the cutting-edge of their fields. They embed the latest thinking into the course to ensure students stay up-to-date with the current developments and major issues in accounting and financial reporting. Whether students are thinking about continuing their studies to PhD level or targeting a senior role in the world of accounting or finance, this is the course to advance their career.