Part-time MSc Financial Management (Online) in Dubai: University of Manchester (Middle East)

Overview

This course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence that allows you to pursue a successful career in financial management.

You'll gain a deep understanding of the characteristics and functioning of financial markets in a global context and while you do not need to be a finance specialist to take this course, a strong interest in numbers and analytics is important.

Successful finance practitioners require a wide range of transferable skills and subject-specific knowledge in areas such as corporate finance, financial markets and financial accounting. Our MSc comprises foundational units in finance and accounting alongside advanced units in the following areas:

Financial management
Financial markets
Financial strategy
Private equity
Data Analysis & Statistical Techniques
Quantitative Methods for Financial Management

A final supervised project will allow you to deepen your finance knowledge and apply your skills by analysing real-world information and addressing questions with practical implications. You will be taught by a team of academics that have several years of experience delivering course content both online and face-to-face within blended programmes. Our academics are on the cutting-edge of finance research, which informs their teaching. They regularly utilise our wide range of financial databases in their learning and teaching activities. This is a significant strength of our MSc in Financial Management.

The course will equip you with:

A deep understanding of the tasks that financial managers and other similar finance practitioners undertake and the objectives they pursue;
The ability to describe and interpret the functioning of financial markets;
An understanding of why and how successful companies rely on and benefit from well-functioning financial markets;
The skills and knowledge to analyse and synthesise complex information from corporations and financial markets, and offer solutions to challenging problems;
The capability to search and gather relevant financial information from several sources such as companies' annual reports and financial databases;
Flexible and relevant transferable skills that finance practitioners require in their career.

You will learn how to:

understand the interplay between well-functioning financial markets and successful companies;
apply a full range of financial techniques to real-life business situations;
search and gather relevant financial information from multiple sources, including companies' annual reports and financial databases;
offer data-based solutions to complex and relevant business challenges, such as analysis of financial strategies, selecting valuable investment projects.

Financial Zone

From the moment you start the course, you will have access to Alliance Manchester Business School's Finance Zone, one of the UK’s most comprehensive collections of specialist financial and business databases.

These resources are used by top researchers around the world and include Bloomberg, Datastream, Thomson ONE, Compustat, WRDS, Capital IQ plus many more.

Key information

Duration
2 years
Dates
September 2025
Location
This part-time master's programme is delivered in a blended learning format, with course conferences in Dubai.
Admissions
Normally, a 1st or 2:1 UK bachelor’s honours degree or a master’s degree (or international equivalent) We will consider candidates with a 2:2 who have at least one year of relevant professional experience and demonstrate their suitability and motivation for this course.
We welcome degrees from any academic discipline if you can demonstrate good numeracy and quantitative ability.
IELTS: 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in listening, writing, reading and speaking.
Contact
fm.me@manchester.ac.uk / +971 (0)4 446 8664

Course units

Accounting Decision Making

Accounting conventions and techniques
Management and financial accounting

Corporate Finance

Cost of capital estimation and advanced capital budgeting
Equity capital and debt capital

Data Analysis & Statistical Techniques

Basic econometric tools
Formulation of empirical hypotheses
Interpretation of statistics and econometrics

International Financial Management

Financial decision-making in multinational corporations
Foreign direct investment decisions
Political risk

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Fundraising activities by private equity investors
Capital investment opportunities and capital allocation

Dissertation Course: Group Research Project

Identify topic and formulate plan to collect information and data
Select suitable methods and analysis of information
Disseminate results of the study

Financial Decision Making

Time value of money and asset valuation
Cost of capital and capital budgeting

Global Financial Markets

The global financial system
Banking and financial regulation, investment banking and private equity
Risk management and hedging strategies

Financial Statement Analysis

Contemporary financial reporting
Interpretation and assessment of firm performance
Credit and debt analysis

Quantitative Methods for Financial Management

Statistical tools for finance practitioners
Analysis and forecasts of time series data
Empirical interactions

Business Models & Financial Strategy

Evaluation of alternative business models
Financial decisions over the lifecycle of a firm
Fintech and other innovative sources of finance

Structure

This blended-learning course also offers face-to-face workshops (six days, twice each year) in either Manchester, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore or Dubai depending on where you choose to study. These valuable opportunities give you time to develop your global network, meet the academic team, and have full support from the lecturers. Refer below for the workshop schedule:

The workshops are a chance to take time out from day-to-day working life, focus on your studies and undertake experiential learning. You'll apply theory to case studies based on real business problems while working in multicultural groups with colleagues from diverse professional backgrounds.

Admissions Info

Entry requirements:

Academic entry qualification overview

Normally, a 1st or 2:1 UK Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent or A Master's degree or international equivalent from an institution.

We expect that most candidates interested in this Master's will have a degree in engineering, mathematics, business, economics, science or other related subjects; however your degree can be in any discipline if you can demonstrate that you have good numeracy and analytical skills.

We can also consider:

Excellent candidates with a 2:2 UK Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent, with at least one year of relevant professional experience who can demonstrate their suitability and motivation for this Master's course. The degree should be in a relevant subject with good grades in quantitative subjects. An interview may be required.

All our degree programmes, require a high level of competency in all aspects of English language – speaking, writing, listening and reading. You will need to provide evidence that your English language ability meets the University of Manchester minimum requirements and is sufficient to enable you to fully participate and be successful in the programme.

