Modules

Why study for an MBA with Banking and Finance at UWS London?

A specialist MBA with Banking and Finance will develop your personal capabilities, skills and knowledge to prepare you for an advanced career in banking. You’ll study the workings of banks, investment firms and other financial institutions, learning to apply strategic thinking to real-world scenarios.

An MBA equips graduates with a 360-degree view of the banking and finance industry. This level of insight is highly valuable to firms looking to recruit leaders with a deep understanding of the business.

MBA graduates have proven management expertise, so will tend to enter institutions at a higher level, on higher salaries and with greater responsibility.

Areas of study

The MBA Pathways program has a number of core modules, which will enable students to lead from within through innovation and creative thinking, shaping them into a leader for the ever changing context of Business. The modules are interdisciplinary in nature enabling students to critically demonstrate and understand the integration of key business functions enhancing their ability to design and deliver effective organisation wide strategies across sectors.

Students are required to complete the following three core modules:

Leading and Managing Business (30 Credits)

Professional Management Skills (30 Credits)

Creating Business Advantage (30 Credits)

Plus two Banking and Finance specialised modules:

Financing Business (15 credits)

Financial Risk Management (15 Credits)

At the dissertation stage there is an option of either the Strategic Business project or the Developing Professional Practice module which will enable students to work with an employer on a project related to Banking and Finance.

Strategic Business Project (60 credits)

or

Developing Professional Practice (60 credits)

Teaching & assessment

A recognised innovative feature of our MBA programme is the fact it is supported by its own virtual learning environment – Moodle which provides access to MBA core materials and allows students to study and interact online with their peers.

You will be taught through a combination of:

Lectures

Tutorials

Practical workshops

Learning and teaching

Scheduled learning: 16%

Independent study: 84%

Assessment

Coursework assessment 100%

Assessment methods will include:

Oral presentation

Written reports

Coursework

Essays

Case studies

Posters

Portfolios

Course structure

Find out more about the structure, learning outcomes, compulsory and optional modules in this course.

Download course structure PDF