- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 24 months part-time
- Entry requirements
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Academic Criteria
Normally, a 1st or 2:1 UK Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent from an institution recognised by NARIC.
Or A Master's degree or international equivalent from an institution recognised by NARIC.
We expect that most candidates interested in this Master's will have a degree in engineering, mathematics, business, economics, science or other related subjects; however your degree can be in any discipline if you can demonstrate that you have good numeracy and analytical skills.
We can also consider excellent candidates with a 2:2 UK Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent, with at least one year of relevant professional experience who can demonstrate their suitability and motivation for this Master's course. The degree should be in a relevant subject with good grades in quantitative subjects. An interview may be required.
All our degree programmes, require a high level of competency in all aspects of English language - speaking, writing, listening and reading. You will need to provide evidence that your English language ability meets the University of Manchester minimum requirements and is sufficient to enable you to fully participate and be successful in the programme.
- How to apply
To start the application process, please click here.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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| MSc | N | N | N | Y |
Course overview
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
Open days
As the MSc in Financial Management course is delivered mostly online, we offer a series of webinars for you. You can watch the latest webinar on YouTube by clicking here.
Fees
The course fee is £21,500 for those joining in September 2025. The fee covers your tuition. It does not cover your accommodation and travel costs when attending face-to-face workshops.
Please note:
- Students registered with the Dubai Centre are required to pay 5% VAT on top of the tuition fee, which is a mandatory requirement of the government of the UAE. The VAT will be added to the tuition fee payable and is applicable regardless of the student's nationality or residency.
- Singapore residents are required to pay the prevailing GST, which will be added to the tuition fee payable
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Alliance Manchester Business School
- School/Faculty
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Alliance Manchester Business School was established in 1965 as one of the UK's first two business schools. Today, we are the UK's largest campus-based business and management school, and 'Original Thinking Applied' is at the heart of everything we do. Find out more .
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