Accounting, Finance and Regulation (inc. fast-track)

Available as a one year masters or a masters with professional practice (two years).<br/><br/>Strong financial management is vital to all organisations and the role of the accounting professional is complex, varied and subject to many different pressures. The MSc Accounting, Finance and Regulation course reflects this, covering not only the core areas of accountancy but also key financial and risk topics relevant to your future career. Regulation is fundamental to accounting and finance and is a feature of many of the modules youll study.<br/><br/>This is an exciting time in the accounting profession, as we experience a period of significant change, with standards evolving and regulatory practices being reviewed and revised. As a student on the MSc Accounting, Finance and Regulation, you will develop a deeper academic and professional knowledge and understanding of the key challenges facing the accounting profession and the wider financial sector.<br/><br/>The accountancy team at Glasgow Caledonian University has a broad range of professional and academic experience which will enhance your learning as a student on our course. Many of the accountancy academics you will meet have experience working in practice as professional accountants, across key areas such as financial reporting, management accounting, audit and the public sector.<br/><br/>An MSc Accounting, Finance and Regulation from Glasgow Caledonian University will provide you with the confidence and insight to develop your professional career or undertake further postgraduate academic study.<br/><br/>Graduate opportunities<br/>Through the MSc Accounting, Finance and Regulation youll experience deeper professional engagement with - and academic knowledge of - the key challenges facing the financial sector. Students come from all over the world to study at Glasgow Caledonian University and graduates take the skills and confidence developed here back to their respective countries and employers to help embed new practices and the use of new technologies in their chosen specialism. Others go on to further PhD studies using the academic knowledge that they’ve gained through the masters experience.<br/><br/>Our graduates are employed in a diverse range of organisations including Grant Thornton UK LLP, BDO UK LLP, Charles Stanley, Morgan Stanley and Smith & Williamson; with some other graduates going on to undertake further postgraduate study.