Is Msc accounting a nd finance course better than MSc banking and finance or the other way around?
It really depends. Banking will involve a larger scope on economics, whereas accounting will involve more accounting. As both courses involve finance, they both will involve some modules on business, financial accounting and business law. Accounting involves more number crunching with simpler numbers and it focuses more on method than ability. i.e. you will get debates on whether something presents a true and fair view or what implications a certain method in accounting would have on the organisation. Banking involves more number crunching with more complicated numbers and where A Level Maths would be of great help. This involves more theory and solving for answers. It requires you to be more analytical than in accounting. People with these skills would be more suited to working in a banking or investment environment. It’s really a matter of preference than anything else. If you love accounting and you see yourself being a financial accountant, despite the fact they are an endangered s
