Management (Finance), MSc

COURSE OVERVIEW

Are you interested in a career in finance? It’s a wide-ranging profession with businesses across all sectors requiring people with top rate financial skills. So, whether you are interested in banking, finance, tax or insurance, there’s going to be a stimulating role for you with lots of opportunities for career progression.

The MSc Management (Finance) programme at Swansea University is designed for students who are interested in finance or a finance career but who do not want to take a full Accounting and Finance degree. You’ll pursue modules on advanced finance topics such as the principles of corporate finance and managing financial resources.

You will also learn about management in an interconnected global community as well as core management concepts such as operations management, human resource management and marketing management to give you a solid grounding in a range of dynamic business principles.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence, the course is open to students from any discipline who would like to work in business or management. Once you have graduated you will receive a CMI level 7 certificate.

We know it’s a competitive world out there. To help you get the best from your studies and get ahead of the competition, the programme also includes an academic skills module that covers issues such as research methods.

MANAGEMENT (FINANCE) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We have an excellent track record of placing our graduates with major multinational companies.

Your Management (Finance) programme, with its CMI accreditation, will give you the opportunities to work across a wide range of sectors and thrive within this competitive market.

Your next step could lie in any of these roles:

• Management Consultant
• HR Business Partner
• Financial Advisor
• Analyst or Researcher

Our career support services include:

• Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
• Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
• Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
• Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.