Postgraduate Directory 2007/2008

LEEDS METROPOLITAN U. Accounting This course will give you an excellent grounding in which to pursue a career as a professional accountant or a role in general management. You will gain an understanding of the role of accounting and its implications in the business environment, and will prepare you for a professional qualiﬁcation. The course provides a comprehensive education in accounting for students from a variety of backgrounds, including those who have not previously studied the subject. You will study 10 core modules focussing on accounting, as well as 2 optional modules to enrich your knowledge in other areas of business. MSc 12FT 24PT over 20 NS 21-40 CS 14 CH Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6084 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs Accountancy Banking and Finance Professional Accountancy Studies Length of study: part-time over 3-4 years. Start date: September or February. Place of study: Cloth Hall Court, Leeds city centre. This qualiﬁcation provides a sound underpinning if you have ambitions to become a director of ﬁnance or chief executive in a local authority, consultant to or director of ﬁnance in health authorities or trusts, partnership within a chartered accountancy ﬁrm or ﬁnance director within a plc. CIPFA 36-48PT over 20 NS over 40 CS 6 CH Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6084 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs/ ACCA BANF Finance Designed for aspiring ﬁnance professionals, this course will nurture an understanding of the developments in, and the relationships between, speciﬁc areas of ﬁnance such as interdependence of national and global economics. The course provides a comprehensive education in ﬁnance for students from a variety of backgrounds, including those who have not previously studied the subject. On graduation, you will be able to seek employment in ﬁnancial management, particularly within those enterprises seeking to cope with the international dimensions of business as you will have an understanding of international economic behaviour, corporate funding and international trade. MSc 13FT 24PT over 20 NS over 40 CS 12 CH Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6084 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs ACCA BANF Finance The MSc Finance is designed to equip students with current and emerging ﬁnancial theories and techniques, and the practices of a ﬁnance professional. It endeavours to provide a stimulating and intellectually demanding environment, in which students are encouraged to engage with both the professional and academic literature and practices. MSc 12FT 24DL over 20 NS over 40 CS 10 CH Dr J. Morton t 0116 252 5520 e lumc@le.ac.uk w www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ft/ﬁn.html BANF Financial Economics This course is designed for graduates who wish to work in ﬁnance, either as an analyst, a trader or consultant. Students learn the core elements of modern ﬁnancial analysis, including the principles of ﬁnance, derivative and option pricing, corporate ﬁnance and the broad range of techniques used in the ﬁnancial sector. On completion students are prepared for careers in the ﬁnancial sector. MSc 12FT over 20 NS over 40 CS MSc Admissions Assistant t 0116 252 5113 e economicspg@le.ac.uk w www.le.ac.uk/economics BANF ECON ECON MANA GN BUSI ST LEICESTER U. Banking and Finance This degree uses the analytical approach of economics to develop the methods used in modern banking and ﬁnance. The degree opens career options as an economist in Government, business, the academic world, many international organisations, and is good preparation for students who may wish to move into banking, more general ﬁnancial management, the civil service or the ﬁnancial sector. MSc 12FT MSc Admissions Assistant t 0116 252 5113 e economicspg@le.ac.uk w www.le.ac.uk/economics BANF ACCA ECON ECON MANA GN Accounting and Finance ACCA (Association of Chartered Certiﬁed Accountants) Parts 1 - 3 (Part-time) . Length of study: Normally 1 year per stage. Start date: September or January. Place of study: Cloth Hall Court, Leeds city centre. Pt I including: Accountant in Business; Management Accounting; Financial Accounting. Pt II including: Corporate & Business Law; Performance Management; Taxation; Financial Reporting; Audit & Assurance; Financial Management. Part 3: Professional Accountant; Corporate Reporting; Business Analysis; Advanced Financial Management; Advanced Performance Management; Advanced Taxation; Advanced Audit & Assurance. ACCA 12-24PT 6-10 NS 11-20 CS 7 CH Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6084 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs ACCA BANF International Trade & Finance This course is offered both in Leeds and Hangzhou, China, in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology. You can study all the course in one location or opt to take one semester in each of the alternate institutions. The structure of the course is identical in China and the UK and is designed to meet the needs of the growing global market in international trade and ﬁnance. MA 12FT 24PT over 20 NS over 40 CS Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6127 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs INTE TRAD INTE FINA Money and Banking This degree uses modern monetary analysis to show the ways in which money and banking affect business ﬁrms and modern economies generally. The degree will open up career options as an economist in Government, business, the academic world, many international organisations and provides formal preparation for students who may wish to move into banking and more general ﬁnancial management, the civil service or the ﬁnancial sector. MSc 12FT MSc Admissions Assistant t 0116 252 5113 e economicspg@le.ac.uk w www.le.ac.uk/economics BANF ACCA BUSI ST MANA GN ECON ECON Management Accounting Each paper is supported by an 11 week course of tuition plus intensive weekend revision courses. Length of study: Variable (typically one year per stage) . Attendance: Day/evening session. Start date: September or February. Place of study: Cloth Hall Court, Leeds city centre. Part and fully qualiﬁed Chartered Management Accountants are highly valued by business and commercial organisations. CIMA 12PT over 20 NS over 40 CS Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6084 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs ACCA MANA FINA Business Analysis and Finance This course is designed for students who wish to build a career in the business world and would like good preparation for the use of the analytical techniques of economics in business and ﬁnance. Students acquire the tools needed to understand the ways in which general macroeconomic performance impacts on business and the ways in which economic analysis helps to understand business strategy and the workings of incentive schemes in business organisation and ﬁnance. On completion students are prepared for a wide variety of careers in management, the civil service and international organisations. MSc 12FT over 20 NS over 40 CS MSc Admissions Assistant t 0116 252 5113 e economicspg@le.ac.uk w www.le.ac.uk/economics BUSI ST Contemporary Accounting The course will consist of: Dissertation: 15,000 - 18,000 words, research methods plus 3 core modules in contemporary issues in accounting and ﬁnance studied through distance learning and weekend attendance. This ﬂexible delivery means minimal disruption to your working life. MA 12PT Postgraduate Admissions t 0113 812 6084 e admissions.fblpg@leedsmet.ac.uk w www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs ACCA BANF With rising global rankings and a fast-growing reputation, Lancaster University Management School delivers much more than most business schools. Calling ourselves a management school highlights our commitment to developing people and their skills for every sector: private, public and not-for-profit. Our exceptional faculty is drawn from all over the world and has been at the top of UK research ratings for nearly twenty years. Yet these high-flying professors are very much down-to-earth. Their friendliness and approachability is typical of Lancaster’s reputation for being a supportive and vibrant community and will enable you to make rapid progress in your studies. Our programmes are innovative and interdisciplinary, drawing on expertise from other faculties within the University to fire your imagination to think right outside the box. 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