MSc Financial Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The MSc Financial Management at Cardiff Met is for graduates seeking knowledge of business, management and finance, with options to tailor study through specialist pathways. Students have full access to the Financial Times online.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management | Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time. | Intake: September and January intakes (2027) | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Corporate Finance, Contemporary Issues in Accounting, Banking, Economics and Finance, and Research Methods; students then choose two from options such as Capital Markets & Derivatives, Principles of Islamic Finance and Wealth Management, plus two further options, and a 40-credit dissertation. Pathways are Islamic Finance, Strategic Management, International Finance and Project Management.

Career pathways

The programme is geared to the knowledge and skills required by the finance industry, with a Development of Professional Skills and Employability module.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree (normally 2:1 or above) or equivalent in a relevant area such as accounting, finance or business with a substantive finance element; or five years of relevant finance work experience; or professional qualifications such as ACCA, CII, CFA or IFS (exemptions from some modules may be discussed). Applicants from non-finance disciplines are considered individually. Application form and, if necessary, an interview. International applicants: English to IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: September and January intakes (2027)

Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time.

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