Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 43
Overview
Our Finance and Management
programme is designed to
provide you with a systematic
understanding of finance,
financing and the modern
organisation. It includes a
comprehensive and rigorous
treatment of core modern
financial theory and key aspects
of management practice, with a
focus on practical application in
real world business environments.
The programme is delivered in
a supportive and challenging
learning environment enabling
you to gain a range of practical
skills and the ability to perform
a comprehensive analysis of
business behaviour and
corporate performance in order
to successfully make decisions.
Our programme is designed
for those interested in a wide
range of future careers in
financial management, including
investment management and a
broad range of finance related
functions in both commercial
and public organisations.
Additional information
You will develop analytical
and technical skills in finance
alongside the professional and
management techniques of
operational, strategic and
financial management. You will
also become competent in the
use of quantitative tools and
empirical techniques which can
be applied to a wide range of
organisational problems.
Successful students will gain:
• A command of analytical
techniques, computing
and appropriate software
in the relevant areas of finance
and management
• Increased confidence in
the analysis, synthesis
and evaluation of problems
and their solutions
• Improved employability
through enhanced professional
and practical skills
Module titles
Core modules in the first
semester are:
Key Information
Course type
MSc, postgraduate
diploma, postgraduate
certificate
Mode of study
Full-time
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Finance and
Management
Entry
requirements
Applicants must
have a second-class
honours degree (2.2 or
equivalent), along with
the relevant language
qualifications. For further
information please visit
the website.
Contact email
[email protected]
• Financial Markets
• Quantitative Methods
in Finance
• Operations Management
and Supply
• Accounting for
Decision Making
During the second semester
you will study the following
core modules:
• Applied Finance
• Strategy and Information
Management
The following is a list of indicative
elective modules:
• Corporate Finance
• Leadership
• Financial Modelling
• International Money
and Finance
• Behavioural Finance
• International Financial
Reporting
You will also complete
a Dissertation.
www.keele.ac.uk/kms/mscfinancemanagement
Good to know
“The MSc Finance
and Management
provided me
with in-depth
knowledge of
finance and a solid
foundation in the
other aspects of
management.”
Stefan van Maanen,
MSc Finance and
Management
graduate.
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