Financial Management, MSc/PGDip

This programme is ideal for those seeking a management career in the finance area. It is ideally suited to students with a business, economics or numerate background. The programme focuses heavily on core areas of finance; it also provides an intensive course in accounting for those students who do not have an accounting background.

The MSc Financial Management programme will equip you with a strong foundation in finance theory, and provide the experience and skills that employers demand. There are countless career opportunities in finance for flexible, high-calibre students with good numerical skills.

Industry experts provide guest lectures, career development advice, off-site visits, and curriculum input. Practitioners are involved in developing content and teaching on various courses including Project Finance, Topics in Risk Management and Financial Trading Techniques. As part of our continuing guest lecture series, senior executives from Northern Trust and Barclays have presented to a broad audience of academics, and undergraduate, postgraduate and research students.

The MSc Finance suite of programmes has a typical intake of over 100 students. It is common to find a minimum of 30 nationalities represented.

Aims of the programme

• To enable students to become competent and thoughtful practitioners in the wider field of finance.
• To develop students' reflective, critical and evaluative thinking and judgement and to expose them to the contemporary issues in the field through teaching that is strongly supported by research and professional practice.
• To provide an intellectually demanding academic programme of study which emphasises the students' ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate key theoretical concepts and practical applications in the accounting and finance subject area.
• To provide a flexible programme which delivers a strong theoretical underpinning in finance through compulsory courses and which enables students to pursue coherently related areas of specialism by selecting particular options and a dissertation title.

School

Business

Location

Greenwich Campus

Attendance

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

A good relevant first degree from a recognised university.

• Students educated in a language other than English should have an IELTS score of 6.5 or above, or an equivalent rating in another language system. Alternatively, students can enter via the University of Greenwich International Pre- Master's Programme.
• Candidates with professional qualifications in accounting and finance are also welcome to apply.

Assessment

Students are assessed through examinations, coursework and a dissertation.

Career options

Our students have opportunities in the administrative and management areas of the finance industry and also in financial services. Employers of our graduates include the AES Corporation, Ahorro Corporation, European Dynamics, Headstrong, Piraeus Bank and Polish Telecom.

Content

• Financial Management (30 credits)
• Financial Markets and Risk (30 credits)
• Principles of Accounting (15 credits)
• Foundations of Scholarship (15 credits)
• Research Methods (15 credits)
• Dissertation (45 credits)

Two options (all 15 credits) chosen from:

• Project Finance
• Portfolio Management
• Topics in Risk Management
• Financial Trading Techniques
• Financial Analysis and Investment
• Corporate Governance, Assurance and Audit

Your time at university should be enjoyable and rewarding, and it is important that it is not spoilt by unnecessary financial worries. We recommend that you spend time planning your finances, both before coming to university and while you are here. We can offer advice on living costs and budgeting, as well as on awards, allowances and loans.

Find out more about our fees and the support available to you at our:

• Undergraduate finance pages
• International students' finance pages