MSc Accounting and Finance

Lectures

The aim of lectures is to give you information on ideas that are central to the module and to help you in developing your understanding of complex ideas. Many of the teaching materials for lectures are made available to you electronically to accompany the notes you take during the lecture. Lectures are given by a range of staff members, including leading professors, who integrate their latest research findings into the teaching that you receive. Guest lecturers, including members of industry, also contribute to some modules.

Seminars and tutorials

Seminars and tutorials involve an in-depth exploration of the issues covered in lectures as well as giving you the opportunity to discuss various concepts and theories and receive feedback on your written assignments.

Taught by leading experts

You will be taught by internationally respected academics who are at the forefront of their research. We draw upon disciplines across the social sciences and give emphasis to the dynamic nature of enterprise, global connectivity and the management and leadership of the global challenges that lie ahead.

Research-led teaching

Our research is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

Accounting at Exeter has a long history of research excellence and we undertake research in a variety of topics. These topics include taxation, corporate governance and capital markets, to broader sustainability and social accounting.

By choosing to study your degree at the University of Exeter, you’ll benefit from our faculty's research strengths in sustainable development, the implications of accounting in the wider context, and other contemporary areas in accounting and finance.

Our research is driven by the understanding that accounting continues to play a fundamental role in organisations and society. As a result, many of our inspiring academics are regularly invited to advise policy-makers at institutions including H.M. Revenue and Customs, International Accounting Standards Board, and the Bank of England.

Conduct your own research

Your research questions for both of this programme’s dissertations will be based on contemporary topics and issues faced by organisations and society. This will give you the opportunity to engage in research that could have an impact, which could lead to you undertaking a PhD and publishing in quality journals.

The Business School is home to the following research centres

• Centre for Entrepreneurship
• Centre for Innovation in Business Education
• Centre for Simulation, Analytics and Modelling (CSAM)
• Exeter Centre for Social Networks (ECSN)
• Exeter Centre for Leadership (ExCL)
• Exeter Sustainable Finance Centre (ESF)
• Initiative in the Digital Economy at Exeter (INDEX)
• Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP)
• Research Methods Centre
• Tax Administration Research Centre (TARC)
• The Exeter Centre for Circular Economy (ECCE)

Select modules to suit your future career

By carefully selecting the research topic for your dissertation and your optional modules such as derivatives, investment analysis, banking or international financial management, you can develop a specialisation to enhance your employability.

Career paths

Graduates can look forward to working in a diverse range of roles including:

• Accountants
• Auditors
• Consultants
• Financial Analysts
• Portfolio Managers
• Investment Bankers
• Strategic Planners

Potential global employers

• ‘The Big Four’ Accounting and Professional Services firms: Ernst & Young, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC,
• Baker Tilly
• Grant Thornton
• Accenture
• BAE Systems
• Unilever
• Bank of Beijing
• Bank of China (Hong Kong)
• Procter & Gamble
• Coca Cola
• NHS Trusts
• Deloitte
• Chanel
• L’Oreal China

Our Careers & Employability team will help you identify your career path and support your route to a fulfilling global career.