University of Essex Online MSc Business with Finance

Understanding finance is often seen as one of the most challenging parts of managing a business effectively. university of Essex online MSc business and finance postgraduate pathway allows you to gain an understanding of key financial management and economics topics while improving your managerial and strategic skills.

The course focuses on modules such as financial decision-making, business strategy, and financial management. Alongside gaining specific financial knowledge, you’ll also have plenty of opportunities to develop the other skills that are useful when operating in the modern business environment: innovation, communication, critical evaluation, and many others.

Alongside the core modules in management and finance, you are able to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations through optional modules that look into:

theories of leadership and how they apply in practice
the key concepts that underlie marketing and how to develop a strategy
human resource management and its distinction from personnel approaches

Your course will finish with the completion of a research report on an area of business, finance, or management of your choice. Once you have chosen the issue you want to look into, you will gather primary evidence and make commercial recommendations based on your analysis of the data. Find out more fully funded scholarships in New Zealand at the university of Otago

If you are interested in business but looking to focus on a specific area, take a look at our Master’s degrees in finance, human resources, marketing, analytics or project management, or even our AMBA accredited online MBA.

Why we’re great

No need to take a break – complete this course 100% online and part-time around your existing work.
Receive your degree from the University of Essex, a top 30 UK university (Complete University Guide 2022)
We achieved the highest student satisfaction rating worldwide for online classroom experience in the Global Student Satisfaction Awards (GSSA 2021)

Details

Location: Online
Mode of study: Part-time
Qualification: MSc
Indicative duration: 2 years
Start date: April 2022
Tuition fee: £11,570 Funding options: Call +44 (0) 1206 489 358
Delivered by: Kaplan Open Learning

Your Future:

Companies seek out candidates with the most advanced skills to fill senior positions, and a postgraduate qualification is an excellent way to showcase that you possess those abilities. This course is designed for those seeking employment in a high-level financial role, however roles within business management, banking, insurance, accountancy, marketing, sales, retail and human resources would also greatly benefit from the knowledge gained through this course.

Entry requirements

We know that many people from non-traditional backgrounds would succeed on our courses! That’s why we offer two different entry routes, taking into account your prior work experience and relevant qualifications. You will also need to meet our English language requirements.

Additionally, you will need to pass your first assignment set within your two-week induction period of the course in order to continue with your studies.

Academic entry route

In order to satisfy the academic entry route requirements for our MSc Business with Finance, you must have the following qualifications as a minimum:

an undergraduate degree from an approved institution, equivalent to a UK Honours degree, or a relevant professional qualification

Work experience entry route

In order to satisfy the work experience entry route requirements for our MSc Business with Finance, you must meet the following criteria:

at least five years’ senior level work experience

English language requirements

As our courses are delivered in English, a high proficiency with English is required. If English is not your first language, your English ability should be equivalent to an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5. Don’t worry if you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification – we offer a free online English test to assess your proficiency.

You don’t need to prove your English ability if you are a national of, or have completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in, any of these countries.

University of Essex online MSc business fees and funding

Full tuition fee: £11,570 (2021-22)

Designated for postgraduate student loans in England.
Simple monthly payment plan available, enabling you to spread the cost over the duration of your studies.
Full payment discount of 5% if you pay upfront.
Partial scholarship available for international students residing in specific regions outside of the UK.
Alumni discount of 10% of the tuition fee available if you are a previous graduate with the University of Essex or University of Essex Online.

Please note that a maximum of two discounts or scholarships can be applied. Find out more information about our discounts and scholarships here.

Our course fees are fully inclusive – all teaching materials and required reading are included, and there are no hidden charges for assessments or resits. We also charge the same fee for domestic and international students.

All tuition fees shown are net of any applicable sales tax payable by you in your country of residence. Where we are required to add sales tax at the local statutory rate, this will be added to the tuition fees shown and confirmed during the payment process.

Our fees are the same for all students, and there are no hidden costs.

Your fees cover all course materials, assessments and resits. Tuition fees are the same for both UK and international students.