Course description
MSc Financial Management
Are you looking to build more financial management knowledge or move into the financial sector? Our MSc Financial Management will equip you with a broader understanding of finance to help you gain confidence in any role or industry.
Course Overview
The MSc Financial Management will introduce you to sophisticated finance tools and techniques and give you an understanding of financial markets and institutions within a global context. You will learn how to:
- Understand the interplay between well-functioning financial markets and successful companies
- Apply a full range of financial techniques to real-life business situations
- Describe, analyse and interpret financial data from markets and companies
- Search and gather relevant financial information from multiple sources, including companies' annual reports and financial databases
- Offer data-based solutions to complex and relevant business challenges, for example:
- Evaluating the performance and riskiness of a company or an asset
- Selecting valuable investment projects
- Determining the type of capital a company should raise to fund investment
- Analysing a company's financial strategy
Suitability - Who should attend?
- Normally, a 1st or 2:1 UK Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent from an institution recognised by NARIC.
Or
- A Master's degree or international equivalent from an institution recognised by NARIC.
- Excellent candidates with a 2:2 UK Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent (with at least one year of relevant professional experience), who can demonstrate their suitability and motivation for this Master's course. The degree should be in a relevant subject with good grades in quantitative subjects. An interview may be required.
We expect that most candidates interested in this Master's will have a degree in engineering, mathematics, business, economics, science or other related subjects. However, your degree can be in any discipline if you can demonstrate that you have good numeracy and analytical skills.
English Language Competence
The minimum requirements for this programme are:
- IELTS: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in listening, writing, reading and speaking.
- TOEFL (iBT): 90 overall with 20 in listening, writing, reading and speaking.
- PTE Academic: 59-65 overall with 59 in listening, writing, reading and speaking.
- CPE or CAE (Cambridge): Minimum grade 176-184
- Pearson Versant English Placement Test (VEPT), supplemented with a University of Manchester short written test administered by the University Language Centre: Minimum VEPT overall score: 56, with at least 51 in each of the four components (listening, writing, reading and speaking) and the equivalent of IELTS 6.0 in the University of Manchester written test.
Please contact the school for more information about admission requirements
Training Course Content
Semester 1
- Foundations of Accounting
- Foundations of Finance
Semester 2
- Corporate Finance
- Global Financial Markets
- Data Analysis & Statistical Techniques
Semester 3
- Financial Statement Analysis
- International Financial Management
- Quantitative Methods for Financial Management
Semester 4
- Venture Capital and Private Equity
- Business Models and Financial Strategy
- Group Research Project
What does a typical course unit look like?
- Delivered online + three-day face-to-face workshop (either at the start or around the middle of the teaching period)
- Studied over a five-month period (total of 150 hours of study per unit)
- Taught from an applied perspective using practical elements, such as problem-solving, case studies, interactive activities and online quizzes, so you can apply your learnings immediately
- Assessed by ongoing coursework with no exams (you will typically complete two individual/group assessments per unit)
- Informed by the latest cutting-edge research in finance
- Taught by academics with extensive financial expertise and significant finance teaching experience
Course delivery details
This Master's degree in Financial Management is delivered through a part-time blended learning format. The majority of the teaching is online, so you can study flexibly at a pace that suits your own requirements and lifestyle. You will also get the opportunity to learn and share experiences with classmates from across the globe at face-to-face workshops.
Workshop schedule
You will attend one workshop per semester (four in total) in Manchester or at one of our global centres: Dubai, Hong Kong, and Shanghai or Singapore. Your workshop location will depend on your country of residence.
Why choose Alliance Manchester Business School
Ranked 3rd in the UK for research power.
With triple accreditation from AACSB International, AMBA and EQUIS.
Established in 1965 as one of the UK’s first two business schools.
Expenses
The tuition fee for the 2023 intake is £20,500 payable in four instalments before the start of each semester.
The £20,500 fee covers your tuition. It does not cover your accommodation and flight costs when travelling to the face-to-face workshops. Please contact the institute for further discounts and scholarships for your region.
Please note that:
- Students registered with the Middle East Centre are required to pay 5% VAT on top of the tuition fee, which is a mandatory requirement of the government of the UAE. The VAT will be added to the tuition fee payable and is applicable regardless of the student's nationality or residency.
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