MSc in Accounting and Finance

The MSc program in Accounting and Finance has been operating successfully since the academic year 2004-2005 and was reformed in 2018-2019 according to law 4485/2017. The program’s main pillars are excellence, meritocracy and extroversion, and its main aim is to foster graduates that will become highly sought-after business executives, successful entrepreneurs, or academic staff, in Greece or abroad. The program accepts up to 60 students to the full time group and 60 to the part time group per year. Admission Criteria: The program accepts university graduates, from Greek or non-Greek higher education institutions that have been recognized from the Hellenic NARIC organization (DOATAP). Prospect students must have very good command of the English language. Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of studies, the program’s graduate is expected to have developed comprehensive and specialized knowledge on the core concepts and the most recent trends in Accounting and Finance. He/she is expected to demonstrate an understanding of and to be able to analyze the fundamental rules and processes of financial reporting, the functioning of financial institutions and money and capital markets, as well as the organizational form and functioning of audit firms. The graduate is also expected to be able to apply, analyze and synthesize financial information and accounting rules, in order to evaluate managerial performance and the financial position, credit capacity, and short and long-term survival and growth prospects of firms. Furthermore, the program’s graduate will have strong analytical and critical skills, and will be able to use information technology, statistical, accounting and financial analysis tools, in order to competently follow the rapidly changing academic and empirical developments in the fields of Accounting and Finance, at national and international levels. In the context of financial markets having currently reached a very high degree of complexity, the MSc graduates will be in position to constructively implement sophisticated and academically rigorous concepts, in order to adapt to the constantly changing needs of a successful career in Accounting and Finance. Program Structure: The Program is equal to 75 ECTS credits, and includes 12 course units, worth 5 ECTS credits each, as well as the MSc Dissertation, worth 15 ECTS credits. Lectures are conducted in Greek, while the literature is primarily in English. Furthermore, the program includes 3 preparatory courses, that take place in September each year. A student who fails any of the preparatory courses is not admitted to the Program.