International Business and Finance MSc

About the course

Career enhancement for recent graduates in a global job market.

January and September starts available

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Key facts

UCAS course code:

Duration: One year full-time

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

You should hold a good honours degree or overseas equivalent in any subject. Applications from those without formal qualifications but with significant professional experience in business or finance will be considered individually.

If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.5 (including a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is normally required. English language tuition is available both before and during the course if required.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching will be delivered through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions, and e-learning packages. Assessment will usually be through a combination of individual and group work, presentations, essays, reports and exams.

Course modules

This rewarding course is for graduates and professionals seeking a competitive advantage in today’s international financial job market. You will acquire a highly developed knowledge of business, management and financial principles, through both practical application and relevant leading-edge theory. The course begins with a range of core modules designed to underpin key business and financial principles.

• Critical Perspectives in Management
• Operations and Human Resource Management
• Accounting for Managers
• International Strategic Management, Markets and Resources
• International Finance
• Research Methodology

These are followed by a choice of electives aimed at developing strategic knowledge and skills in relation to the specialist area of international finance. You also select two elective modules which might include:

• International Taxation Policies
• Strategic and Financial Decision Making
• Globalisation
• International Trade – Theory and Policy

The final stage is the dissertation, a detailed piece of written research with an international focus,

Fast-track entry is available on a part-time basis to fully qualified CIMA graduates (three years’ experience plus the exams) who will be exempted 90 credits and will have to undertake

the following remaining credits:

• International Finance
• Research Methods
• Dissertation

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Academic expertise

Our £35 million Hugh Aston Building offers state-of-the-art teaching and computer lab facilities.

Graduate careers

Enhance your existing qualifications and global career prospects with a specialist master’s in business and finance. This course will provide advanced preparation for a career in the financial world.

Fees and funding

Home/EU Students: For 2012/13 entry the tuition fees for this course are £6,500.
Overseas Students: For 2012/13 entry the tuition fees for this course are £11,200
A range of scholarships and early payment discounts are also available for eligible students. For the latest information on UK funding, please visit dmu.ac.uk/pgfunding and for international fee information please visit dmu.ac.uk/fees