Financial Management MSc
Located a train ride away from London's financial district, Middlesex offers the ideal environment to develop the skills you'll need for an exciting career in finance
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2024 year of entry- Code
- PGN399
- Attendance
- Full-time, Part-time
- Start
- September 2024
- Fees
- £12,600 (UK) * £17,600 (INT) *
- Duration
- 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Course Leader
- Sepideh Parsa
- Study mode
- On campus
- Location
- Hendon campus
- Placement year
- Yes
- School / Department
- Accounting and Finance
The finance industry in London is one of the strongest in the world. Learn how you can become a part of it with our Financial Management course.
Why choose Financial Management MSc/PGCert/PGDip at Middlesex?
Financial management is an exciting discipline with complex challenges and far-reaching effects in today's global business world.
It offers a vital framework to enable organisations to manage their internal financial affairs in view of their broader national and international business environments. Only with efficient financial management can a business truly survive and grow in a sustainable way.
Combining an in-depth study of theory with essential skills training, you can expect to learn advanced concepts in financial management, ranging from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) to financial data analysis and the practical ways in which this knowledge is disseminated.
We aim to equip you with theories and methods that are used by businesses worldwide, enhancing your appeal to future employers who look for graduates with relevant credentials.
What you will gain
You'll be learning from academics with research backgrounds in areas such as corporate governance, financial markets and market microstructure. Our teaching team also has practitioner experience with organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Speciality Retail Group.
The international focus of many of our modules will help you think globally and increase your career opportunities worldwide when you graduate.
Our course has a strong emphasis on how to apply financial and accounting skills to the practice of financial management in real-world situations. You'll also receive training in specialist industry standard database systems such as Bloomberg and Datastream, as well as software packages including Stata.
3 great reasons to pick this course
About your course
MSc Financial Management is suitable for students from a range of non-finance and non-accounting backgrounds. The course is designed to provide you with competencies and technical skills in financial management. In particular, you will develop and apply their decision-making skills to complex situations.
Focusing on corporate finance and the relationship between financial decision-making and capital market behaviour, the early stage of this course prepares you with the capabilities to apply key financial and management accounting skills and theories to real-world business operations.
In later months, you'll be equipped with the tools an international manager or entrepreneur would need, including business plans, financial management tools, capital budgeting and valuing ventures. You’ll also examine how corporate governance can impact your work, and how investors and financiers use corporate reports to assess stability and form valuations.
With the skills and knowledge developed through the course, you will be able to apply them to a dissertation research project of your choice. This is a chance for you to extend your knowledge of a selected topic and apply it to the formulation and design of a substantive investigation.
There are three different awards available for this course:
- MSc route consists of one 30 credit module, six 15 credit modules and a 60 credit dissertation
- PG Certificate route consists of one 30 credit module plus two 15 credit modules
- PG Diploma route consists of one 30 credit module plus six 15 credit modules.
Modules
Here is a brief overview of the modules you will study on your course.
This module aims to develop identification, understanding and critical evaluation of the problems that are commonly faced by corporate decision makers using the relevant conceptual framework. The module examines the techniques that have been developed in applied corporate finance, together with a critical appreciation of the interaction between financial decision-making and capital market behaviour.
This module examines the evolution of corporate governance and accountability mechanisms from theoretical and practical viewpoints. More specifically, topical issues in corporate governance and social reporting are covered to elevate students understanding of how such mechanisms can be applied to enhance corporate accountability. In doing so, the module highlights the significance of corporate transparency and how it links with corporate accountability. High profile cases of corporate failure and other relevant cases are critically discussed and evaluated to draw attention to the issues discussed in the module.
The module aims to provide students with an awareness and understanding of various theories, knowledge, and financial tools an entrepreneur needs including business plan, financial management tools, financing a new venture, valuing ventures, process of going public, capital budgeting and measuring financial performance to start, build, and harvest a successful venture.
