Program Overview

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Finance and Management MSc

Overview

This MSc is a specialised master's, which provides in-depth knowledge of key finance and management concepts, offering a powerful boost to your future career progression.

During the course, we encourage collaborative working through Peer Action Learning Sets. As a member of a Learning Set, you'll share practical and academic experiences and reflect critically on case studies, debates, and problems.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the intellectual tools and knowledge to tackle real-world issues within the financial sector or within financial departments of organisations. Successful completion of this course also provides exemptions for 11 exam papers from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Our aim is to enhance your success in challenging management roles that carry above-average responsibility and salaries.

Why us?

• Our master's course has a global outlook within the international community, attention to destinations as well as subject knowledge, teaching underpinned by research and professional experience and academically rigorous and professional relevance
• This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Designed for both graduates with an experience of finance and management studies and for managers who've already gained knowledge or experience of finance and management

Course structure

We use a wide variety of teaching and learning methods which include lectures, seminars, class discussions, case studies, group work, presentations, and applied study.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that this master's degree requires a higher level of independent working.

Assessment methods include assignments, reports, presentations, and peer- and self-assessment.

Course modules

Corporate Governance and Financial Management (30 credits)

Engage in the exploration of portfolio management and wealth planning, as well as risk diversification, by focusing on creating a sustainable investment portfolio through examination and analysis of financial data of listed companies. Examine various financial management concepts such as capital structure, investment appraisal techniques and mergers and takeovers through real-life case studies. Develop transferable skills needed for roles within financial institutions, stock broking, investment and portfolio management, treasury, and corporate finance departments of companies.

International Financial Markets and Financial Data Analysis (30 credits)

International Trade and Finance (30 credits)

Financial Decision-Making in a Multi-National Corporation (30 credits)

Finance and Management Research Project (60 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites.

Facilities

You’ll be based at The Reg Vardy Centre, on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. The Reg Vardy Centre is a modern building with views of the river, and just a short walk from both the coast and Sunderland town centre.

Entry requirements

Our typical offer is:

• a bachelor's degree (3 years) with a 2:2 classification

If you already hold a postgraduate qualification, please see our Applying for additional postgraduate degrees Help and Advice article.

If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, you can take one of the foundation pathways at our partners ONCAMPUS Sunderland. Find out more information and whether your course is eligible on our ONCAMPUS page.

If your qualification is not listed above, please contact the Student Administration team at for further advice.

To apply for this course, you'll need a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent, in a business/finance related discipline. We'll also consider relevant experience in this field.

If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.

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Fees and finance

• 2025/26 fees are:
  • £8,500 if you're from the UK/Europe
  • £17,000 if you're an international student

Take a look at the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

Career ready

An MSc is a challenging qualification which requires significant dedication. Employers recognise its worth and the value that an MSc-qualified graduate can bring to their organisation.

Today’s top managers are expected to have a strong grasp of the numbers that are at the heart of an organisation’s survival, and our course provides academic knowledge and specific training, blending financial know-how with valuable management skills.

Business graduates from Sunderland have secured roles in organisations such as Facebook, Microsoft, Sage, HSBC, IBM, Enterprise, Nissan, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, Merck & Co, Barclays, Nissan, Marriott Hotels, Viacom 18, PricewaterCoopers, and Adidas.

Start-Ups

Our Employability and Enterprise Hub will support you with your new and exciting ideas. Whether you want to start a freelance or self-employed career, set up a company or have a business idea to drive social impact, we have the tailored support to get you started!

You can expect:

• Personalised support
• Entrepreneurial development support
• Networking and group events
• Collaborative co-working space
• PR opportunities.

Meet the team — MSc Finance and Management

• Julia Janfeshar Nobari
  • Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
• Augustus E. Osseo-Asare
  • Senior Lecturer in Strategy and International Management
• Yashar Salamzadeh, FHEA, CMBE
  • Senior Lecturer in Digital Business

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Related courses

• MBA Master of Business Administration (Finance)
• MBA Master of Business Administration (Finance) via Study Centres