Hi monkeys, hope you can help me on this one.
I will soon apply for 2018 intake, my goal is to break into IB (how original!). Given that admission should not be an issue, I was wondering whether you would go for a Msc in finance or a Msc in finance and accounting.
I'm asking this because A&F would seem more reasonable for someone aiming at IB, yet everyone seems to be applying to Msc in finance programs only...
Am I missing something?
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Look at what classes are offered specifically in those programs then decide. Pick the ones that will teach you the best skills to utilize in your future career.
From a European (UK) perspective - you usually have to check the course content with both.
At some universities, MSc Finance is fine for IBD. But at others (e.g. Imperial College London), it's more of a Financial Engineering / Financial Mathematics Master's that is tailored for guys who want to do more marketsy stuff.
A+F at a place like LSE, Imperial, Warwick etc. should give you a good grounding to go into things such as M&A since accounting (or more specifically, understanding financial statements) is a pretty important element of this role.
Exactly! And I would add at that list the MSc in corporate finance @Cass.
Msc. Accounting & Finance (Originally Posted: 05/11/2010)
Hello Everyone,
I've been reading on these forums that it is easier to get into a Msc. in Accounting & Finance program than an Msc. Finance program. I'm assuming it's because there is more demand for an Msc. in Finance program.
Consider the situation:
You're a recruiter (from a BB, a F500 company, and the big 4) at LSE's job fair and two candidates with outstanding backgrounds give you their resume. The only difference is one has an Msc. in Finance and the other has an Msc. in Accounting & Finance.
Do recruiters know the difference between the two in terms of admissions requirements? In other words, are Msc. Accounting & Finance students second tier compared to Msc. Finance students?
I would say, it depends on what company is hiring and the personality of the applicant. So I would conclude that a Msc. in Finance program is only slightly more marketable than a Msc. in Accounting & Finance.
What do you think?
Can't comment on the marketability differences, but Accounting and Finance is definitely considered easier than Finance. Just look at their curriculum and you'll understand why. There seems to be a huge difference in the caliber of students between Lse's Finance and Accounting and Finance as evidenced by acceptance rates. I would have to think a seasoned recruiter would be aware of such differences, after all we are aware of it and it's not even our job.
Do you guys know if you can apply to more than one program in the same year? Can I apply for MSc Finance and Acc&Fin at the same time?
I'm commenting on this thread so I can find it later when I use the track feature on my profile.
I want to know the answer to qwertyq's question.
yeah, you can apply up to two programs, first choice and second choice
MSc Finance - Accounting and finance? (Originally Posted: 08/14/2011)
I was researching about MSc Finance at the top-5 Universities in UK. Most of them say this
A First or Upper Second Class honours degree (or international equivalent), from a recognised university, in a highly quantitative discipline such as mathematics, engineering, science or economics.
Is accounting and Finance a highly quantitative discipline? Which is a more quantitative disciple, accounting and finance or Econ.?
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