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Financial Management, MSc Financial Management, MSc Middlesex University

Middlesex University

Masters Degree , Financial Management

Course Description

Crucial to the success of any organisation, financial management is an exciting discipline with complex challenges and far-reaching effects in today's global business world. Its importance lies in the constant need for evermore effective management of funds to enable organisations to realise their potential and achieve their goals. Only with efficient financial management can a business truly survive and grow in a sustainable way.

Why study MSc Financial Management at Middlesex University?

Combining an in depth theoretical understanding and essential skills training, you can expect to learn the advanced concepts behind financial management, from corporate governance to data analysis, and the practical ways in which this knowledge can be applied within your chosen profession. Our approach is to arm you with theories and methods that are used by real businesses worldwide, enhancing your appeal to future employers who look for graduates with practical know-how as well as academic qualifications.

Our academic body is made up of researchers and practitioner who teach you the essential topics such as how to interpret and critically evaluate financial statements, and relate it back to the practicalities of the profession, such as how to apply decision-making skills to complex financial situations. In a highly student focused Accounting and Finance department the support you receive will enable you to graduate with the confidence and capability to pursue senior financial positions at a variety of stimulating organisations.

Course Highlights

  • International focus within modules to enable you to think globally and increase your career opportunities worldwide when you graduate
  • Learning from academics with research backgrounds in areas such as corporate governance, financial markets and market microstructure, as well as practitioner experience with organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Speciality Retail Group
  • Strong emphasis on how to apply financial and accounting skills to the practice of financial management in real-world situations
  • Training in specialist industry standard databases systems such as Bloomberg and Datastream, as well as software packages including IBM SPSS

Course Content

Focusing on corporate finance and the relationship between financial decision-making and capital market behaviour the early stage of the course prepares you with the capabilities to apply key financial and management accounting skills and theories to real-world business operations. As the course moves on it equips you 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.

Now 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 to apply it to the formulation and design of a substantive investigation.

Modules

  • Corporate Finance (30 credits) - Compulsory

  • Corporate Governance and Accountability (15 credits) - Compulsory

  • Entrepreneurial Finance (15 credits) - Compulsory

  • Financial Analysis and Valuation (15 credits) - Compulsory

  • Financial Reporting (15 credits) - Compulsory

  • Financial Data Analysis (15 credits) - Compulsory

  • Managerial Accounting (15 credits) - Compulsory

  • Research Methods and Dissertation (60 credits) - Compulsory

 

Entry Requirements

Qualifications

  • We normally make offers on second class honours degree 2:2 or above in an appropriate subject

Eligibility

UK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.

Academic credit for previous study or experience

If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, academic credit may be awarded towards your Middlesex University programme of study. For further information please visit our Accreditation of Prior Learning page.

Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditions

Entry onto this course does not require an interview, portfolio or audition.

Assessment Methods

You will be assessed through a variety of exams, essays and reports, for which you will receive feedback as part of the learning process, as well as a grading that measures 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.

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