MSc Financial Management

at Birmingham Business School

Core modules
 

The following modules must be taken. All modules are worth 20 credits, with the exception of your Dissertation, which is worth 60 credits:

• Corporate Financial Management, Semester 1

• Ethics, Governance and Regulation in Treasury, Semester 2

• Financial Modelling Techniques, Semester 1

• Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation, Semester 1

• Dissertation, full term
   

Optional modules
 

Choose two modules (20 credits each) from the following:

• Alternative Finance, Semester 2

• International Financial Management, Semester 2

• International Treasury Management, Semester 2

• Risk Analysis and Management, Semester 2

A good Honours degree (2:1 or higher) or postgraduate diploma from a UK university or equivalent. You must have obtained good grades in mathematical related modules at undergraduate level.
 

GCE A-Level grade D or better or overseas equivalent in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics or Statistics can be considered for meeting the mathematical module requirement. If you would like A-Level (or equivalent) qualifications to be considered as part of your application, please upload evidence of these results when making an application. We can only consider these qualifications if they are submitted as part of the admissions application.
 

• Either: A four year Bachelors degree (first class or very good upper second class)

• Or: A three year Bachelors degree (first class) from recognised institutions in India.

• For MSc programmes, the Business School will consider holders of three-year degree programmes (first class or very good upper second class) from recognised institutions in India.

• For entry to LLM programmes, Birmingham is happy to accept applications from 3 or 5 year LLB holders from India from prestigious institutions.
   

International Students
 

Standard English language requirements apply (IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band).
 

• IELTS 7.0 with no less that 6.5 in any band

• TOEFL: 95 overall with no less than 22 in any band

• Pearson Test of English (PTE) including online: PTE Academic 76 with no less than 67 in all four skills

• Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): Advanced or Proficiency – minimum overall score of 185, with no less than 176 in any component

Fees

MSc Financial Management

• UK £17,730   
• Overseas £27,932

Graduates will leave Birmingham perfectly placed to take up key financial management roles in a variety of organisations, throughout all sectors of business, industry and commerce. Some may begin their training in firms of chartered or certified accountants, whilst others may work within charities, health authorities, local government, banks, media, manufacturing industries and IT companies. 
 

Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK for financial companies, and our proximity to London, the global financial capital, and ever-growing relationship with key employers in the financial sector, will provide you with the opportunity to meet and network with leading global organisations. 
 

Top jobs in financial management include: 

• Audit Graduate Trainee
• Financial Operations Analyst
• Corporate Banking Analyst
• Valuations Manager
• Trader
• Financial Account Manager
• Senior Credit Risk Analyst
• Investment Manager
• Tax Professional
• Senior Associate
• Assistant Director Credit Risk