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M.Sc Accounting, Finance and Regulation

Available as a one year master's or a master's with professional practice (two years).

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 you'll study.

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.

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.

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.

Campus Information

Glasgow

The main campus of GCU in Scotland

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required

10 Days

Possible Interview Call from Institution

10 Days

Provisional/Unconditional Offer

20 Days

Visa Process

35 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Through the MSc Accounting, Finance and Regulation you'll 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 master's experience.

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.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after the course completing (Bachelors level or above)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Postgraduate Taught
Bachelor's degree - GPA of 2.7/5.0 or 2.3/4.0

India

Four year Bachelor's degree (50% minimum; second class average over course duration)
Three year Bachelor's degree (60% minimum; first class average over course duration)

For programmes requiring an IELTS 6 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent), we can accept 70% in standard XII English as evidence of English language

UK honours degree 2:2 (or equivalent) in a related subject such as accountancy, finance, business administration, economics, management, mathematics, statistics, actuarial studies or engineering.

For the fast-track programme, a full professional qualification from any accountancy body in the world that is recognised by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is required and provides you with 90 credits towards the MSc.

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow , Scotland ,United Kingdom