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University College Birmingham

Birmingham , England ,United Kingdom

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PGDip

Are you fascinated by today’s complex global financial environment? Thinking of changing career, or just want to develop your skills and knowledge for the finance sector? Our Finance and Accounting postgraduate course will help mould you into a strong decision maker, able to deal with the accounting and finance-related challenges facing local and international organisations in the modern world.

Our Finance and Accounting course encourages you to engage with real-world business problems throughout your studies. Working closely with professional practitioners, you will be exposed to the latest technology and become familiar with the essential digital tools used in the industry. You will also have the opportunity to learn within a live environment in our state-of-the-art Financial Trading Suite, one of the biggest among all UK universities and the first to be powered by Infront Professional Terminal.

Working with the likes of ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW, this course is designed to ensure you are highly skilled upon graduation and enables you to apply for exemptions from professional exams. Our master's in finance and accounting is accredited by CIMA and includes 11 exemptions* from the CIMA qualification, which is achieved through the successful completion of the CIMA Master’s Gateway route.

*Please note: the amount of exemptions you receive will depend on the modules studied, and students completing the PGDip pathway will not receive 11 exemptions.

Intakes

  • Feb
  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 10

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

Work placements
Work placements are vital for gaining real-life experience and for building your confidence and skills before you finish your course – and they may even lead to a job when you graduate. Our hired@UCB team can help find the ideal placement for you.

Our Finance and Accounting master’s course offers a range of opportunities for you to gain work experience which is critical in the sector. There are also additional opportunities including recommendations for industry-supported mentoring schemes to guide you through your future career.

Career opportunities
The example roles and salaries below are intended as a guide only.

  • Mortgage adviser
  • Chartered management accountant
  • Financial risk analyst
  • Retail banker
  • Data analyst
  • Purchasing manager
     

PSW Opportunity

Two-year post-study work visa for international graduates from the 2020/21 academic year.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

India 

"1)A 3 Year Degree with an average of at least 60%

2) A 4 Year Degree with an overall average of at least 55%

3)IELTS 6.5 with no element less than 6.0"

Sri Lanka 

"1) Holders of the Bachelor Special degree (4 Years) with a grade of at least 50% or a GPA of 2.7 will be considered.

2) Holders of a Bachelor General degree (3 Years) with grades of at least 50% will be considered

3) IELTS-Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component"

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