Lead companies to economic success with our International Finance and Accounting MSc.
Build critical skills in finance, business, and accounting with our International Finance and Accounting MSc. You’ll cover topics like:
- ethical leadership
- international finance
- international strategy
- investment decision making
- management accounting
- financial accounting
- international economics.
You can study our International Finance and Accounting master’s regardless of your degree background.
Hands-on learning
You can attend guest lectures and career fairs to increase your skills and contacts.
Specialist teaching and support
You will learn from research-active experts who offer personalised, one-to-one-support.
The academic team prioritise your wellbeing. Our student, Aikaterini, tells us they were “always encouraged and fully supported”.
Work placements: build professional experience
You can undertake an industry placement to enhance your management skills and employability.
A diverse community
You’ll learn with an international community, providing diverse perspectives and an unrivalled network.
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5 June 2026
Career opportunities
With our International Finance and Accounting MSc, you will develop essential transferrable skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking, and attention-to-detail.
We offer lifetime career support. Contact our Career Services at careers@stmarys.ac.uk for further information on jobs and postgraduate opportunities.
Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of International Finance and Accounting MSc include:
Course content
Modules
The degree is designed to provide you with the knowledge of international business with a core focus on finance and accounting.
You will learn to understand and apply both financial and management accounting techniques in a business context, and acquire a critical understanding of methods required to undertake practical research in the areas of finance and accounting.
You'll be given the opportunity to illustrate your acquired knowledge in organisations during a work placement. This will build on your understanding of finance and accounting within a practical environment.
Please note: it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our course information disclaimer.
Entry requirements
2:2
Previous degree
You are expected to have at least a second class honours degree from a UK or overseas university (or equivalent).
Fees & funding
September 2026
Home
£12,150
International
£18,990
January 2026
Home
£11,910
International
£18,750
Alumni discount
A 20% tuition fee discount is available for our alumni (undergraduate and PGCE) planning to study this Master's degree. Those studying for a PGDip of PGCert are not eligible for the discount.
Funding
Except for any iQTS courses, you can check on the UK government website to see if you may be eligible for a loan of up to £12,167 to help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate programme.
Home and international students for non-iQTS courses may also be eligible for external sources of funding. International students should check their eligibility for our International Scholarship.
For more information, please look at our postgraduate funding page.
How the degree is taught
Assessment methods
Individual modules are assessed separately and will contribute towards your final Master's degree mark.
Assessments will take the form of both individual and group work. This may include reports, exams, time-constrained coursework, oral presentations and consultancy projects.
Who teaches this course?
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September 2026
January 2027
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