SOAS University of London

School of Finance and Management

MSc International Financial Management (2020 entry)

  • Structure
  • Teaching and Learning

Overview

This 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. 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.

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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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

 

Programme Specification

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.

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.

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