English Language Competence
In the case of non-native speakers of English an IELTS profile of 6.5 overall with no less that 6.5 in the writing component and no other subsection below 6.0

Or

TOEFL internet-based score of 90 or more overall, with a minimum writing score of 22 and no other section below 20.

Or

Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) overall score of 176 or above, with 176 in writing and no sub-section below 169

Or

Grade C if taken before January 2015 (the Cambridge First Certificate in English is not acceptable).

Or

Pearson test of English score of 59 or more overall, with a minimum writing score of 59 and no other subsection below 51

English Test Exemptions As an alternative to taking a standard English Language Test, we can consider one or a combination of the following.

1. You have successfully completed a degree level qualification (recognised by UK NARIC as equivalent to a UK bachelor degree or higher), which was fully taught in English.

2. If English is the main business language of the company/organisation where you are currently working and you predominately use English in your role, we can consider this when assessing your English language competency.

An interview will also be required.

English language test validity
Some English Language test results are only valid for two years. Your English Language test report must be valid on the start date of the course.

Application and selection

How to apply

Application Checklist

Complete and submit the online application form and upload the following documents:

Statement of Purpose (Essay)
Academic qualification documents
CV
One reference (academic reference or professional reference)
Evidence of English language proficiency (if applicable).

Click here to start your online application

Academic Qualification Documents

You will need to upload a scanned copy of your official degree with both transcript(s)/certificate(s). If your original document is not in English, you must provide a translation from a certified translator. If your degree is not from the UK, you need to provide the grading scale from the university where you are studying.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Your CV is an important part of our assessment and should also be uploaded with your application. Your CV/résumé should have a simple clear well-formatted layout, no more than two pages in length. Please make sure your CV includes the following information.

Academic credentials

Details of all your qualifications; including your Bachelor's degree, any Master's degree, postgraduate diplomas/specialisations and professional qualifications.
Professional experience

If you have work experience, please include the following: Each job you have taken since graduating from your undergraduate degree in reverse chronological order, starting with your current position. Include the month/year start and end date, company name and job title for each position undertaken.

Reference (one required)

We do not need to receive your reference at the same time as you submit your application, however we will normally need to receive at least one reference before making an offer. In the application form please provide the details of two people (referees) who have knowledge of your academic or professional ability and contact them to provide a reference for your application that you can upload with your application.

If you do not have professional experience, choose two lecturers or professors at your last University who can provide an academic reference. If you have professional experience you can select both referees from your area of work, or provide one academic and one work-related reference. If you are unable to provide a reference when submitting your application form we will send a reference template to your referees directly.

Evidence of English language competence

Please review the admissions requirements for details of our English language requirements for this programme and ensure that you submit the evidence required with your application. This is an important element of your application.

How your application is considered

We will review your application when it is complete, including the application form and all the required supporting documents (CV, degree transcript(s), evidence of English competence and at least one reference). We will assess your whole application against the entry requirements and if your application is complete, we will aim to give you a decision within two weeks.

Skills, knowledge, abilities, interests

Your CV is an important part of our assessment.

Your CV/résumé should have a simple clear well-formatted layout, no more than two pages in length. Please make sure your CV includes the following information.

Academic credentials

Details of all your qualifications; including your Bachelor's degree, any Master's degree, postgraduate diplomas/specialisations and professional qualifications.
Any academic distinctions, honours or awards.

Professional experience

If you have work experience, please include the following:

Each job you have taken since graduating from your undergraduate degree in reverse chronological order, starting with your current position.
Include the month/year start and end date, company name and job title for each position undertaken.
If you have worked in more than one position for the same company please show each position separately to highlight your career progression.
For each position, include bullet points of your key responsibilities and achievements; and if relevant include information about any management experience and reporting levels.
It is good practice to include a one or two line description of the context in which each company operates, for example: Global investment advisory firm with operations in 8 countries and $36B USD AUM

Fees & Finance

Please find below the tuition fee for the MSc Financial Management commencing September 2024. If you need any assistance or would like to speak to a course counsellor please contact us and we will be happy to help.

Total Tuition Fee - GBP 22,050 paid as follows:

		MSc FM Fees
Total Course Fees	=	GBP 22,050
Upon Acceptance	=	GBP 1,000
Balance of 1st instalment for Sept 2025	=	GBP 4,512.50
2nd instalment for Feb 2026	=	GBP 5,512.50
3rd instalment for Sept 2026	=	GBP 5,512.50
4th instalment for Feb 2027	=	GBP 5,512.50

University of Manchester Alumni Bursary

If you have successfully graduated from a degree at the University of Manchester or UMIST, you can receive an alumni loyalty bursary, which is a 15% discount on the tuition fees that you are personally funding.

ESAAD card holder get 15% off on MSc Financial Management.

Company sponsorship

Many companies sponsor employees on the Global Part-time MBA. We can help you put together a business case that outlines the benefits to your organisation. We can also schedule a meeting or call with your HR department to talk through the programme. Please get in touch with us to find out more. Click here to find out more about our corporate partnerships >> or Contact us at corporate.me@manchester.ac.uk

0% interest instalment plan with Emirates NBD

Our students can pay the semester or entire fees using Emirates NBD credit card and get 6-12 months instalments at 0% interest. One time AED 49 processing fee per transaction.

Log on to ENBD Online / Mobile Banking or Call 600 540000 to assist with the 0% interest instalment plan. More details are listed on this page
Students can apply for free for life Emirates NBD credit card thru this link.

This offer is only valid for UAE residents.