MSc Financial Management

University of Manchester

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

Course description

Successful finance practitioners require a wide range of transferable skills and subject-specific knowledge in areas such as corporate finance, financial markets and financial accounting. Our MSc comprises foundational units in finance and accounting alongside advanced units in the following areas:

Financial management

Financial markets

Financial strategy

Private equity

Data Analysis & Statistical Techniques

Quantitative Methods for Financial Management

A final supervised project will allow you to deepen your finance knowledge and apply your skills by analysing real-world information and addressing questions with practical implications. You will be taught by a team of academics that have several years of experience delivering course content both online and face-to-face within blended programmes. Our academics are on the cutting-edge of finance research, which informs their teaching. They regularly utilise our wide range of financial databases in their learning and teaching activities. This is a significant strength of our MSc in Financial Management.

Career opportunities

This is a great opportunity for professionals who are looking to step into a management-level role. You will be able to apply your professional experience to real-world projects that are relevant to your workplace.

The Financial Management Master's degree is ideal for candidates based in the UK and globally. You will acquire financial skills and expertise to develop your career in finance or secure a management position with a finance emphasis.