IESEG School of Management
speciality: Accounting & Finance
What is an Accounting & Finance degree?
An Accounting & Finance degree focuses on the management of monetary resources available to an organization. Such a degree is aimed at students who want to pursue careers in investment analysis, management, banking, auditing, consulting and financial management. It teaches students how to assess the assets and liabilities of an organization financially and manage the financial risk of their activity.
Accounting & Finance covers the core areas of financial accounting, management accounting and finance but also includes other aspects of the business activity, such as financial management and control, corporate finance, company accounts, investment and business law. Optional module options provided by different universities around the world often allow students to specialize in a particular area such as auditing, taxation, etc.
Benefits of an Accounting & Finance degree
The completion of an Accounting & Finance degree comes along with numerous benefits. Students develop strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are highly demanded by employers in both the private and the public sector and result in graduates often finding employment in large multinational organizations that offer professional services such as PwC, KPMG and Deloitte. On top of that, established companies around the world offer excellent and well-structured graduate schemes, which help Accounting & Finance graduates to kick-start their careers.
Accounting & Finance degrees are mostly practically oriented. They allow students to put the knowledge and skills they acquire on a daily basis to practice through simulated and real-life business accounts management and work placement opportunities.
Most Accounting & Finance degrees are professionally accredited by professional bodies, such as ACCA, AIA, CIMA, ICAEW and CIPFA, which provides students with the opportunity to become chartered accountants. Students gain professional qualifications in accountancy, which eliminates the need for additional certifications after graduation.
Due to the nature of the Accounting & Finance Degree, which complements business-related subjects, students often have the opportunity to complete a joint honours degree.
Accounting & Finance Degree Structure
An Accounting & Finance degree’s duration varies depending on the country and degree level. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting & Finance can be completed in three years. However, universities also offer students the option to take a sandwich course, which allows them to undertake a year-long placement between their second and third year, which extends the course to four years. Four years is the regular time of completion of this degree in other countries, such as the United States.
The first year of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance introduces the core principles of accounting and finance, including financial accounting, management accounting and finance as well as economics and business law. The second year’s focus is usually on managerial and business economics, financial control, corporate finance and company accounts, but optional modules might enable students to pursue their interests in other aspects of Accounting & Finance such as auditing or strategic business analysis. At this point, students studying at Higher Education Institutions in the UK could choose to take an industry placement in order to apply the theoretical concepts and the acquired knowledge to practice in the professional environment. The next stage of this degree is dedicated to further-developing students’ knowledge of financial and management accounting. Optional modules might enable students to specialize in a particular area of their choice such as auditing or taxation in some countries like the UK.
Masters’ degrees in Accounting & Finance usually take between 12 and 18 months to complete depending on the country that students choose for their studies.
Research-based degrees, such as MPhil and PhD, can take anywhere between 1 and 7 years depending on the country and type of degree. MPhil degrees in Accounting & Finance in the UK usually take 12 months if it is studied full-time and 24 months for part-time studies. PhD degrees in the UK, on the other hand, take about 36 months to complete if studying full-time and 72 months for a part-time program. In the US, students may be required to dedicate between 4 and 7 years on their degree.
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Accounting and ...4 months ago
StudentFRGrand ecoleIt is a good university for finance career and also cost effective. I would suggest you to do your masters here if you want to work in Europe. School doesn’t help you finding jobs but there is career center for program.
View moreProgramme: Accounting and FinanceDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2024Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Audit and ...13 months ago
Maria FernandaCOFinancial management and controlIt has good teaching techniques, and good professors with amazing environment. They try to help us as much as they can and we increase our network, it will be easier to don a job if your teacher help you
View moreProgramme: Audit and ControlDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2024Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Banking and ...19 Apr, 2023 StudentFRInvestment banking, capital markets
It is a highly customizable courses which are architechured to cater the job market needs.
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At times it is challenging to deal with an unordinary course structure but having professors who are in field rather than academic is a huge plus to get to know the mechanics of the professional careerProgramme: Banking and FinanceDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2023Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
International Corporate ...13 Apr, 2023 EstebanFRCorporate Finance
The major is cool but the level in the first part of the 2nd semester is lacking in terms of content. Overall, the first semester of the program is dense and very interesting, but the common courses between every master is slowing us down and taking too much time in comparaison to what the major needs in terms of involvement
View moreProgramme: International Corporate FinanceDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2024Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Banking and ...01 Feb, 2023 CharlesFRBachelor
Very good school & international. You will find for sure all the things you need easily. The school is also popular and well recongnized around Europe. Very easy to acess and teachers are very nice and helpful.
View moreProgramme: Banking and FinanceDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2024Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Banking and ...31 Jan, 2023 StudentFRPge
Great program & intercultural skills
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Technical competencies on diverse courses (marketing, finance, management…) Good teachers from differenr countries. Great implication of students. Nice building & challenging environementProgramme: Banking and FinanceDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2025Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Audit and ...16 Jan, 2023 EdouardFRPGE review
I joined this school in 2017, and the experience within this establishment has been beneficial for developing skills and acquiring knowledge that will help me in my career. The only downside being linked to increasing tuition fees and the administrative management of certain cases.
View moreProgramme: Audit and ControlDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2023Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
International Corporate ...14 Nov, 2022 Kevin JosephFRGrandes Ecoles program
Very good English even from the first year
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Very good level of general English
Good exchange process
I recommend to all those who would like a school that encourages them to go abroad.Programme: International Corporate FinanceDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2024Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Audit and ...08 Nov, 2022 LiuFRDiversity
IESEG is a good college with a Diversity of students as well as professors. All teachers are nice and have good education knowledge. To help international students integrate with the culture and the study pace here it holds the international week for them. Overall, it’s the best university with a good location.
View moreProgramme: Audit and ControlDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2022Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille -
Audit and ...02 Nov, 2022 AadityaFRProgramme Grande École Audit and Advisory
Ieseg is one of the best schools in Lille recognised for its Grande École program. There are a variety of courses provided for my masters major which helps in getting skilled and adequate knowledge. IESEG also provides various career opportunities in your particular field after completing the masters program
View moreProgramme: Audit and ControlDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2025Delivery Type: On CampusCampus: Lille
