Leicester-MSc Finance

Benefits
This course is for those wishing to reach the pinnacle of their finance career and will enable you to deal with complex financial issues and handle them effectively.

Qualification
MSc Finance

Course Description

This course will provide you with a thorough understanding of the concepts of finance and the role of financial management in a variety of organisations – industrial, commercial, public sector and not-for-profit, together with an appreciation of finance in a strategic sense. Specifically, you will be provided with a stimulating and intellectually challenging management development programme, along with a rigorous education in the concepts and techniques of financial management. The programme aims to advance your career in finance whilst offering scope to pursue academic work in this area.

Course Content/Modules
Module 1

Foundations of Financial Analysis - This course sets down the fundamental conceptual framework for financial analysis focusing on intertemporal choice; the role and nature of financial markets and institutions; the determination of interest rates; investment and savings; decisions and capital budgeting.

Module 2

Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis - Financial accounting and reporting; balance sheets; profit and loss; cash flow statements management; financial forecasting and budgeting.

Module 3

Financial Modelling - Introduces and develops statistical techniques relevant to modern financial analysis including probability distributions; statistical inference; regression analysis; time series analysis and co-integration.

Module 4

Corporate Finance - Including: The firm; equity; issuing shares; cost of issue; rights issues; debt; warrants; convertibles; leasing and quasi-debt; valuation of a company; mergers and growth; failure and disinvestments.

Module 5

Strategic Financial Management - The application of strategic thinking in the context of financial management; growth/share matrix; shareholder value analysis; corporate restructuring; mergers and acquisitions; management buyouts and corporate governance.

Module 6

Public Finance - Nature of the public sector and taxation; tax bases, tax analysis incidence, shifting; taxation and savings, taxation and risk; Value Added Tax; expenditure taxation; company taxation and cost benefit analysis.

Module 7

International Finance - Foreign exchange; spot and forward rates; foreign exchange risk management (hedging risk); forward contracts; currency options; international capital budgeting; corporate foreign investment decisions and multinational business finance.

Module 8

Risk Management - Managing financial risks; hedging; futures; forwards and swaps; derivatives.

Module 9

Current Topics in Finance - This module focuses on a number of current topics which will demonstrate where the frontiers of finance research are to be found. There is no examination for this module. It prepares you for the research project/dissertation.

Research Methodology and The Dissertation

After reviewing a range of alternative research methods you will undertake a research project which will provide you with an opportunity to examine, in depth, a topic or problem of particular relevance to your own interests and work. The research project has the potential of providing your organisation with the benefits of a piece of internal consultancy. The dissertation will be of 12,000 - 15,000 words in length. You will be expected to demonstrate:

Initiative and capacity for setting up the problem in a tractable form;
An understanding of research methods;
Application of relevant analytical and problem solving skills;
Logical argument and clear report writing.

Assessment

The programme is assessed by a mixture of continuous assessment and examinations. An assignment must be completed for each of the Modules. Examinations are held after the completion of Module 4 and Module 8. Provisions exist to resit units of assessment in the event of failure.

Duration of Programme

The MSc Finance by distance learning may be studied for a minimum 24 months and a maximum of 60 months. You will study 9 core Modules and then complete the Research Methods and Dissertation element of the course. Your final Dissertation is expected to be 12,000 – 15,000 words in length.

Entry Requirements

You should possess a first or second class UK honours degree (or its overseas equivalent) or an acceptable qualification. Possession of the University of Leicester’s Diploma in Management (minimum 60%) grade may allow entry. You should be able to demonstrate that a contribution can be made to the programme (i.e. practical experience). Note: Exemptions will be considered on merit.

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Enrollment Dates

February, May, August and November

Applications
Completed application forms, along with two references, should be sent to:

European Institute of Education,
Sir Ugo Mifsud Street,
Ta' Xbiex Terrace, Ta' Xbiex

Or faxed at +356 21 332 804.

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The MSc Finance is recognised at Level 7 by the Malta Qualifications Council (MQC)

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