MSc Accounting and Analytics
Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Science
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- January 2026
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Combine advanced accounting knowledge with cutting-edge analytical skills on this forward-looking Master’s.
Building on the foundations of accounting, this course equips you to apply data analytics and AI in a business context. You’ll study management and financial accounting, taxation, and corporate reporting, while also exploring how digital tools and analytical techniques are reshaping the profession and enabling innovation.
Designed for students from diverse backgrounds, this MSc Accounting and Analytics course combines intellectual depth with practical relevance. If you already hold an accounting or business degree, it’s a natural next step; if you come from another discipline, full support is provided to help you transition smoothly into advanced accounting study.
You’ll be taught by world-class academics and practitioners with expertise in both accounting and analytics, ensuring you gain the skills employers are seeking.
You’ll graduate with a distinctive blend of accounting expertise and analytical ability, preparing you for a wide range of rewarding roles across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors – or for further research if you choose to pursue an academic path.
Study and Modules
Structure
This MSc in Accounting and Analytics uses a carousel model, offering both September and January entry points. Each module is self-contained, so there are no prerequisites and you don’t need to follow a rigid sequence.
This gives you the flexibility to focus on one area of accounting or analytics at a time, building a deep understanding of each topic while steadily broadening your overall expertise. You’ll study areas such as management accounting, taxation, corporate reporting, and financial statement analysis, alongside modules focused on emerging technologies, data analytics, and the use of AI in accounting. You’ll also explore sustainability, risk, and accountability, preparing you to navigate the broader societal role of accounting in today’s organisations.
Your programme culminates in a dissertation or applied project, where you’ll bring together accounting knowledge and analytical skills to investigate a topic of your choice. This might involve applying data analysis tools to a business challenge, exploring the use of AI in professional practice, or pursuing an academic research question.
The carousel model means you’ll join a dynamic learning community, studying alongside students who enter at different times of the year. This structure enhances flexibility, supports diverse cohorts, and allows you to get the most from every module without worrying about prerequisites.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)Optional B Modules
(Credits: 60)Optional C Modules
(Credits: 60)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
You’ll learn through a blend of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and independent study. Teaching draws on both cutting-edge academic research and real-world business practice, ensuring you gain relevant knowledge and skills.
Hands-on learning is a particular strength of this course. You’ll work with real and simulated datasets, apply analytical tools, and explore the potential of AI in accounting contexts. This practical focus complements your study of accounting theory and practice, helping you develop as both a thinker and a problem-solver.
Your lecturers bring expertise in accounting, analytics, and emerging technologies, and you’ll benefit from guest speakers from industry as well as from our research community. You’ll also learn from peers in an international student cohort with varied disciplinary backgrounds, broadening your perspective.
Support is available throughout your studies, with structured teaching, supervision, and optional preparatory resources for students new to accounting. You’ll also have the chance to participate in Employability Week, building connections with employers and hearing directly from alumni about career pathways in accounting, analytics, and beyond.
Assessment
Assessment is varied and designed to develop a broad range of skills. You’ll complete coursework, case studies, presentations, and group projects, as well as exams and individual written assignments.
Practical assignments will give you the opportunity to apply accounting and analytical tools to real or simulated problems, while presentations and group work will help you build communication and collaboration skills. Your dissertation or applied project will test your ability to design, conduct, and present independent research, consolidating your learning across the programme.
Employability
After the Course
You’ll graduate with expertise that combines accounting knowledge with in-demand analytical skills. This makes you highly employable across a wide range of sectors and career paths, from professional accounting roles to consultancy, data analytics, and policy. You’ll also be well prepared for further academic research should you choose to continue your studies at doctoral level.
Careers
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Financial or Management Accountant
- Business/Data Analyst
- Auditor
- Consultant
- Policy Analyst
- Academic Researcher / PhD
Discover more on our Careers webpages.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in January each year.
- 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.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in January each year.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK 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.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 6.0 in Writing and Speaking, and 5.5 in Reading and Listening)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.
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- UEA International Study Centre
If you do not meet the academic requirements for this course, you may be able to study the International Pre-Masters programme offered by our partner INTO UEA. This programme guarantees progression to selected Master's degrees if students achieve the appropriate grade. For more details, please click here:
International Pre-Masters in Business, Economics and Social Sciences
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
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Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2025/26 are:
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UK Students: £13,800
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International Students: £24,300
We estimate living expenses at £1,136 per month.
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here.
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships; please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form.
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students section of our website.