Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time
In a constantly-moving environment, you'll need cutting-edge finance and managerial knowledge and skills to make efficient business decisions. Our Finance and Management (MSc) course is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in general management either in an established business, the public sector, or as an entrepreneur, while gaining a detailed knowledge of the finance function of the organisation.
Our suite of finance Masters programmes are uniquely multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. They bring together expertise from the School for Business and Society, the Department of Mathematics, and the Department of Economics and Related Studies.
Discover our refocused syllabus introducing contemporary tools, methods and approaches to tackle applied, professional and academic challenges in accounting and finance.
You'll be equipped with the technical knowledge needed to gather and analyse data, identify sources of finance and profit, formulate strategies and manage projects. You'll be given the skills for a career path targeted at a full Board role up to CEO level, and learn to lead discussions on management responsibility and its impacts on financial performance.
At the University of York we offer a number of different courses as part of our finance suite, including general, focused and specialised programmes. Learn more about our range of finance Masters offered at York.
2:2 in an undergraduate degree in any subject. We would expect applicants to have experience of one or more modules containing some statistics/maths/economics/finance/physics/engineering content.
If you do not meet our advertised entry requirements, we may consider your application if you have a minimum of three years of relevant senior managerial-level working experience or a relevant professional qualification such as the CFA Level 1 or the ACCA
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This course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge and technical skills needed for financial roles in private and public sector organisations around the world.
Our graduates go on to careers in all aspects of business and management. Each year, some continue their studies, joining the School for Business and Society doctoral programme.
Career opportunities
Core modules:
You will take five core modules:
Strategy and Strategic Management
Corporate Finance and Governance
Quantitative Methods for Finance
International Business Management and Emerging Markets
Advanced International Corporate Finance
Option modules:
You will also study one option module. In previous years, options have covered such topics as:
Management and Sustainability
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Strategy in Global Organisations
Risk in Corporate Context
The options available to you will be confirmed later in the year. For further information please get in touch.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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