MSc Financial Management (Taught)

Our MSc Financial Management course will help provide you with a strong grounding in the theory and practices of accounting and finance in the corporate sector. The course is part of the CFA Institute as a University Affiliation Programme which helps invest in professionals just like you looking to expand their knowledge whilst reaching professional standards of practice.

With this course, you’ll become adept at analysing financial information and adopting an international perspective as you learn more about financial management across different cultures. You’ll develop key professional and research skills as well as an understanding of ethical business practice.

The course is broken down into modules such as corporate performance analysis, financial markets and risk management and valuation. At the end of your course, you’ll then do a final research project of your choice; either a dissertation or a business-based project.

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

Foundations of Finance
Corporate Performance Analysis
Financial Markets and Financial Technologies
Corporate Financial Management
Sustainable International Finance and Investment
Risk Management and Valuation in the 21st Century
Financial Decision Making
Study Skills and Research Methods
Dissertation

For a full Masters degree, you'll study 180 credits over the duration of your course. Some programmes offer a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) qualification or a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) qualification. For a PGDip, you'll study 120 credits, and for a PGCert, you'll study 60 credits.

You will develop key professional and research skills, as well as an understanding of ethical business practice. You will also undertake a final research project, which can be either a dissertation or a business-based project.