Financial analysis and valuation provides students with an understanding of how investors and corporate financiers use corporate reports and other publicly available information to assess the overall stability as well as the future prospects and valuation of companies.
This module aims to provide a critical understanding of the financial accounting techniques and practices and their relevance to contemporary business. The impact of international regulatory frameworks on these practices will be evaluated.
This module aims to provide an overview of research methodology, develop quantitative analytical skills and provide training for data analysis using the IBM SPSS software. Specific aims include: summarising data findings, hypotheses testing statistical inference, develop simple models draw supportable conclusions.
This module aims to provide a critical understanding of management accounting techniques and practices and their relevance to contemporary business. The relevant concepts and theories, together with a range of emerging issues will be presented and critically evaluated.
This module provides you with the opportunity to select your own specialised research topic in the area of financial management and work under the supervision of an academic member of staff. You will be expected to apply relevant theoretical frameworks, the existing seminal and the most up-to-date scholarly literature together with the relevant research methodologies and methods whilst conducting your research. You will be required to independently plan, organise, and coherently produce well-researched work.
To find out more about this course, please download the Financial Management MSc specification (PDF).
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Teaching
You'll attend lectures and take part in seminars and workshops to explore concepts and issues. You'll also work on problem-solving exercises and case studies, and use a variety of media and online tools to engage with resources, quizzes and learning materials. You'll be expected to collaborate with your peers as part of the learning process which will involve group activity and involvement in online discussions and learning. You'll be taught by an experienced teaching team with a wide range of expertise and professional experience. Your personal tutor will support you with help and advice throughout your studies.
Timetable
Whether you are studying full or part-time – your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study. We aim to make your timetable available at least 2 weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.
Typical weekly breakdown
A typical week looks like this:
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Learning |
Contact hours per week |
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On-campus |
12 |
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Independent study |
10 |
Teaching vs independent study
In a typical year, you’ll spend about 1200 hours on your course.
Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, and preparing for assessments including coursework and presentations.
Learning terms
On-campus: This includes tutor-led sessions such as seminars, lab sessions and demonstrations as well as student-led sessions for work in small groups.
Independent study: This is the work you do in your own time including reading and research.
Part-time study
You can also study this course part-time the programme of study will need to be agreed upon with the programme leader.
Our Hendon campus, north London.
Academic support
We have a strong support network online and on campus to help you develop your academic skills. We offer one-to-one and group sessions to develop your learning skills together with academic support from our library, IT teams and learning experts.
Coursework and assessments
You'll be assessed through a variety of exams, essays and reports. You'll receive feedback as part of the learning process, as well as a grading that measures the learning outcomes of the module.
As group work is an integral element of your course you may also be assessed as a group, receiving a mark for this collaboration.
Feedback
You'll evaluate your work, skills and knowledge and identify areas for improvement. Sometimes you'll work in groups and assess each other's progress.
Each term, you'll get regular feedback on your learning.
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North London campus
Our north London campus is 23 minutes away by underground train, travelling from London Kings Cross.
Learn moreFacilities and support
Our Sheppard Library provides a wide range of resources and support to help you to succeed in your studies.
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Over 1,000 study spaces including rooms for group study and over 500 computers available.
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We have one of London's biggest and best university campuses with everything you need in one place.
Our facilitiesStudent support
We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health, and disability support.
Additional needs
We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether Middlesex is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.
Wellness
Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.
Work while you study
Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. Visit the Middlesex Unitemps page.
Careers
How can the MSc Financial Management support your career?
This course is an excellent preparation for a financial career in banking, insurance, pensions, privatisation, and funds management. The areas our graduates work in include corporate finance, financial analysis, credit analysis, commercial lending, financial consulting, risk management and investment banking.
Our postgraduate courses have been recognised for their ability to support your career. 95% of our postgraduate students go on to work or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2022).
Career paths
Our graduates have gone on to work in a wide range of roles at companies including Barclays, RBS, Bank of England and Credit Suisse.
