MSc International Financial Management
University of Surrey
Key Information
Campus location
Guildford, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 Year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 22,000 / per year *
Application deadline
01 Jul 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* Overseas students; UK students: £13,900
Introduction
Why choose this course
Our MSc International Financial Management is designed to give you practical knowledge and understanding of rapidly changing financial market conditions as well as enabling you to engage with real business problems.
Thanks to our unique research and teaching strengths, we can give you access to a wide array of international content. This includes our knowledge about the Anglo-American and continental European financial markets, emerging economies and more.
This course aims to make you a well-versed individual capable of progressing to an exciting finance career, at a wide range of international companies.
What you will study
Modern international financial management comes with complexity and uncertainty. This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge to overcome these challenges. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be able to advise others to make better, sometimes greatly rewarding, financial decisions.
Your MSc in International Financial Management will offer you opportunities to grow your knowledge of finance, accounting and international business. Your engagement with the programme will help you to become an independent, reflective learner who is adaptable and highly employable.
This course will present you with a coherent level of knowledge about the industry, giving you the tools to excel at job interviews and make an impact in your next career move in finance.
Professional recognition
MSc - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
MSc - Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA)
Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA)
Admissions
Curriculum
Academic Year Structure
The taught modules, 'Cases in International Finance' and ‘ Ethics in Finance’ are taught from June to July. You will work on your International Finance Project from August to September.
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand, and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programs based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, or 60 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
Year 1
Full-time
- International Finance Project
- Foundations of Finance: Finance & Investments
- International Business Management
- Principles of Accounting
- Quantitative Methods
- Cases in International Finance
- Derivatives Securities
- Ethics in Finance
- International Corporate Governance
- International Finance
- International Financial Reporting
- International Political Economy
- International Trade
- Investment Analysis
- Risk Management
February Start
First semester (semester 2 according to the academic calendar) you will study this compulsory module:
- MANM200 - International Finance
And you will need to choose three of the following optional modules (15 credits each):
- MANM202 -International Corporate Governance
- MANM013 - International Trade
- MANM279 - Risk Management
- MANM137 - Derivatives Securities
- MANM525 - Financial Modelling
- POLM019 - International Political Economy
Summer period you will study three compulsory modules (15 credits aside from MANM376 which is 30 credits):
- MANM376 - International Finance Project
- MANM378 - Ethics in Finance
- MANM541 - Applied Cases in International Finance
Second semester (semester 1 according to the academic calendar) you will study four compulsory modules (15 credits):
- MANM009 - International Business Managemen
- MANM524 - Principles of Finance and Investment
- MANM198 - Principles of Accounting
- MANM280 - Quantitative Methods
September Start
First semester (semester 1 according to the academic calendar) you will study four compulsory modules (15 credits):
- MANM009 - International Business Managemen
- MANM524 - Principles of Finance and Investment
- MANM198 - Principles of Accounting
- MANM280 - Quantitative Methods
Second semester (semester 2 according to the academic calendar) you will study this compulsory module (15 credits):
- MANM200 - International Finance
And you will need to choose three of the following optional modules (15 credits each):
- MANM202 -International Corporate Governance
- MANM013 - International Trade
- MANM279 - Risk Management
- MANM137 - Derivatives Securities
- MANM525 - Financial Modelling
- POLM019 - International Political Economy
Summer period you will study three compulsory modules (15 credits each aside from MANM376 which is 30 credits):
- MANM376 - International Finance Project
- MANM378 - Ethics in Finance
- MANM541 - Applied Cases in International Finance
Timetable
Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester.
New students will receive their personalized timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent semesters, two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive.
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Career Opportunities
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and events bookings, jobs, placements and interactive development tools.
94 per cent of our Surrey Business School postgraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes survey 2023, HESA).
Some of our masters graduates have embarked on careers in roles such as:
- Analysts (finance, business, data, trade, and sales)
- Consultants (international consultant)
- Investment management analyst
- Accountants (accountancy firms, corporations).
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Accreditations
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