School of Finance and Management

MSc International Financial Management (2022 entry)

Select year of entry: 2022 2021

Overview

Overview and entry requirements

MSc International Financial Management programme is designed for graduates with a first degree in a wide range of social science subjects or candidates from other disciplines that can demonstrate their suitability and motivation for this programme. Work experience is welcome but not necessary.

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Why study MSc International Financial Management at SOAS

We are 5th in UK for graduate employability (Guardian League Tables 2021).

Through an interactive educational experience the programme aims to introduce students to a wide diversity of perspectives, cutting-edge ideas and techniques in financial management to enhance graduate career prospects.

The programme will also offer an international perspective to gain deeper understanding and skills in the field of financial management, reflecting closely a highly globalised and integrated real-world business environment.

Graduates from this programme will attain a wide variety of knowledge, technical and communication skills that are sought by employers in the finance and financial service sectors.

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Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Start of programme: September

Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.

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Fees 2021/22

UK fees:: £13,720

Overseas fees:: £21,880

Fees for 2021/22 entrants. This is a Band 6 fee. The fees are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year. Further details can be found in the Fees and Funding tab on this page or in the Registry Postgraduate Tuition Fees page

Convenors

Professor Victor Murinde Convenor

Structure

Students must take 180 credits. These are composed of 120 taught credits comprising core and optional modules and a 60 credit dissertation.

Not all option modules are offered every year; please check your preferences with the Programme Convenor. Also note that where 15 credit modules are selected, these should be balanced between term 1 and term 2.

Core Modules

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Dissertation in International Financial Management	15PFMC985	60	Full Year
Financial Modelling Techniques	15PFMC096	15	Term 1
Financial Laws for International Managers	15PFMC058	15	Term 1
Risk management	15PFMC071	15	Term 1
International Corporate Finance	15PFMC070	15	Term 2
Financial Statement Analysis for Investors	15PFMC107	15	Term 2
Emerging Market Finance	15PFMC105	15	Term 2

Optional Elective Modules

Students should choose one 15 credit module from List A and one 15 credit module from List B.

List A

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Bank Regulation and Resolution of Banking Crises	15PFMC097	15	Term 1
International Securities Regulation	15PFMC061	15	Term 1
Advanced Issues in Financial Reporting	15PFMC104	15	Term 1

List B

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Blockchain and Distributed Electronic Ledgers: Implications for Business, Finance, Government and Society	15PFMC099	15	Term 2
Entrepreneurial Finance	15PFMC106	15	Term 2
Corporate governance	15PFMC069	15	Term 2
Research methods in management	15PFMC062	15	Term 2

Programme Specification

MSc International Financial Management Programme Specification (pdf; 242kb)

Important notice

The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. If you are a current student you can find structure information on the previous year link at the top of the page or through your Department. Please read the important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules.

Teaching and Learning

Teaching & Learning

Masters programmes (with the exception of two-year full-time MAs) consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.

Contact hours

As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study such as reading and research, preparing coursework, revising for examinations and so on. Also included is class time, for example lectures, seminars and other classes.

At SOAS, most postgraduate modules have a one-hour lecture and a one-hour seminar every week, but this does vary. More information can be found on individual module pages.

Find out more on our approaches to teaching and learning

Learning resources

SOAS Library is one of the world's most important academic libraries for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, attracting scholars from all over the world. The Library houses over 1.2 million volumes, together with significant archival holdings, special collections and a growing network of electronic resources.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Full details of postgraduate tuition fees can be found on the Registry's Postgraduate Tuition Fees page.

This is a Band 6 tuition fee.

Fees for 2021/22 entrants. The fees below are per academic year. Fees go up each year, therefore, your tuition fee in your second & subsequent years of study will be higher. Our continuing students, on the same degree programme, are protected from annual increases higher than 5%.

Full-time		Part-time 2 Years		Part-time 3 Years
UK Students	Overseas Students	UK Students	Overseas Students	UK Students	Overseas Students
£13,720	£21,880	£6,860	£10,940	£4,570	£7,290