MSc Investment and Financial Management
Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Science
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- September 2025
Course Overview
Our prestigious MSc Investment and Financial Management course is designed to prepare you to make an impact in the global corporate and financial sector. This programme is ideal for deeply ambitious individuals who aspire to rise to the top in investment and finance. Whether your goal is to become a manager, business analyst, trader, broker, market specialist, or accountant, this course equips you with the necessary skills. We also welcome students with family businesses and those with international finance experience.
You'll learn alongside students from around the world and study with internationally respected academics, preparing you for success on the global stage. This intense and challenging course will help you develop the intellectual and practical skills required for a successful career. You’ll be challenged to become an independent thinker, capable of questioning conventional wisdom and pushing boundaries.
You’ll study the international market, learning the latest practices and trends. You'll learn to draw on different data sets and databases, analyse and compare data to make effective financial decisions, and address contemporary challenges facing corporations. You'll also learn to leverage new technologies and understand the impact of social and environmental issues on corporate futures, cultivating the skills needed to work with socially and environmentally conscious corporations.
Throughout the course, you’ll approach subjects from an international perspective, applying insights from one region to another. You'll be encouraged to change your thinking and problem-solving approaches, viewing issues from multiple perspectives. Upon graduation, you’ll be an independent thinker, capable of developing and defending your own ideas.
In addition to your Master’s qualification, you’ll have the chance to gain valuable professional qualifications from Thomson Reuters at no extra cost, including Eikon and Datastream. You’ll be able to apply for scholarships to the FRM Part 1 exam, the CISI Introduction to Securities & Investment L3 exam, and the CFA exam every year. You'll also be offered an academic rate to study for CII qualifications such as the CII R02 Investment Principles and Risk exam, based on your interests.
Accreditations
This course is part of Norwich Business School's Academic Partnership Program with the CQF Institute, which is dedicated to supporting the professional development of students studying in the field of finance and quantitative finance.
The MSc Investment and Financial Management course is proud to be an accredited Academic Partner with the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), an accredited Education Partner with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), a participant of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Higher Education Alignment arrangement, and a member of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Programme. These links provide motivation to students to work towards professional units or qualifications such as the Financial Risk Manager (FRM), the CISI Introduction to Securities & Investment L3, the CII R02 Investment Principles and Risk, and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
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CII
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CISI
This degree is part of the CISI Education Partner accreditation of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).
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Study and Modules
Structure
This MSc course has been carefully designed to ensure you graduate with in-depth knowledge and expertise in all the key areas of investment and finance.
Your first semester is a great chance to explore different areas of your subject and discover the areas you might like to focus on during the rest of your studies and later career. You’ll gain a firm foundation in both your subject and other essential business functions. By the end of your first semester, you’ll have a solid understanding of basic concepts, functions, roles and decisions of all aspects of business.
In your second semester you’ll delve deeper into your subject with more specialist modules. You’ll learn more techniques, study more complex cases, and go into greater detail, discovering the practices expected of you when working in a corporate finance or governance team or in a leading accountancy firm. You’ll also be able to tailor your studies by choosing one optional module from a selected list.
You’ll also develop your management skills, recognised as important for securing meaningful employment in the global marketplace appropriate to the Master's level of qualification. Alongside this, you’ll focus on the development of the new skill sets for managers of the 21st century.
Through coursework you’ll learn how to critically apply what you’ve learned to corporate practice. This ensures that you graduate with a high level of skill in corporate reporting and are able to critically assess corporate governance practices and corporate policies, such as debt and dividend policies.
Unlike other Master’s courses where your third semester is spent on independent study, on this course you’ll benefit from a third semester of taught modules. You’ll spend this semester consolidating your learning and further developing your critical thinking skills with modules such as Advanced Investment and Risk Management, and Management and Integrated Business Decisions.
In all your modules you’ll look at issues from a domestic and international perspective. This ensures you leave us ready to excel on the international stage, with skills that are relevant anywhere.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)Optional B Modules
(Credits: 20)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
You’ll benefit from research-led and industry-focused teaching, learning from highly qualified academics and researchers, as well as practitioners with experience working in industry at the highest level.
You’ll learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, workshops, guest lectures and independent study. In particular, teaching will be on a blended basis, hence a mix of online, face-to-face, synchronous and asynchronous teaching, dependent on public health guidance.
There is no dissertation module on this Masters, which means you’ll benefit from a greater number of taught modules.
Assessment
You’ll experience a variety of assessment methods which could include exams, coursework, group work and presentations.
You’ll be able to submit formative and summative work for assessment, and you’ll receive feedback to help you identify areas for improvement and areas of strength.
Employability
After the Course
There is a strong focus on preparing you for your future career throughout the course. You’ll learn theories and practices demanded by the most prestigious employers. You’ll also discover essential skills such as CV writing and solo and group interview techniques, and you’ll be able to take part in our annual Employability Week.
You’ll graduate ready to launch a highly successful career in investment and finance, in the UK and beyond.
You could go on to work for investment and commercial banks, insurance companies, hedge, mutual or pension funds, brokers, rating agencies, venture capitalists and regulatory bodies. You might work as a financial manager, treasurer, capital budget analyst, credit manager or investor relations specialist. Or you might go on to work as a data analyst, advisor or systems developer at a consultancy firm.
You might go straight into a junior or senior role. Either way this course is a common path to senior positions such as Head of Department roles. The international flavour of the course means you’ll be well placed to go on to an international career, working for international companies and multinational corporations.
Alternatively, you might decide to continue your studies with a PhD if you could demonstrate your research skills and potential.
Careers
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Financial Manager
- Treasurer
- Investment Analyst
- Investment Manager
- Investor relations specialist
- Data analyst
Discover more on our Careers webpages.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Bachelors degree - 2.2
Degree Subject
Any subject area. Please note that if you have studied business before at undergraduate or postgraduate level, there may be some overlap. Therefore we recommend you check the modules carefully to make sure that this course is right for you.
- Additional Entry Requirements
This MSc course is open to all students who meet the entry requirements but it is primarily aimed at students who have not previously studied a business-related degree, have limited business knowledge from their undergraduate degree, or have a general business degree and would like to now specialise. If you have a business degree, please check the course modules and content carefully to ensure the programme meets your needs and future career aspirations and requirements Alternatively, please consider one of our Professional courses which may be more suitable.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent
Degree Subject
Any subject area. Please note that if you have studied business before at undergraduate or postgraduate level, there may be some overlap. Therefore we recommend you check the modules carefully to make sure that this course is right for you.
- Additional Entry Requirements
This MSc course is open to all students who meet the entry requirements but it is primarily aimed at students who have not previously studied a business-related degree, have limited business knowledge from their undergraduate degree, or have a general business degree and would like to now specialise. If you have a business degree, please check the course modules and content carefully to ensure the programme meets your needs and future career aspirations and requirements Alternatively, please consider one of our Professional courses which may be more suitable.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 6.0 in Writing and Speaking, and 5.5 in Reading and Listening)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.
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- INTO UEA
If you do not meet the academic requirements for this course, you may be able to study the International Pre-Masters programme offered by our partner INTO UEA. This programme guarantees progression to selected Master's degrees if students achieve the appropriate grade. For more details, please click here:
International Pre-Masters in Business, Economics and Social Sciences
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2025/26 are:
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UK Students: £13,800
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International Students: £24,300
We estimate living expenses at £1,136 per month.
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here.
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships; please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form.
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students section of our website.