Introduction:

Our MSc Finance degree provides you with an in-depth understanding of core financial concepts, theories and tools used in a wide variety of organisations worldwide. It’s designed for ambitious individuals with quantitative abilities but not necessarily a finance related degree who are seeking a career in finance.

Throughout the course you will immerse yourself in financial mathematics, model building, risk management, and mergers and acquisitions. You will apply knowledge, tools and techniques to resolve issues in new and diverse situations within the finance disciplines, evaluate the rigour and validity of published research, and assess its relevance to the practice of finance.

In your third semester, you’ll choose an experiential project. With the opportunity to use your skills in a real-world setting, you can choose from completing a consultancy experience project, an in-company experience project, a business research project or a global experience project.

Created in collaboration with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), our modules are closely aligned with the institution’s own qualifications, which you can work towards upon completion of your degree.

What you’ll gain from this degree?

• develop a critical understanding of the role of the finance discipline in a wider organisational context. You will learn to apply knowledge tools and techniques to resolve issues in new and diverse situations.
• an appreciation for contemporary issues, theories, and conceptual frameworks used to explain and guide financial activities in organisations, nationally and internationally.
• an ability to appreciate contemporary issues, theories and conceptual frameworks used to explain and guide financial activities in organisations both nationally and internationally.
• a critical approach in evaluating the rigour and validity of published research and assessing its relevance to the practice of finance.

Nottingham Business School have both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation

• Successful completion of this course allows a faster progression towards the CIMA Professional Qualification and the global professional designation of Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).
• Each student will be allocated an Academic Mentor at the beginning of the academic year and you will meet with them regularly throughout the year. Academic Mentors help you make the most of your time at NBS.
• 100% of students on this course were happy with the support they received for their learning from the staff on this course (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey, 2021).
• 100% of students on this course were satisfied with the quality of this course (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey, 2021).

What you’ll study

At NBS you can create a personalised learning experience, giving you a unique Masters degree that equips you with the skills you'll need, for the career you want. Each of the modules will be delivered over a four week period, with teaching delivered in three weeks and the fourth week left clear for assessment work. This enables you to focus on one subject at a time, whilst allowing time for preparation and assessment work.

Modules

• Placement Opportunities
• Professional Development

Semester One

• Global Financial Markets (20 credits)
• Financial Statement Analysis (20 credits)
• Corporate Finance (20 credits)

Semester Two

• Financial Modelling (20 credits)
• Risk Management (20 credits)
• Corporate Restructuring (20 credits)

Semester Three

• Consultancy Experience Project (40 credits)
• In-Company Experience Project (40 credits)
• Business Research Project (40 credits)

Careers and employability

At Nottingham Business School, we’re focused on your employability from the start of your postgraduate degree. We provide you with a learning experience that integrates theory and practice.

This course will allow you to learn to analyse a variety of relevant data used in diverse contexts to support effective decision-making in the finance discipline and exercise judgment in organisational settings when faced with a range of alternative courses of action. This is supported by the development of your communication skills as you learn to communicate key issues and arguments in written and oral format to a professional standard.

Graduates from this course have gone onto roles within the public, private and third sector, undertaking positions such as:

• Finance Executive
• Auditor
• Financial Analyst
• Consultant
• Direct Tax Accountant

* Scholarships available for international students.