Program Overview

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MSc Financial Management (Work Experience)

Course summary

This course is designed for professionals and graduates who want to enhance their knowledge and skills and build a career in the areas of accounting, financial management, and strategy. It has a real-world focus while developing critical capacity. The course benefits from strong links to professional bodies such as the ACCA and CIMA.

How you learn

You complete in-depth research into various industries when producing presentations, coursework, assessments, and dissertations. This real-world focus provides immediate value to your present or potential employers. The team delivering the course has strong links with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).

You learn through:

• lectures
• seminars
• research
• computer simulations
• practical sessions
• assignments
• examinations
• dissertation

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Applied learning

Live projects

In your first semester, the 'Understanding markets' module requires you to manage strategy development, marketing, finance, and human resources as you compete against other teams in looking at all aspects of a virtual company in a virtual marketplace.

Work experience

You’ll have the opportunity to source a work placement for up to 12 months, where you’ll apply academic theory and your skills in a real-world setting. This hands-on experience will enhance your professional development and help you to make informed career choices after graduation. Throughout your placement, you’ll be supported to reflect on your experience and contribution to the organisation you work for. You'll also share your progress and achievements with your Placement Academic Supervisor as part of your final assessment.

Work placements are competitive and will require you to make formal applications to employers and be successful in securing an opportunity. The application process for placements takes place while you are a student with us. To support you in applying for placements, you’ll complete an additional placement preparation program that introduces you to the UK employment landscape and prepares you for the recruitment and assessment activities you will experience during that process. We also maintain a large database of placement offers that you can search to find opportunities most relevant to your course that you can apply for.

Modules

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Portfolio Theory For Fund Management (30 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (60%), Practical (40%)
• Corporate Finance And Data Analytics (30 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (100%)
• Financial Reporting And Data Analytics (30 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (100%)
• Postgraduate Work Experience Applied Professional Diploma
• Sustainability And Strategic Management Accounting (30 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (60%), Practical (40%)

Elective modules

• Consultancy (60 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (100%)
• Dissertation (60 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (100%)
• Work Experience Project (60 credits)
  • Assessment: Coursework (100%)

Future careers

Successfully completing this course equips you with financial management knowledge and skills sought by organisations worldwide. It prepares you for a career in:

• finance management
• financial controlling
• business strategies
• financial analysis
• strategic accountancy
• consultancy strategy or financial journalism
• research
• education

Equipment and facilities

On this course, you work with:

• virtual marketplace

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars, and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry requirements

All students

You normally need one of the following in a relevant subject:

• a good honours degree
• a recognised postgraduate qualification
• an equivalent recognised professional qualification

Relevant subjects include:

• accounting
• banking
• business management
• business administration
• economics
• finance
• financial services
• global trade/business

If you don't have such academic qualifications, we may consider your application individually, based on your personal, professional, and work experience and other formal qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English qualification.

Additional information for EU/International students

If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country-specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.

For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £12,120 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course, or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

International students

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £19,225 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.

Postgraduate student loans

Up to £12,858 is available in 2025/26 for home students on most masters courses.

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Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

General course additional costs

Additional costs for Sheffield Business School (PDF, 255.6KB)