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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Our MSc Management and Finance programme goes right to the heart of business and strengthens the skills and knowledge you will need to manage the financial operations that are essential to success in today’s fast-moving global marketplace.

You will study the programme over one year on a full-time basis and take core modules in strategy, organisational behaviour, fundamentals of finance, financial management and corporate finance and operational risk.

You can also tailor the programme to your interests, selecting from a range of optional modules and completing a dissertation on a subject of your choice. This could be an independent piece of research or a more applied project, completed in partnership with an external organisation.

There is a strong international element on the course with the opportunity to acquire hands-on experience of finance in a global context. You will be able to join an international study tour, take part in a summer school overseas and complete a dissertation abroad at one of our partner institutions.

The programme gives you the opportunity to hear from a range of prestigious guest speakers who have practical experience in the subjects covered in the modules that you will take.

Furthermore, your own entrepreneurial abilities will be put to the test as you will be able to take part in the Blueprint Startup Challenge.

The Business School is one of an elite group of UK institutions that has been accredited by all three major business accreditation bodies, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).

 

Entry Requirements

The equivalent of a UK first or upper second class honours degree.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our postgraduate programmes with a focus on employability fully equip you with the skills and industry insight to embark on a successful and rewarding business career.

The knowledge and understanding you develop reflect the Department’s values of sustainability, wellbeing and equality of opportunity across the globe.

You gain a combination of analytical and practical skills that employers value, such as independent thinking and problem-solving, and are able to enhance your people skills that are essential in business and much sought after by employers.

Module Details

Core modules:

  • Financial Management
  • Corporate Finance and Operational Risk 
  • Fundamentals of Finance 
  • Strategy 
  • Organisational Behaviour 
  • Research Methods and Dissertation in Management and Finance 

In recent years, optional modules have included:
Consulting
Decision Making and Business Modelling
East Asian Business and Management
Employee Reward Strategy
Financial Technologies I
Global Business
Global Sport Business
International Study Tour
The Science of Leadership
Multinational Finance
Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
New Venture Creation and Enterprise Skills
Project Management
A language module such as those offered by the University’s Centre for Foreign Language Study

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