Accounting and Finance - MSc

New for 2026: May intake now open The MSc Accounting and Finance has been designed to provide an academic route to your continuing professional development and enhance your career opportunities. You may also choose to further your academic research. We are ranked 2nd among London modern universities (The best UK Universities guide rankings, The Guardian, 2025). Join us to extend your professional qualifications. Enhance your ability to think strategically about management and organizational change, within accounting and finance. Make an investment into your long-term career at one of the best Business Schools in London. Take the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in a specialised field with real-world relevance, all in a multicultural environment which fosters global perspectives and expands your professional network. This course explores contemporary and specialized approaches in accounting and finance. The ever-changing legal framework in which the financial sector operates, combined with the latest developments in accounting and reporting, call for key practical, theoretical, and empirical issues to be further analysed through further academic research. You will have access to prestigious resources, such as the Bloomberg computer suite, to analyse company and industry data from companies and organisations across the world. This qualification is designed for learners who wish to pursue a career in the financial services industry, professional accountancy, banking, and finance or management. Learners will be equipped with the essential skills and knowledge needed to pursue high-level careers in all types of organizations in the public and private sector and within industry and commerce, both in the UK and abroad. Accountancy College of the Year- Public Sector PQ Magazine 2017, 2018 and 2019 awards ACCA and CIMA exemptions ACCA Exemptions On completion of the course, you will be on a fast track to becoming ACCA qualified, and exempt from the following modules: Business and Technology Management Accounting Financial Accounting Corporate and Business Law With completion of the specific LSBU modules, you will get following further exemptions: LSBU module ACCA module exemption International Financial Reporting (BUS_7_IFR) F7 - Financial Reporting Advanced Audit and Assurance (BUS_7_AAA) F8 - Audit and Assurance Corporate Financial Management (BUS_7_CFM) F9 - Financial Management https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en.html CIMA exemptions Upon completing the course, you will be eligible for the master’s gateway route. The Master’s gateway route is an accelerated entry route to the CIMA Professional Qualification. Individuals are required to take the CIMA Gateway Exam and get all 11 exemptions from certificate, operational and management level exams after successfully passing the CIMA Gateway Exam. Cert BA BA1 - Fundamentals of Business Economics BA2 - Fundamentals of Management Accounting BA3 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting BA4 - Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law Operations OT E1 - Managing Finance in a Digital World F1 - Financial Reporting P1 - Management Accounting Management OT E2 - Maniging Performance F2 - Advanced Financial Reporting P2 - Advanced Management Accounting Operational CS Operational Case Study Exam https://www.cimaglobal.com/ Mode Duration Start date Application code Application method Full-time 12 months September 5972 Direct to LSBU Full-time 15 months January 5973 Direct to LSBU Full-time (with Internship) 24 months September 5974 Direct to LSBU Full-time (with Internship) 27 months January 5975 Direct to LSBU Full-time 12 months May 6165 Direct to LSBU Full-time (with internship) 24 months May 6166 Direct to LSBU Course Accreditations IoEE association-of-chartered-certified-accountants.jpg Watch our video to see how you can make yourself at home studying at LSBU. Location Southwark Campus London South Bank University student union is located at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA…

IELTS 6.5 or above

International students: £18,900 per year

UK students: £12,780 per year

UK/Home: £12,780 per year

International: £18,900 per year

September; January; May

International applicants (September 2026 intake): final application deadline (27 July 2026 for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal; 31 August 2026 if applying from the UK/Ireland)

• Southwark Campus, United Kingdom