MSc Financial Management
The MSc in Financial Management is targeted at finance professionals and other professionals who want to develop a career in finance, and who require a wide-ranging understanding of financial techniques and their application – but do not require high-level mathematical understanding of finance theories.
The MSc offers specialist study in the areas of corporate finance, investments and risk management. It will give students a relevant practical knowledge of finance that can be put into use straight away. Careers in finance depend upon a strong understanding of the foundations of finance, investment behaviour and the dynamic nature of finance, and the MSc will provide a strong preparation for a career in a wide variety of positions within the finance profession.
You can study this MSc by distance learning, with an Approved Learning Partner, or, for certain courses, on campus in Edinburgh on a 4-day immersion seminar to reinforce your self-study. For more information, see the Study Options section.
Passes are required in five core and four elective courses.
- Core courses
- Specialist finance elective courses
Admissions and application
For details on this programme, click here.
Exemptions/credit transfers
ACCA Part 3 holders may be eligible for credit transfers from four of the MSc courses:
- Accounting.
- Finance.
- ACCA students who have passed the ACCA Part 3 course Advanced Taxation will be exempt from one elective course.
- ACCA students who have passed the ACCA Part 3 course Audit and Assurance Services will be exempt from one elective course.
Other professional qualifications or undergraduate degrees may also merit exemption.
Interim/exit awards
Passes in Finance and two other core courses lead to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate in Financial Management. Passes in six courses including all five core lead to a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management.
