Financial Management MSc

​Are you looking to build your knowledge of financial management or move into the financial sector? Our MSc Financial Management will help you gain confidence in any role or industry.

• Taught through online learning with four workshop residentials in Manchester or Shanghai 
• Learn about sophisticated finance tools and techniques 
• Gain an understanding of financial markets and institutions within a global context 
• 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

This Master's degree in Financial Management is delivered through a part-time blended learning format. The majority of the teaching is online, so you can study flexibly at a pace that suits your own requirements and lifestyle. You will also get the opportunity to learn and share experiences with classmates from across the globe at face-to-face workshops.

A Manchester experience, online

Every aspect of our MSc in Financial Management is developed and delivered by The University of Manchester. This ensures you get the best quality learning experience, wherever in the world you are based. Throughout your studies, you will also have access to a dedicated study advisor, wellbeing support and digital services to support your learning, including libraries and financial databases.

The Finance Zone

From the moment you start the course you will have access to Alliance Manchester Business School's Finance Zone. This is one of the UK's most comprehensive collections of specialist financial and business databases. These resources are used by top researchers around the world and include Bloomberg, Datastream, Thomson ONE, Compustat, WRDS, Capital IQ plus many more. (Please note this is available onsite at the Manchester campus only).

Workshop schedule

You will attend one workshop per semester (four in total) in Manchester or at one of our global centres: Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai or Singapore. Your workshop location will depend on your country of residence (please see below).

Workshop location

Region

• Manchester
• Africa (Sub Saharan)
• North America
• South America
• UK & Ireland
• Dubai
• Middle East
• North Africa
• India
• Hong Kong
• East Asia
• Shanghai
• China
• Singapore
• Australasia
• South East Asia

Workshop timings

Year one
2 x 3-day workshops in September
2 x 3-day workshops in May

Year two
2 x 3-day workshops in November
2 x 3-day workshops in May