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MBA Banks and Financial Institutions
Management
(University of Wales)
Why take this course?
1. Increasing environmental pressures necessitate a new strategic management approach for Banks and Financial Institutions
- Banks and Financial Institutions all over the world face challenges in terms of new paradigm shifts in their operating environments. As a result, there is an increasing emphasis on these financial sector institutions being managed from a strategic perspective by incorporating accountability and transparency.
2. The “MBA Banks and Financial Institutions Management” Course provides students with key insights into contemporary managerial issues
- There is a great demand for managers within banking and finance sector who are able to integrate their knowledge of financial markets structure and process with that of strategic thinking.
- There is a requirement to transform the management approach to include greater emphasis on long-term sustainability and shareholder value creation.
3. The “MBA Banks and Financial Institutions Management” Course will enhance the career prospects of people from different backgrounds:
- Professionals with experience within the Banking and Finance sector who wish to enhance their career prospects.
- Newly qualified graduates from a related field such as Business Studies / Management / Accounting / Finance who wish to develop their career prospects within the Banking and Finance sector.
- Newly qualified graduates from a non-relevant field who wish to establish a career within the Banking and Finance sector.
- Professionals with experience in other industries who wish to make a career move to the Banking and Finance sector.
4. Knowledge & Skills
Upon successful completion of the “MBA Banks and Financial Institutions Management” Course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to:
- Integrate all aspects of management in strategic decision making.
- Manage and control different disciplines such as Finance, Marketing and Human Resource Management within Banking and Finance sector organisations.
- Make strategic decisions with the critical understanding of macro economics, monetary theory, factors that impact on foreign currency fluctuations and risk mitigation techniques, the role of Central Bank and important themes pertinent to financial markets structure and process.
- Analyse the issues related to monetary policy, currency and interest rate risk, political risk, sovereign credit risks associated with emerging and third world markets and opportunities for speculators, hedgers and intermediation/arbitrage in relation to banking and finance.
- Be at the forefront of innovation and change within a Banking and Finance organisation by adapting and introducing international best practices.
5. Career Opportunities
- An “MBA Banks and Financial Institutions Management” qualification will enable you to find varied opportunities within the lucrative Banking and Finance sector at an international level.
- It is possible to pursue rewarding careers both within general managerial level as well as within specialist areas such as commercial banking, corporate finance, financial planning, insurance, investment banking, wealth management and real estate.
COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT
The assessments are exams and coursework based. Students have to pass 6 Core modules, 2 Pathway modules and the Dissertation (combined with the Research Methods module) to be awarded the “MBA Banks and Financial Institutions Management” Degree.
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No
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Module Name
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Assessment
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Credit Weighting
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1
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Managing Finance
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1 Exam
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15 Credits
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2
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Managing Markets
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1 Coursework
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15 Credits
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3
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Managing Information
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1 Coursework
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15 Credits
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4
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Managing People
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1 Exam
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15 Credits
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5
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Managing Operations
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1 Exam
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15 Credits
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6
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Managing Strategy
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1 Coursework
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15 Credits
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7
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Financial Markets and
Applied Strategy for Banks
and Financial Institutions
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1 Coursework
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15 Credits
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8
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Contemporary Issues
In Managing Global
Banking and Finance
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1 Coursework
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15 Credits
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9
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Research Methods
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1 Coursework
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Linked to the
Dissertation
Module
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10.
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Dissertation
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1 Dissertation Project of
15,000 – 20,000 Words
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60 Credits
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PATHWAY MODULES FOR BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MANAGEMENT
- Financial Markets and Applied Strategy for Banks and Financial Institutions (15 credits)
The module aims to develop the learners’ ability to demonstrate critical awareness of the important issues related to the structure and process of different financial markets. It also seeks to facilitate the process of the learners’ acquiring analytical skills that will help them in their decision making on a range of issues related to structure and process of different financial markets. Finally, the module aims to develop the successful learner to become capable of functioning in varying strategic roles within the sphere of Banking and Finance.
- Contemporary Issues in Managing Global Banking and Finance (15 credits)
The module aims to equip students with a distinct learning experience. The module is resource-based and it will promote the students’ analytical skills, creativity and independent thinking. Learners are provided with the opportunity to develop a subject area of their interest via focusing on a management topic and relating it to the Banking and Finance Industry with a global focus, which may form the foundation of the final project.
- The Final Project (60 Credits) should focus on a Banks And Financial Institutions Management topic.
Course Duration and structure
The course duration is 12 months of full-time study, which is divided into 4 terms with flexible start dates in January, April, July and October every year.
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Course Start Date
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Course Finish Date
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Course Duration
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July 2009
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July 2010
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12 months
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October 2009
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October 2010
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12 months
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January 2010
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January 2011
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12 months
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April 2010
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April 2011
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12 months
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The year (12 months) is divided into 4 terms and students study 3 modules per term for the first 3 terms with the Dissertation in the final term.
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Term
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Duration
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Study
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1
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3 months
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3 modules
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2
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3 months
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3 modules
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3
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3 months
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3 modules
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4
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3 months
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Dissertation
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Total
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12 months
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9 Modules plus Dissertation
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Entry Requirements
Entry onto the “MBA Banks and Financial Institutions Management” Course is the standard University of Wales matriculation requirements, either an initial degree in any discipline recognised by the University of Wales or with 2 years relevant experience in a management capacity.
Candidates must have a minimum English certification comparable to an IELTS level of 6.5.
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