Management and Sustainable Finance (Taught)

This MSc Management and Sustainable Finance provides you with in-depth knowledge of contemporary issues in management and empirical finance with a particular focus on financial management, financial reporting, small business finance, financial modelling and international finance. You will also be introduced to sustainable investing and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into financial analysis and decision-making.

Why choose this course?

• This course is industry-aligned, placing a strong emphasis on employability, networking and business-relevant skills, making it ideal if you already work in the field, or are looking to move into it.

• It is specifically designed to equip you with the quantitative analysis and applied financial management skills required for a career in investment, financial institutions or any other financial management-related job.

• It is led by academic staff who are active researchers as well as enthusiastic teachers who regularly publish cutting-edge articles in the world's leading journals.

What you will learn

You will learn how to critically analyse financial proposals and empirical applications of corporate finance and gain an understanding of the applied financial management tools used by firms and financial markets participants.

You will also learn about sustainable investing principles including the role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and corporate financial practices.

How you will learn

Teaching on this course includes lectures, seminars, practical classes and tutorials. Lectures aim to provide you with an overview of the topic, while seminars help you to apply your knowledge through class discussions, worked examples, exercises, case studies and student presentations.

You will benefit from studying alongside other professionals with their ideas and experiences, and the insights from a range of guest speakers we invite. You will also receive expert research supervision in preparation for your dissertation.

This course is available to study full- or part-time with classes taking place in the evening.

Highlights

• This course is part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Programme and has a limited number of CFA scholarships available.

• Birkbeck is in the heart of London, which is a major city for the accounting and finance industry, offering a plethora of job opportunities after graduation.

• We engage in significant collaborative research and have excellent contacts with many public and private sector organisations, professional bodies and researchers at other academic institutions.

• We have research strengths in banking, international business and strategy, the management of innovation and entrepreneurship, human resource management, corporate governance, sport management and marketing, as well as in management and finance.

Careers and employability

On successfully graduating from this course you will have gained an array of transferable skills, including:

• the ability to work as part of a managerial team

• high-level oral and written communication skills

• research skills in management and finance

• skills in evaluating and assessing managerial and financial information

• the ability to present yourself and an argument related to issues of management and finance.

Graduates can pursue career paths in investment, financial management and insurance. Possible professions include:

• financial management manager

• risk manager

• corporate investment banker

• insurance underwriter

• systems analyst.

Graduates from this course have gone on to be employed in financial departments, banks, including investment banks and central banks, as well as accounting firms.