
MSc Accounting
University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich
Course overview
Develop your expertise in accounting with a Master’s that prepares you for success across a wide range of professional and academic careers. On this MSc Accounting course, you’ll build a strong foundation in management and financial accounting while exploring how the field is evolving beyond the purely technical to tackle strategic, societal, and technological challenges. You’ll investigate accounting’s role in corporate reporting, risk, accountability, and sustainability, and discover how emerging technologies – including data analytics and AI – are reshaping the profession.
Whether you’re aiming to accelerate your accounting career, transition into the profession from another discipline, or prepare for further research, this MSc gives you the intellectual depth and practical skills you need to succeed. Whatever your background, you’ll be fully supported as you step into advanced accounting study, gaining the confidence to excel while learning alongside a diverse, international community of future accounting professionals.
Key highlights
- Strong foundation in management and financial accounting
- Explores corporate reporting, risk, accountability and sustainability
- Covers data analytics and AI reshaping the accounting profession
- Open to career changers from other disciplines
- Prepares students for further accounting research
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — Typical UK Entry Requirements: Degree classification Bachelors degree - 2.2 Degree Subject Any subject area. Please note that if you have studied business before at undergraduate or postgraduate level, we recommend you check the modules carefully to make sure that this course is right for you.
Careers this course leads to
- Trainee chartered accountant
- Management accountant
- Financial accountant
- Auditor
- Financial analyst
- Accounting researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £14,500 per year | International: £25,700 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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