Master's degree in International Accounting and Financial Management

Basic Information

What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?

The purpose of the Master's is to gain knowledge of the different elements that make up the whole of financial management and of financial information itself: reading, interpretation and analysis, thus covering two areas of interest, the economic-financial itinerary in the field of international financial management.

Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes, (final verification report is attached) the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2012-13.

ANECA final verification report

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

Favorable report third modification

Favorable report fourth modification

Favorable report fifth modification

Is it necessary to pass an access test?

It is not necessary.

What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?

You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link

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Students who have possession of an official Spanish university degree or another issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area that authorizes access to Master's degrees in the country that issued the degree.

Objectives

The Master's Degree in International Accounting and Financial Management of the Rey Juan Carlos University pursues the following objectives:

The training of professionals specialized in advanced studies in accounting and finance, with significant legal training in taxation and the rest of the legal system related to the company, at a national and international level,
The preparation of managers trained to direct, manage and collaborate in positions related to the following professional activities, both in national and international markets:
- In companies: Economic-financial management, Administrative management (invoicing, purchases, sales and warehouse management, logistics, etc.), accounting and tax management, management control, etc.
- In independent professional firms: accounting and tax advisor, systems and organization consulting, strategic consulting, foreign trade consulting.
- In public administrations and the non-profit sector: inspection and tax administration, inspection in supervisory entities, management and administration of public entities of the central, regional and local administration, management and administration of non-profit and social economy entities.

Competences

General skills:

CG01 - Provide sufficient knowledge to facilitate, after completing a specific training cycle in social science research, their incorporation into the development of multicultural research work and teams in the fiscal, legal and economic-financial fields.
CG02 - Increase professional qualification skills regarding the reading and interpretation of complex economic information and international regulations regarding taxation, accounting, Law, provided by the markets, companies and groups of national and multinational companies, using both English as Spanish.
CG03 - Increase professional qualification skills regarding the adoption of complex decisions in situations of uncertainty, of an accounting or tax nature, development of strategic approaches in the medium and long term, management of different scenarios and development of simulation models.
CG04 - Increase professional qualification skills regarding the selection of the use of scarce resources in a global world, ethical commitment and corporate social responsibility in national and international business.
CG05 - Increase professional qualification skills regarding the preparation of justified fiscal, legal, economic and financial reports, in which they are able to communicate their conclusions clearly, making original contributions, using new technologies for both specialized and non-specialized audiences. .
CG06 - Know the relationship between the analysis and valuation of financial instruments with their accounting record; as well as the operating mechanisms of primary and derivative financial instruments and their recognition in the company's accounting, will analyze and synthesize accounting information from financial markets.

Specific skills:

CE01 - Domain at an advanced level of national and international accounting regulations, with detailed study of NIC, IFRS and comparative study with FASB.

CE02 - Ability to know in depth and analyze the international economic environment both at a macroeconomic level and at a microeconomic level.

CE03 - Ability to perform microeconomic analysis with international economic analysis tools.

CE04 - Ability to analyze and interpret the main indicators and international analysis techniques and the microeconomic environment

CE05 - Ability to adapt the accounting information of any company to international accounting regulations.

CE06 - Capacity for analysis, evaluation and supervision of the different methods to eliminate international double taxation, as well as in the different existing agreements

CE07 - Ability to identify the different management control systems and their characteristics, based on the organizational structure of the economic unit

CE08 - Ability to apply the information that emerges from the different internal accounting information models to the organization's management control needs

CE09 - Ability to select the degree of decentralization of each organizational unit according to the strategy that is intended to be developed

CE10 - Ability to advise based on the specific characteristics of an operation, the procedures, payment instruments to be used. Mastery at an advanced level of current regulations in international contracting, solving problems

specific issues raised in terms of payment conditions, delivery conditions and arbitration

CE11 - Advanced command of the different international payment methods, with the ability to identify risks in international transactions and propose solutions to specific problems arising from them

CE12 - Ability to analyze and assess the risks of the different documentary credits in international transactions, making decisions about the most appropriate conditions for specific cases raised

CE13 - Ability to solve conflicts and international problems in the field of competition, proposing concrete solutions in a justified manner by applying current regulations on European Competition Law

CE14 - Ability to plan and carry out the process leading to lowering, deferring or even eliminating tax burdens, complying with existing tax provisions

CE15 - Ability to classify, record and account for the different financial instruments in their corresponding categories

CE16 - Ability to understand and analyze the principles of corporate social responsibility management in national and international companies.

