Accounting and Finance University of Portsmouth

Overview

At this Accounting and Finance course at University of Portsmouth you'll be introduced to financial and accounting topics at the start of your studies, before exploring how businesses work financially. You'll learn about markets, trades and shares, and use the industry-standard Bloomberg suite to monitor and interpret the same data that professionals use in the real world.

Key facts

• You'll explore human behaviour in relation to finance and learn to use numbers to plan business strategy.
• With practical projects and coursework to apply your learning, you'll develop your analytical and problem-solving skills throughout your studies. You'll access career support and networking opportunities with businesses and fellow students to ensure you graduate ready for your career in industry. 
• To become an accountant you'll need to study an accredited qualification. If you studied a different business-related subject at undergraduate level, this accounting and finance Master's degree is a chance to become an accountant and graduate with exam exemptions from both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which will kickstart your accountancy career and prepare you for the industry.
• Careers and opportunities
• This accounting and finance masters degree will prepare you for a range of careers in industry. 
• To become an accountant you need to study an accredited qualification.
• As this course is accredited by CIMA you'll be exempt from all five Certificate Level CIMA papers when you graduate. You'll also have the opportunity to sit one paper which combines your Management level papers P2, F2 and E2, thanks to CIMA's 'Gateway' route. If you complete this successfully you'll be exempt from all of CIMA's Operational level and Certificate level papers.
• As this course is accredited by ACCA, when you graduate you'll be exempt from Fundamentals Level papers F1 - F4.
• Graduates from this course have gone on to roles in: 

• financial management

• investment analytics

• cost accountancy

• auditing and assurance

• accounting

• general business

• entrepreneurship

• finance

• other professional services