MDXWorks
MDXworks, our employability service, will help you make the most of your experience and connections to achieve your career goals. You'll have unlimited access to one-to-one advice and support from specialists in your sector plus 24/7 online support. You can also make the most of events and networking opportunities, on and off campus.
Global alumni network
You’ll be studying with students from 122 countries who’ll become part of your personal global network. You'll learn how to work with a global mindset and make invaluable connections on your course for your chosen industry.
Entry Requirements
Qualifications
We welcome your application regardless of your background or experience.
For this course, ideally, we are looking for:
- A 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject, or
- A minimum of three years' relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.
If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.
Personal statements
Make sure that you highlight your best qualities in your personal statement that are relevant to this course. Such as the ability to be forward-thinking, creative and collaborative.
Interviews
You won’t be required to attend an interview.
We welcome students from the UK, EU and all over the world. Join students from over 122 countries and discover why so many international students call our campus home:
- Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning
- Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London
- Work placements and networking with top London employers
- Career support to get you where you want to go after university.
Qualifications
Here are the qualifications relevant for this course:
- A 2:2 honours degree or above.
If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.
English language
You'll need good English language skills to study with us. Find out more about our English language requirements. And, don't worry If you don't meet our minimum English language requirements, as we offer an intensive pre-sessional English course.
Visas
International students can apply for a student visa to train to teach at Middlesex University if:
- they have an unconditional offer from Middlesex University
- they can financially support themselves in the UK and pay for their course
- they meet the English language requirements for the student visa.
Apply as early as possible to make sure you get a place. You can submit your application before you receive your final qualification.
Find out how to apply for postgraduate taught courses and watch our step-by-step video.
Personal statements
Make sure that you highlight your best qualities in your personal statement that are relevant to this course. Such as your ability to be forward-thinking, creative and collaborative.
Interviews
You won't be required to attend an interview.
Fees and funding
The fees below are for the 2024/25 academic year:
UK students1
Full-time students £12,600
Part-time students: £84 per credit
Part-time students: £42 per dissertation credit
International students2
Full-time students: £17,600
Part-time students: £117 per credit
Part-time students: £59 per dissertation credit
Additional costs
We cover your costs for the day-to-day things that you need to do well in your studies.
- Free – laptop loans, Wi-Fi and printing
- Free specialist software for your course
- Free online training with LinkedIn Learning.
The following course-related costs are not included in the fees, and you will need to budget for these:
- the cost of books that you might wish to purchase.
Financial support
We offer lots of support to help you with fees and living costs. Check out our guide to student life on a budget and find out more about postgraduate funding.
Postgraduate scholarships
You may be eligible for one of our scholarships including:
- The Alumni Postgraduate Award – for all UK Middlesex alumni a 20% fee reduction
- The Commonwealth Scholarship – full course fees, airfares and a living allowance
- The Chevening Scholarship – full course fees
- The European Academic Awards – £1000 to £7000 for students showing academic excellence
- Regional or International Merit Award –up to £2,000 towards course fees
For international students, we also have a limited number of other awards specific to certain regions, and work in partnership with funding providers in your country to help support you financially with your study.
Find out more about our postgraduate scholarships.
Help from your employer
Your employer can contribute towards the cost of your postgraduate study as part of their staff development programme.
Work while you study
If you are not currently working, we can help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above.
Fees disclaimers
1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase postgraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.
Student Testimonials
"My dissertation was on the operating financial review; it used to be mandatory for companies to complete it until Gordon Brown made it optional, so I looked at why he may have taken that decision and whether it was the right one. It's great to be able to use my knowledge to investigate issues that affect businesses in reality. The academic side of finance has been very stimulating and I'm toying with the idea of doing a PhD. Alternatively, I would look for a job as a financial analyst so I can really utilise all the skills I've learnt on the course."
Gloria Botchway
MSc Financial Management
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