MSc Investment and Financial Management

Course Overview

Our prestigious MSc Investment and Financial Management course is designed to prepare you to make an impact in the global corporate and financial sector. This programme is ideal for deeply ambitious individuals who aspire to rise to the top in investment and finance. Whether your goal is to become a manager, business analyst, trader, broker, market specialist, or accountant, this course equips you with the necessary skills. We also welcome students with family businesses and those with international finance experience.

You'll learn alongside students from around the world and study with internationally respected academics, preparing you for success on the global stage. This intense and challenging course will help you develop the intellectual and practical skills required for a successful career. You’ll be challenged to become an independent thinker, capable of questioning conventional wisdom and pushing boundaries.

You’ll study the international market, learning the latest practices and trends. You'll learn to draw on different data sets and databases, analyse and compare data to make effective financial decisions, and address contemporary challenges facing corporations. You'll also learn to leverage new technologies and understand the impact of social and environmental issues on corporate futures, cultivating the skills needed to work with socially and environmentally conscious corporations.

Throughout the course, you’ll approach subjects from an international perspective, applying insights from one region to another. You'll be encouraged to change your thinking and problem-solving approaches, viewing issues from multiple perspectives. Upon graduation, you’ll be an independent thinker, capable of developing and defending your own ideas.

In addition to your Master’s qualification, you’ll have the chance to gain valuable professional qualifications from Thomson Reuters at no extra cost, including Eikon and Datastream. You’ll be able to apply for scholarships to the FRM Part 1 exam, the CISI Introduction to Securities & Investment L3 exam, and the CFA exam every year. You'll also be offered an academic rate to study for CII qualifications such as the CII R02 Investment Principles and Risk exam, based on your interests.

This course is open to

UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.

Typical International Entry Requirements

Degree classification

UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent

Degree Subject

Any subject area. Please note that if you have studied business before at undergraduate or postgraduate level, there may be some overlap. Therefore we recommend you check the modules carefully to make sure that this course is right for you.

Additional Entry Requirements

This MSc course is open to all students who meet the entry requirements but it is primarily aimed at students who have not previously studied a business-related degree, have limited business knowledge from their undergraduate degree, or have a general business degree and would like to now specialise. If you have a business degree, please check the course modules and content carefully to ensure the programme meets your needs and future career aspirations and requirements Alternatively, please consider one of our Professional courses which may be more suitable.

English Foreign Language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

• IELTS:  6.0 overall (minimum  6.0  in Writing and Speaking, and 5.5 in Reading and Listening) 

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

 If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.

INTO UEA

If you do not meet the academic requirements for this course, you may be able to study the International Pre-Masters programme offered by our partner INTO UEA. This programme guarantees progression to selected Master's degrees if students achieve the appropriate grade. For more details, please click here: 

International Pre-Masters in Business, Economics and Social Sciences 

Admissions Policy

Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.

Employability

There is a strong focus on preparing you for your future career throughout the course. You’ll learn theories and practices demanded by the most prestigious employers. You’ll also discover essential skills such as CV writing and solo and group interview techniques, and you’ll be able to take part in our annual Employability Week.

You’ll graduate ready to launch a highly successful career in investment and finance, in the UK and beyond.

You could go on to work for investment and commercial banks, insurance companies, hedge, mutual or pension funds, brokers, rating agencies, venture capitalists and regulatory bodies. You might work as a financial manager, treasurer, capital budget analyst, credit manager or investor relations specialist. Or you might go on to work as a data analyst, advisor or systems developer at a consultancy firm.

You might go straight into a junior or senior role. Either way this course is a common path to senior positions such as Head of Department roles. The international flavour of the course means you’ll be well placed to go on to an international career, working for international companies and multinational corporations.

Alternatively, you might decide to continue your studies with a PhD if you could demonstrate your research skills and potential.

Examples of careers that you could enter include:

• Financial Manager
• Treasurer
• Investment Analyst
• Investment Manager
• Investor relations specialist
• Data analyst

Discover more on our Careers webpages.