MSc Finance (Financial Sector Management) (2019 entry)

Start of programme: November / February / April / July

Mode of Attendance: Distance Learning

Designed to advance a career in management within banks and other financial firms, this programme enables you to deepen your understanding of the principles, applications, and context underlying decision making in financial sector management.

Find out more

To find out more about this programme, including module details, please visit the MSc Finance (Financial Sector Management) section of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies website.

You will study six modules: four core modules and two elective modules selected from the lists below.

If you wish to complete the Dissertation you must study Research Methods.

Core modules

• Bank Financial Management
• Banking and Capital Markets
• Banking Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Finance in the Global Market 

Elective modules

• Advanced Topics in Valuation
• Bank Regulation and Resolution of Banking Crises
• Corporate Governance
• Derivatives
• Dissertation
• Econometric Analysis and Applications
• Econometric Principles and Data Analysis
• Financial Econometrics
• Introduction to Valuation
• Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
• Microeconomic Principles and Policy
• Modelling Firms and Markets
• Research Methods
• Risk Management: Principles and Applications

Find out more

To find out more about this programme, including module details, please visit the MSc Finance (Financial Sector Management) section of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies website.

Important notice

Teaching & Learning

The MSc is made up of six modules. Each module is studied in one for four 10-week sessions. You can only take one module at a time, but each module is typically available in at least two of the year's study sessions. This gives you the flexibility to plan how you study during the year, enabling you to fit your study in with your professional, family and personal commitments.

You will be individually assigned an online academic tutor for the duration of each module with whom you can discuss academic queries at regular intervals during the study session. You will also have a named administrator providing you with help and advice throughout your studies.

Before the start of each module you have enrolled on, you will be sent a package containing all of the study materials that you need to complete the module – the core text, textbooks, a collection of key articles, and any module related software. 

To make your experience as a distance learning student more complete and rewarding, we provide access to the Virtual Learning Environment, which is a web-accessed learning environment. Via the VLE, you can communicate with your assigned academic tutor, administrators and other students on the module using discussion forums. The VLE also provides access to the module Study Guide and assignments, as well as a selection of electronic journals available on the University of London Online Library.

For each module, you will sit a three-hour examination, held on a specified date in September/October, and complete two assignments during the module study session. Assignments are submitted and feedback given online. Examinations and assignments are weighted 70:30.

Pay as you Learn

Our distance learning programmes can be paid in full at the time of enrolment or on a pay as you learn basis. Pay as you learn means you only pay for the module you are enrolling on.

Postgraduate loans

If you have been a resident in England for 3 years you may be eligible. Click here to learn more.

Scholarships

Click here for a list of postgraduate scholarships.

Alternatively, we recommend students approach their local British Council, British High Commission or British Embassy, for information on local funding.

Dependent on nationality, employment circumstances and other factors, funding and sponsorship sources can include:

• United Nations (UNESCO, FAO, UNDP, UNEP etc)
• Bilateral Aid Agencies (SIDA, GTZ, etc)
• European Union
• British Council
• UK Department for International Development / Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• NGOs
• Educational and other charitable trusts

Scholarships

For further details and information on external scholarships visit the Scholarships section

As a graduate of this programme you will be well prepared for senior management positions in deposit banks, investment banks, fund management, consultancy, central banks and international bodies.

How to Apply

Online application

To make an application, please complete our online application form. For more information about the application procedure and deadlines, and the supporting documentation required, please visit the admissions section of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies website.