About Financial Management, MSc - at Lancaster University

Our MSc Financial Management equips you with the core skills needed to pursue a highly successful career with top employers in the financial management industry, as well as finance-oriented roles across various sectors. Potential career paths include Financial Manager, Financial Consultant, Loan Officer, and Personal Financial Advisor.

The programme provides an in-depth understanding of core financial management knowledge and skills, alongside opportunities to apply this expertise through business simulations and targeted job market training.

Stay ahead with innovative topics

You will have the chance to study a wide range of innovative topics that provide a competitive edge in the job market, including artificial intelligence, cyber security, sustainability, and climate finance. Knowledge of these cutting-edge topics ensures you are well-prepared to excel in an evolving global financial landscape.

You will develop a strong foundation in core areas such as data analytics, financial management, accounting and finance. The programme reflects the latest industry developments and academic research and is delivered by leading experts.

Real-world simulations

You will have the opportunity to apply your newly acquired knowledge in business simulations that resemble real situations in which financial managers and traders make decisions.

Career coaching

To further enhance your learning experience and success in the job market, you will also have access to our sector-leading finance career coaching team, which will help you develop the soft skills needed to excel in any career path.

Enhance your professional toolkit

The core module, ‘Career Accelerator: Technical Toolkit and Professional Development', will help you develop soft skills (such as communication), database management skills (such as SQL, Bloomberg, LSEG Workspace and Datastream), coding skills (such as VBA, Stata, Python and R), and practical skills in using industry-standard accounting software (such as Xero).

The programme culminates in a rigorous research project, which will teach you how to evaluate a company from finance and accounting perspectives, as well as from perspectives you select, such as cyber security, ESG, or machine learning.

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Entry requirements for this course

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