Accounting & Finance MSc Welcome Pack

Welcome to MSc Accounting & Finance – September 2026.

A very warm welcome to MSc Accounting and Finance programme!

This programme provides an analytical and integrated study of global accounting and finance which combines theoretical and conceptual approaches with an emphasis on its application to range of ethical problem-solving scenarios with comprehensive understanding of appropriate techniques sufficient for advanced accounting and finance research. The optional placement year is designed to enhance students’ employability skills and provide them with the opportunity to apply their learning in the organisation setting.

The MSc Accounting and Finance programme has been designed for three primary reasons. One, to develop students’ knowledge and skills to gain employment in the broad accounting and finance field in the global marketplace. These skills include problem-solving, critically analysing accounting and financial data, and applying theory to a range of global problems in accounting and finance. Two, to provide students with a future-proofed programme containing a range of modules focused on important current and emerging issues and concerns in the accounting and finance field with due cognisance to the wider global business environment in addition to the more traditional modules of such a course. These current and emerging issues include corporate governance, ecological and organisational sustainability, climate finance and reporting, and ethical behaviour in addition to the standard modules in financial reporting, management accounting, corporate finance, and audit. Three, to enable students to choose to undertake a placement year as part of the programme or do a more traditional research-based dissertation. The former would require students to do a work-based project that focuses on applying the knowledge and skills learnt during the course in a work environment, whereas the latter would require students to work independently on a research problem in broad field of accounting and finance. Both these options align with the key goal of improving students’ knowledge and skills to enhance their employability prospects in the fields of accounting and finance.

Some exemptions from professional examinations are available from main professional bodies, including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), meaning you will have to pass fewer professional body examinations in order to become a Chartered Accountant.

Your Course Leader

Dr Doaa Al-Jamal

Senior Lecturer in Financial Accounting
doaa.aljamal@northampton.ac.uk

Additional staff

• Freshta Amanullah