School of Business and Economics

Our Finance and Management MSc course offers a broad range of Finance, Accounting and Management modules, giving you insights into the key functions of any organisation, as well as in-depth knowledge of financial workings.

Combining a diverse range of core and optional modules with contemporary case studies and skills-based coursework, you pursue a programme of study which suits your ambitions.

Delivered over three 12 week blocks, students typically spend 12-15 hours per week in lectures and workshops. However, expect to invest time on preparing for lectures as well as on directed reading and group-based case study work.

Assessment is based on a combination of group projects, essays, and written examinations. Gain 180 credits over the 12 months and you’ll leave Loughborough with an MSc degree and hugely improved job prospects.

Semester One

October to January introduces our core management modules:

• Accounting and Financial Management (15 credits) – developing technical and analytical skills in accounting and financial management, this module introduces the financial practices of business and how these influence other functional areas.
• Foundations of Corporate Finance (15 credits) – in this module you’ll get to understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities.
• Human Resource Management (15 credits) – the theory and practice of managing people including everything from recruitment and training to motivation and job design.
• Marketing Management (15 credits) – examines how products and services are developed, priced, distributed and promoted in the global marketplace, including how to identify and satisfy your customers’ needs.

Semester Two

February to June builds on Semester One and focuses on critical issues related to financial management with the following modules:

• Corporate and Wholesale Finance (15 credits) – develops an awareness of the evolution and strategic development of wholesale banking and finance over the past 30 years.
• Business Analysis (15 credits) – applying the skills learnt in Semesters One and Two, this module allows you to probe an organisation’s financial capability and strategic decisions while evaluating its financial and development options.
• Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation (15 credits) – develops and awareness of accounting and financial management through real life cases, evaluating corporate value and shareholder wealth.
• Financial Theory and Corporate Policy (15 credits) – develops a broad understanding of financial theory, including financial investments, securities, capital markets and the way in which financial risks and returns are measured and managed.

Optional Modules (choose one)

Semester Two gives you the freedom to explore one area in which you are particularly interested. Options include:

• Advertising and Consumer Behaviour
• Business Forecasting
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• International and Cross Cultural Management
• International Business Environment
• Retail Management
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Summer Period

July to September further builds on the competencies you have learned during the course, instilling a vital understanding of business strategy.

• Strategic Management (15 credits) – explore how long-term decisions made by senior managers influence other functions of the organisation. We’ll also deal with strategy implementation and control in this module.
• Current Issues in Finance (15 credits) – a specific focus on topical financial trends affecting today’s marketplace.
• Financial Derivatives (15 credits) – gain an understanding of options, futures and other derivative instruments and their application in financial management.

Entry Requirements

Lower second class honours degree in non-business field from a UK university or equivalent overseas qualification recognised by Loughborough University. Evidence of numerical proficiency, as demonstrated through the study of mathematical or statistical subjects in some part of your first degree. The programme is not intended for those with a business studies degree.

Fees and Funding

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Admissions Information

Mrs Fiona Baddeley
Postgraduate Programmes Administrator (Admissions)
Tel: +44 (0)1509 228278
Email: msc.management@lboro.ac.uk