MRes in Accounting and Financial Management - programme structure
Advice on progression to each stage of the MRes programme will be given to each student after the release of taught module results. Therefore, there will be opportunity for students to switch from the MRes to the MSc stream at key stages in the academic year.
Autumn Term (October to December)
Four Assessed Modules in Autumn Term, completed alongside MSc students:
Quantitative Methods for Finance
Spring Term (January to March)
Four Assessed Modules in Spring Term, consisting of...
Three Optional Modules ...
- Two or three from:
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Reporting for Complex Entities
Management Control Systems
- Plus no more than one from:
Advanced Investment Management
Derivatives Pricing
Fixed Income Markets
International Money and Finance
...Plus One Compulsory Module in Advanced Research Methods.
Summer (May to September)
Completion of MRes Dissertation
September/October
Submission of Dissertation
Provisional registration/commencement of PhD study (October), subject to achieving distinction (including 70% minimum at dissertation) for the MRes programme.
December
Graduation ceremony at Lancaster
The Masters programmes in Accounting and Finance at Lancaster have attained 
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