This programme takes you inside the world of accounts and financial markets. Working on real-world problems, you will soon start to think and act like the best in the business. We paint a vivid picture of professional life. We’ll teach you about policy and governance. We’ll show you how to use the tools of the trade in our Financial Markets Trading Room which gives us real-time pricing and news feeds on shares, bonds, global indexes and interest rates. Then we focus on developing your skills. You will learn the principles, strategies and techniques used by the world’s biggest players. You will learn how to interpret reports. We’ll show you how to use research to gain insight, evaluate ideas and make decisions. You will learn how to interpret accounting reports and the key skills essential for financial competence – critical if you are to excel in any field of business. Whatever career you choose to pursue, these skills will equip you for the future: entrepreneurs need financial insight to evaluate opportunities effectively and deal with banks and for a successful career in either an SME or multi-national, you will need to ground your decisions within a sound financial framework. The techniques you acquire on our MSc in Finance and Accounting will give you a set of practical skills, as well as the academic know-how. Working as a team is a vital skill in modern professional services, so group tasks and assessments are an essential part of the course. Alongside this, we believe that self-reliance is key: our academics, professional services and careers staff work with you to ensure the School’s graduates leave with the skills you need to function independently at a professional level. At Sheffield University Management School, we are committed to focusing on employability and our postgraduate students’ future career prospects. We have two specialist careers advisors in the School, dedicated to providing full-time career support throughout your programme. You will have many opportunities during your course to engage in personal and professional development. Our programmes are designed to enable you to acquire the transferable skills essential for employment: communication, organisation, the ability to deal with complex issues creatively and systematically; and the conceptual understanding required to evaluate current scholarship and research techniques. We recommend that you go on at least one of two organised field trips. The Management School will pay for travel and accommodation You'll need to pay for food and drink. For each field trip, you'll need to provide a £50 deposit, which will be refunded after the trip.