MSc Management and Finance at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Our Management and Finance course teaches you the fundamental skills and attributes you need to become a successful international manager in the finance sector. You’ll become adept at strategic and tactical business decisions, developing core skills in managerial finance and managing and motivating staff in businesses on an international scale.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences | Department: Business and Management | Duration: 1 year full-time; 18 months (Professional Placement) full-time | Study mode: full-time (optional professional placement) | Intake: September 2027, January 2028 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Initially in the first stage, you will examine the key challenges faced by global businesses to fully appreciate the complexity and dynamics of leadership and management practice. This will see you broaden your skills in organisation, communication and working with others, particularly within an increasingly diverse cultural context. During the second stage of your course, you will explore international financial management, including international investment strategies, Capital Asset Pricing and the financial aspects of national and international merger and acquisitions. Modules include Managerial Finance, The Integrated Business, Leadership Development, International Strategic Management, Business, Management and Finance Research Project, International Financial Strategy, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Professional Placement.

Career pathways

Take part in a funded company visit to a leading company, such as Jaguar Land Rover, one of the most successful and lucrative businesses in the world. Choose to deliver a work-based study project or consultancy project in the final stage of the course using a current employer or a client you find yourself.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For entry to stage one, applicants are normally expected to have one of the following: A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent. An equivalent graduate level qualification from an overseas university or equivalent institution (minimum 2:2). A Pre-Master's programme approved by Birmingham City University. A Pre-Master's programme with a minimum of 55% average. For entry to stage two, applicants are normally expected to have: A Postgraduate Certificate (level 7 or equivalent, minimum value of 60 credits) in a business subject aligned with the chosen pathway (international business, finance, marketing or entrepreneurship). Candidates will be required to submit an extended application to evidence how their Postgraduate Certificate meets the programme learning outcomes at the equivalent stage. For entry to stage three, applicants are normally expected to have: A Postgraduate Diploma (level 7 or equivalent, minimum value of 120 credits) in a business subject aligned with the chosen pathway (international business, finance, marketing or entrepreneurship).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,590 a year (2027/28). full-time, 1 Year; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

International applicants: GBP 19,630 a year (2027/28). full-time, 1 Year; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027, January 2028

Duration: 1 year full-time; 18 months (Professional Placement) full-time

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