Crucial to the success of any organisation, financial management is an exciting discipline with complex challenges and far-reaching effects in today's global business world. Its importance lies in the constant need for evermore effective management of funds to enable organisations to realise their potential and achieve their goals. Only with efficient financial management can a business truly survive and grow in a sustainable way.

Why study MSc Financial Management at Middlesex University?

Combining an in depth theoretical understanding and essential skills training, you can expect to learn the advanced concepts behind financial management, from corporate governance to data analysis, and the practical ways in which this knowledge can be applied within your chosen profession. Our approach is to arm you with theories and methods that are used by real businesses worldwide, enhancing your appeal to future employers who look for graduates with practical know-how as well as academic qualifications.

Our academic body is made up of researchers and practitioner who teach you the essential topics such as how to interpret and critically evaluate financial statements, and relate it back to the practicalities of the profession, such as how to apply decision-making skills to complex financial situations. In a highly student focused Accounting and Finance department the support you receive will enable you to graduate with the confidence and capability to pursue senior financial positions at a variety of stimulating organisations.

This course is an excellent preparation for a financial career in banking, insurance, pensions, privatisation, and funds management, in areas such as corporate finance, financial analysis, credit analysis, commercial lending, financial consulting, risk management and investment banking. Our graduates have gone on to work in a wide range of roles at companies including Barclays, RBS, Bank of England and Credit Suisse.

Careers that this course will set you on the path towards can include:

• Financial analyst
• Credit analyst
• Investment banker
• Risk and Insurance analyst