Programme Specifications Academic Year 2016-17 Updated 11 April 2016 1
School of Programme Specifications Contents 2 Contents 3 Postgraduate Programme Portfolio Overview 4 MSc Full time 5 MSc Part time 6 Specialist Accounting and Finance Suite 7 Conversion Accounting and Finance Suite Related documents: Module Overview 2016-17 2
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME OUTLINES School of Postgraduate Programme Portfolio 2016 entry Subject Area Programmes Entry Requirements Business MSc MSc (Marketing) MSc (Finance) MSc (Human Resource ) MSc (Entrepreneurship) MSc (Operations & Supply ) MSc (International ) MSc (International Standards) MSc (Business Analytics) MSc (e-business) 2:2 undergraduate in any area 6.0 (5.5) IELTS Accounting & Finance Conversion Suite MSc Accounting & Finance MSc Financial MSc Finance & Business Analytics 2:2 undergraduate degree in any area 6.0 (5.5) IELTS Accounting & Finance Specialist Suite MSc Finance MSc International Banking & Finance MSc Investment Only available to students who have completed an accounting/finance undergraduate programme. 2:2 undergraduate degree in accounting and/or finance 6.0 (5.5) IELTS 3
MSc 2016-17 Entry (Full Time) Semester 1 Semester 2 MN-M013 Marketing MN-M549 Research Methods MN-M001 Managing Financial Resources MN-M012 Human Resource MN-M022 Operations MN-M522 Strategy Specialist Pathway module 1 Specialist Pathway module 2 All non-pathway units are compulsory. Summer Dissertation Project All pathways MN-D004 Independent Consultancy Report (60 credits) Specialist Pathway Modules - Pathway modules are core* for pathway. Generalist Any pathway units from list below to total 30 credits. Finance MN-M502 Principles of Corporate Finance (30 credit) Human Resource Marketing International International Standards Entrepreneurship Operations & Supply e-business Business Analytics MN-M529 International Human Resource MN-M520 Leadership MN-M531 International Consumer Behaviour MN-M548 Integrated Marketing Communications MN-M527 Global Business Environment: International Political Relations MN-M528 International MN-M523 International Standards MN-M525 Project MN-M550 Theory of Entrepreneurship & Small Business MN-M552 Business Planning MN-M526 Global Supply Chain MN-M525 Project MN-M519 Global E-Business MN-M533 Information Systems MN-M534 Business Analytics MN-M535 Data Mining *A core module is a module that must be taken and passed in order for the student to remain on the specialist pathway. 4
MSc 2016-17 Entry (Part Time) Semester 1 Year 1 Semester 2 Year 1 MN-M013 Marketing MN-M001 Managing Financial Resources MN-M549 Research Methods MN-M522 Strategy Semester 1 Year 2 Semester 2 Year 2 MN-M012 Human Resource Optional Module MN-M022 Operations Optional Module Summer Dissertation Project All pathways MN-D004 Independent Consultancy Report (60 credits) - taken over 6 months Optional modules to be selected from: MN-M502 Principles of Corporate Finance (30 credit) MN-M529 International Human Resource MN-M520 Leadership MN-M531 International Consumer Behaviour MN-M548 Integrated Marketing Communications MN-M523 International Standards MN-M525 Project MN-M550 Theory of Entrepreneurship & Small Business MN-M552 Business Planning MN-M526 Global Supply Chain MN-M525 Project MN-M519 Global E-Business MN-M533 Information Systems MN-M534 Business Analytics MN-M535 Data Mining 5
Specialist Accounting and Finance Postgraduate Suite 2016-17 Entry Specialist Masters MSc Investment MSc International Banking ProgrammeProgrammes & Finance Semester One 60 Credits MN-M006 Corporate Finance MN-M007 Financial Econometrics MN-M008 International Financial Markets & Institutions MN-M009 Financial Reporting & Statement Analysis MSc Finance MN-M505 Derivatives & Risk MN-M506 Equities and Fixed Income Securities MN-M508 Asset Semester Two 60 Credits MN-M512 International Financial Crisis & Bank Regulation MN-M547 Economics of Banking MN-M513 Risk in Banking MN-M505 Derivatives & Risk MN-M511 Empirical Finance MN-M516 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural Finance Elective 1 Elective 1 Elective 1 MN-D002 Independent Project 60 credits Electives Students may select 15 credits worth of optional modules from the following list: MN-M514 Contemporary Issues in Finance MN-M507 Corporate Governance & Ethics MN-M505 Derivatives & Risk MN-M506 Equities and Fixed Income Securities MN-M508 Asset MN-M512 International Financial Crisis & Bank Regulation MNAM22 Economics of Money & Banking MN-M513 Risk in Banking MN-M511 Empirical Finance MN-M516 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural Finance 6
Non-specialist Accounting and Finance Suite 2016-17 Entry Conversion Programmes MSc Financial (ACCA 1/2/3) MSc Finance & Business Analytics ProgrammeProgrammes (ACCA 1/2/3) Semester One 75 Credits MN-M002 Principles of Finance (15credit) [ACCA F9] MN-M010 Principles of Law for A&F (15credit) [ACCA F4] MN-M003 International Financial Markets [ACCA F9] MN-M004 Financial Statement Analysis (15credits) [ACCA F9] Independent Methods Project: MN-M501 Financial Modelling (15credit) Semester Two 75 Credits MSc Accounting & Finance (ACCA 1/2/3/4) MN-M525 Project MN-M507 Corporate Governance & Ethics MN-M535 Data Mining MN-M503 MN-M534 Business Analytics Financial Accounting (30 credits) [ACCA F7] Independent Methods Project: MN-M005 Quantitative Financial Analysis Option 1 Option 1 Option 2 Option 2 Financial Project MN-D001 Independent Project 30 credits Finance & Business Analytics Project MN-M504 Accounting (30 credits) [ACCA F5] Accounting/Finance Project Optional Modules (MSc Financial and MSc Finance and Business Analytics) Students may select 30 credits worth of optional modules from the following list: MN-M514 Contemporary Issues in Finance MN-M528 International MN-M550 Theory of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Planning MN-M552 Business Planning MN-M535 Data Mining MN-M534 Business Analytics MN-M525 Project MN-M507 Corporate Governance & Ethics 7