MScFinancial Management

Year one

Core modules

Academic Skills and Career Development

This module will allow you to build a strong foundation of academic, personal and professional development skills that will ensure success in the workplace. Throughout the module you'll develop a stronger reflective awareness of what your skills are, how they can be put into action to ensure your professional success, and where improvements can be made through a clear plan of action. You'll also develop a confident grasp of the study skills you need to suceed at master's level. This is a must-pass module.

Corporate Financial Management

During this module, you'll explore key topics in the area of corporate financial management, such as evaluation of risk, financing options for investments, evaluation of investments, and company valuation, at an advanced level. You'll also become familiar with the concepts of primary and secondary capital markets to better understand their impac on a corporation's operations.

Ethics and Governance

During this module, you'll gain an understanding of how organisations are governed and managed financially and ethically, and the need for a professional code of ethics. You'll explore how businesses should conduct themselves in a manner that promotes integrity and trust and provides stakeholders with a high level of confidence in how a business is governed.

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Through examining companies' financial reporting, you'll learn how accounts are constructed and analysed, then consider the impact of various issues on the reported numbers, such as tangible and intangible assets, continued and discontinued operations, historic costs versus fair value accounting, and business combinations. This will enable you to gain an understanding of how financial data is used to evaluate business performance and make decisions to ensure objectives are met.

Research Methods and Final Major Project

This module consists of two parts: Research Methods and Final Major Project. The Research Methods element will develop your skills of inquiry and management research required for your Final Major Project, resulting in a project proposal used as the basis for your Final Major Project. For your Final Major Project, you'll have the opportunity to apply your research and analytical skills to an area of your interest within the field of business/management, as defined in your project proposal.

Optional modules

Developing the Project Professional

During this module you'll develop your knowledge and understanding of the exciting world of projects, with project management being a very fast-growing profession utilising a skillset much valued by employers. These project management skills are transferable to any job role which you aspire to, as well as directly for project management roles.

Enterprise and Innovation

In this module, you'll learn about the concepts of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, business development, and the role of SMEs in economy - all with the aim of developing your confidence with being immersed in an ever-changing business environment and recognising opportunities, as well as equipping you with the skills and knowledge to start your own business. You'll gain theoretical knowledge of key areas in digital innovation and business transformation, as well as the ability to understand new innovations to offer opportunitites within businesses.

Research and knowledge exchange

Research doesn't just live in publications and journals - the effects of groundbreaking research can be found everywhere you look. That's why research at Solent has always been firmly rooted in industry needs and real-world application.

Solent University prides itself on carrying out not only pioneering research, but also research that addresses real world problems. We offer opportunities to study for a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in a number of areas.

At Solent, we want to help you achieve your best and discover new insights. Whether you're thinking about applying for a PhD, or already underway with your research studies, you'll find useful guidance and information in our research pages.

Support at Solent

All students at Solent University have access to a range of specialist support services. Whether you are having financial difficulty, need additional help with academic skills or want advice on setting up your own business you'll find that help is always on hand.