Study Details: 2 years part-time
The Retail and Digital Banking MSc provides a unique opportunity for you to gain an advanced-level understanding of retail banking, digital business, management, organisation management, marketing and business strategy.
Drawing on faculty from across Cranfield School of Management, the programme is led by Cranfield’s Economics & Banking Group, which has been consistently ranked UK top 10 in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking for its teaching of economics in relation to our full-time MBA programme.
On completion of the programme, you will acquire a Retail and Digital Banking Master’s degree. Our Retail and Digital Banking MSc is also accredited by the Chartered Banker Institute, with successful completion leading to the award of the Chartered Banker Diploma qualification and Chartered Banker status.
You will gain an advanced-level understanding of the various dimensions of retail banking (and product management) and several aspects of general management, e.g. analysis of the economic environment, organisational management, marketing and business strategy.
The programme will improve your critical awareness of management and organisations, and enhance your skills to successfully address financial and management challenges within your organisation.
A workplace-based project provides the opportunity for you to tackle a substantial product management task within your organisation, under the guidance of academic supervisors.
You will benefit from a combination of online and face-to-face teaching, providing you with the flexibility to work around existing commitments.
Not only will this MSc broaden and deepen your professional network, you’ll also join Cranfield’s active alumni network of 70,000 managers and leaders across the globe.
We welcome applications from talented candidates from all backgrounds. Candidates are normally high potential, managers with 3 to 10 years’ post-qualification experience in Marketing roles. Usually candidates must hold either a:
This MSc course comprises of 12 intensive taught modules and an organisation-based project. You will have the equivalent of 14 days blended learning delivered across each year. This is primarily delivered online through interactive lectures, with a maximum of five days face-to-face contact.
You will undertake both a group consulting project and an organisation-based project and will be expected to present your findings to senior managers from the organisation involved.
During this time, you will build a portfolio of work-based evidence which concludes with an end-point assessment completed over a 4-5 month period.
Upon completion of the programme, you will be ready to advance your career within the retail and digital banking sector and contribute to the enhancement of your organisation’s performance.