MSc Financial Management

Be part of the next generation of global and ethical financial management specialists. Our MSc Financial Management provides the knowledge and skills to give you a significant edge in this competitive global finance sector.

Why study MSc Financial Management at Birmingham?

• You will be able to study a wide variety of topics that will prepare you for a global career, including international and ethics focused modules. Modules with an international focus include Foreign Exchange Markets, International Treasury Management. Ethics focused modules include Ethics, Governance, and Regulation in Treasury.
• This course focuses on real-world investment challenges with emphasis on ethical and sustainable business practices. Find out how we are working for a responsible future at Birmingham.
• You will have access to our state-of-the-art Bloomberg training suite, where you will learn software which is widely used in the sector, preparing you for your professional career. The trading room provides a unique simulation of the daily workings of the financial sector from the perspective of investors on the trading floor. This includes dealing with high frequency market data, constantly updated news and reports, and a wide range of graphical and statistical tools that help investors make sense of the daily changes in the financial world. Apart from the Bloomberg Trading Room and database, you will also have access to databases such as WRDS, Compustat, CRSP, Capital IQ, BoardEx, Morningstar, BankFocus, CSMAR, Datastream, Thomson One, and FAME.

Excellent career prospects

Our students have gone on to work in a wide range of industries, in organisations such as Accenture, Deloitte, PWC, Ernst and Young, KPMG, Arcadia Group, Cisco Systems, Nissan, Ford, BP, Cadbury, P&G, and a whole host of smaller companies and public sector organisations.

Careers in Business

Careers in Business is a dedicated service for postgraduate Business School students. We’ll help you in all aspects of your career management, from planning your job-seeking strategies, applying for jobs, preparing for interviews and assessment centres and developing your essential employability skills. At the start of your programme you will receive an email from our team, giving details of how you can access Careers in Business Online. Please get in touch to find out how our Careers in Business team can support you.