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Financial Management – (M.Sc.)
Middlesex University
Accounting, Finance and Economics
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Start Date: | January, September | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
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This course is an excellent preparation for a financial career in a diverse range of business organisations. Designed for students with no prior qualifications in accounting or finance, it focuses on accounting techniques and financial tools and to understand their impact on the day-to-day management of operational and corporate affairs.
The Financial Management Masters offers a range of modules enabling you to concentrate on the most relevant and topical areas in the field. The emphasis of the financial management masters throughout is to impart key skills and to relate understanding of financial management issues to the real world.
You will develop the technical skills needed to interpret and critically evaluate financial statements and you will develop and apply decision-making skills to complex situations.
Special features:
* This professional postgraduate course is designed for graduates who are from non-accounting and non-finance backgrounds and wish to become familiar with accounting techniques and financial tools and to understand their impact on the day-to-day management of operational and corporate affairs.
* Our lecturing staff are enthusiasts with international experience and many are well known for their pioneering work in academia and industry
* We offer a regular programme of guest lectures by prominent speakers on key issues in business
* We offer a range of optional finance and finance-related modules
* Financial management is applied to practical situations
* One third of the course concentrates on research training
* Many students are prepared for a PhD.
Contents
If you have not studied accounting and finance but have a keen interest in the subject and intend to broaden your career opportunities then this is an excellent course for you. The course will provide you with a comprehensive grounding in financial management. The emphasis of the course throughout is to impart both key skills and to relate understanding of financial management issues to the real world. You will develop the technical skills needed to interpret and critically evaluate financial statements and you will develop and apply decision-making skills to complex situations.
This course will:
* provide you with the knowledge and skills to equip you for a career in a diverse range of business organisations
* develop your competence to apply a range of financial and accounting skills to the practice of financial management
* develop your critical and analytical abilities in relation to financial management
* develop critical, analytical and problem-based learning and transferable skills to prepare you for graduate employment, and enhance the development of your skills.
Available one year full-time over three days a week or two years part-time, once or twice a week.
Start in January or September
Your knowledge and understanding is assessed through a combination of presentations, group and individual coursework and written examinations.
Modules
Compulsory:
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Reporting
• Strategic Management Accounting
• Dissertation
Optional (choose one):
· Corporate Governance and Corporate Accountability
· Financial Management for the Small Business
Note: Students starting the full-time programme in January take Corporate Governance and Corporate Accountability and students starting the full-time programme in September will take Financial Management for the Small Business
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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Register Now!Requirements
For the MSc Financial Management we normally require a second class honours degree or above, or an overseas equivalent qualification. We will consider all applications with a non-accounting background - all essential areas are covered on the course.
International entry requirements We accept the equivalent of the above from a recognised overseas university, to find out more about the requirements from your country, see further information under support in your country.
English language requirements You must have competence in English language and we normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all four components) or TOEFL paper based 575 (no less than 4.5 in test of written English) or TOEFL internet based 90 (with no less than 19 in each component) Middlesex also offers an Intensive Academic English course (Pre-Sessional) that ranges from 5-17 weeks, depending on your level of English. Successful completion of this course would meet English language entry requirements. For more information on applying for the pre-sessional please email english@mdx.ac.uk. For details of other equivalent English language requirements that Middlesex accepts see international entry requirements.
How to Apply Apply now
Applications for postgraduate study should be made directly to the university. The quickest way to apply is by making an online application, once you have created your account and completed your application, you will be able to track the progress of your application online. Alternatively, you can fill in an application form and return it to the appropriate admissions office. UK and EU students should apply directly to the London office. Non-EU international students can apply to our international admissions office in London, or use our network of regional offices across the world to assist you with your application.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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