Accounting and Finance (MSc)

Course content

This programme is available for 12 months full-time study. The taught modules will be delivered in the first two terms while the dissertation modules (which include teaching sessions) will be delivered from June to September. The programme in its entirety runs from September to September and is University-based.

Modules Please note that the module information displayed here is from a previous year and is subject to change. During the programme you will study modules totalling 180 credits. Please note that programme structures may be subject to change. Descriptions of the individual modules are given in full on the Business School postgraduate module list . 120 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules. Compulsory modules Note: Teaching sessions for BEAM068, BEAM079 and BEFM027 will be delivered from June to September a Students must choose one of either BEAM079 or BEFM027 Code Module Credits BEAM024 Advanced Financial Accounting 15 BEAM025 Advanced Management Accounting 15 BEAM047 Fundamentals of Financial Management 15 BEAM078 Applied Empirical Accounting and Finance 15 BEAM079 Coding Analytics for Accounting and Finance [See note a above] 30 BEAM068 Accounting, Accounts and Accountability: examining its everyday use 30 BEFM027 Dissertation [See note a above] 30 Optional modules b Students must choose 60 credits from BEAM052, BEAM102, BEAM103 or BEAM104 to gain a with ‘Sustainable Finance’ Pathway. Code Module Credits MSc Accounting and Finance optional modules 2024-25 BEAM029 Topics in Financial Economics 15 BEAM033 Banking and Financial Services 15 BEAM035 Derivatives Pricing 15 BEAM036 Domestic and International Portfolio Management 15 BEAM042 International Financial Management 15 BEAM046 Financial Modelling 15 BEAM050 Advanced Corporate Finance 15 BEAM052 Corporate Governance and Finance 15 BEAM053 Mergers, Management Buyouts and Other Corporate Reorganisations 15 BEAM065 Bank Management 15 BEAM031 Financial Instruments 15 BEA3022 Auditing 15 BEEM061 Fundamentals of Financial Technology 15 BEEM161 Smart Contracts 15 BEAM104 Sustainable and Responsible Finance 15 BEAM102 Financial Institutions' Risk Management 15 BEAM103 Climate Finance and Investments 15 BEMM190 Digital Transformation 15 Sustainable Finance pathway Please note that the module information displayed here is from a previous year and is subject to change. This pathway allows you to select specific modules that will allow you to graduate in MSc Accounting and Finance with Sustainable Finance. The Sustainable Finance pathway will equip you to embed green and sustainable finance principles and practice into your advice, analysis, actions and decision. The finance industry is increasingly recognising the importance of integrating sustainability considerations into decision-making processes and companies, investors, and regulators are seeking professionals who possess both financial expertise and knowledge of sustainable practices. This pathway will provide you with specialist skills in this area. You will learn from research expertise developed within the Exeter Sustainable Finance Centre , which will introduce you to cutting-edge theory and practice in sustainable and responsible finance. Leading academics actively engaged in research on climate finance, environment and sustainability will deliver these modules, which are designed to give insight into theory that has been important in shaping agendas relating to global sustainability. Students must study 60 credits from: Code Module title Credits BEAM052 Corporate Governance and Finance 15 BEAM104 Sustainable and Responsible Finance 15 BEAM103 Climate Finance and Investments 15 BEAM102 Financial Institutions Risk Management 15