MSc Financial Management at University of Birmingham

Ranked #90 globally for Finance in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2027, Birmingham's MSc Financial Management is designed to give you a deep, practical understanding of corporate finance, financial modelling, business valuation, and treasury management. You will develop technical expertise across core areas including financial statement analysis, ethics, governance, and regulatory frameworks alongside specialist knowledge in risk analysis, alternative finance, and international treasury management.

Department: Accounting and Finance  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September / January  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course comprises of 180 credits, taught through a series of 20 credit modules and a 60 credit Dissertation. Students will study four core modules and choose two optional modules. Modules include Corporate Financial Management, Financial Modelling Techniques, Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation, Ethics, Governance and Regulation in Treasury, Dissertation, Alternative Finance, International Financial Management.

Career pathways

Graduates will leave Birmingham perfectly placed to take up key financial management roles in a variety of organisations, throughout all sectors of business, industry and commerce. Some may begin their training in firms of chartered or certified accountants, whilst others may work within charities, health authorities, local government, banks, media, manufacturing industries and IT companies.

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