CE17 - Ability to develop and implement international business sustainability systems proposed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

CE18 - Ability to identify and evaluate the legal elements that order bankruptcy proceedings that take place in a global business environment

CE19 - Ability to organize work in a company and capture the theoretical knowledge acquired

CE20 - Ability to search, find and organize bibliographic sources referring to a line of research that, at the student's choice, should focus on international legislation and bibliographic sources

CE21 - Ability to clearly express the objectives, methodology followed and conclusions on a research topic focused on the subjects of the training itinerary, framed in the international arena

CE22 - Ability to interpret, understand and develop economic and legal texts in English

Admission and enrollment

Admission:

The requirements for access to the proposed title are according to article 18, of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28:

Possession of an official Spanish Graduate or Graduate university degree or equivalent is a condition for accessing a Master's Degree, or, where appropriate, having another University Master's degree, or titles of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in an EHEA country that in that country allow access to Master's degrees.
In the same way, people in possession of titles from educational systems that are not part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, will be able to access a Master's Degree in the Spanish university system, without the need for homologation of the title, but verification by of the university of the level of training that they imply, as long as in the country where said title was issued it allows access to university postgraduate level studies. In no case will access through this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the person concerned or its recognition for other purposes than that of carrying out the Master's degree.

General access criteria:

The specific qualifications that will facilitate access to the Master are the following:

Degree in Business Administration and Management
Degree in Accounting and Finance
Degree in law
Degree in Management and Public Administration

Degrees that are not included in the previous list are excluded.

Students from the Law Degree must demonstrate that they have acquired skills in the accounting area throughout their professional career, providing documentation that proves it.

Conditions or special access tests:

In the event that the demand exceeds the places offered, an assessment of the curriculum will be made based on the following score:

Degree compatible with the Master's studies: 10 points
10 hours of training in the areas of accounting, economics and/or Law: 0,5 points
3 months of experience in positions related to Accounting, economics and/or Law: 1 point

Places will be awarded to the highest scores

Candidate selection:

The selection of applicants is made by the Head of the Master and will be by submitting a standardized curriculum with the specific profile required. For the selection, criteria of compatibility of the studies with which it is accessed, academic record and professional experience will be met.

Offer of places: 30 seats. If the minimum number of students envisaged is not reached in a course, the University may choose not to open the teaching group.

See admission and enrollment

Training itinerary

Master's Teaching Guides

ACCESS THE COURSE GUIDES OF THE DEGREE

Training Itinerary

Custom code	Subject	ECTS credits	semester	Typology
632601	international economic environment	6	1 º	required
632602	International accounting	6	1 º	required
632603	Taxation and international planning	6	1 º	required
632604	Corporate Social Responsibility in national businesses and relations	3	1 º	required
632605	English for international management	3	1 º	required
632606	Management control systems in international markets	6	2 º	required
632607	International trade: coverage of risks and means of payment	6	1 º	required
632608	European competition law	6	2 º	required
632609	bankruptcy law cross-border	6	2 º	required
632610	Practicum	6	2 º	required
632611	Master's thesis	6	2 º	TFM

Material resources

External Internships

The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the master's degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.

Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.

The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:

Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
Elaboration of the memory

Documentation:

Degree Training Project

For more information: External Internship Unit

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

Mobility programs

University Master's degrees, due to their duration and characteristics, in general do not specifically contemplate the mobility of their students. However, the Rey Juan Carlos University has different mobility programs for both students and University workers (PDI and PAS) and has procedures for collecting and analyzing information on these mobility programs.

URJC Mobility

Regulation

STUDENTS

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School Insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation student associations

Quality guarantee

External monitoring report

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Results report

Once the monitoring of the Master's Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the monitoring of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

Referral rates:

Fees

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

- Student profile

- Teacher evaluation

- Degree of satisfaction:

Of the students
of the graduates
From the Faculty
Administration and Services Staff

- Labor insertion

- External internships:

Satisfaction of interns
External tutor satisfaction
Employer satisfaction

Survey results:

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

Final Report Accreditation Renewal 2020
Improvement plan 2020

History

Final Report Accreditation Renewal 2016
Improvement plan 2016

Tracking

Special

Final Special Monitoring Report 2022

Professors and Researchers

2030 Agenda

Strategic plan

Admission

student office

Master's Degree in International Accounting and Financial Management