The aim of this course is to provide you with the appropriate advanced level skills and knowledge which will enable you to contribute to the needs of the growing, sophisticated, international banking and finance industries.
You will be equipped with the advanced level skills and understanding necessary to effectively and efficiently perform tasks relevant to organisations involved in the international banking and finance industry.
You’ll develop your ability to work effectively in teams and independently, to evaluate critically, think creatively and communicate effectively with respect to issues in the industry; and to recognise good practice in the analysis, planning and management of international banking and finance products and services. You’ll also develop an advanced level of understanding of research methods and their application to a wide range of international banking and finance problems.
Semester 1
Accounting and Finance
Gain a critical perspective of theoretical and practical issues in accounting and learn to distinguish between and evaluate the trading characteristics and capital raising abilities of sole traders, partnerships, limited and public limited companies. You will apply and evaluate tests of profitability and solvency to a range of trading organisations and learn to interpret, evaluate and criticise accounting regulation, especially in relation to International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS).
You will also learn to apply and evaluate the principles of financial management and develop the expertise to evaluate the relationship between an organisation’s context and its corporate financial decisions in the real world.
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International Financial Management
Gain a critical appreciation of the financial markets within which companies and banks operate and become able to evaluate the structure of the markets, the principles governing their behaviour and the factors that affect the valuation of the instruments they trade. You’ll also evaluate models of price behaviour and judge the significance of international events on individual markets.
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Semester 2
Risk, Regulation and Compliance
Learn to employ critical reflection and thinking regarding domestic and international regulatory frameworks for financial and non financial companies. You will also develop an understanding of the economics of regulation and the problems of compliance.
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Bank Management
Develop the managerial skills needed by bank managers. You will gain technical, specialist banking knowledge and fundamental management techniques related to good communications, leadership and control and ethical corporate responsibility. This specialist knowledge will be provided in a cross-cultural framework in order to develop understanding of differing management styles and levels of technical ability.
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Semester 3
Business Innovation Project
Choose one from:
- Six Month Work Placement: an integrated period of work-based learning in a suitable organisation, as agreed by Salford Business School
- Assessed Internship: a one-to-three month monitored work or service/volunteer experience agreed by Salford Business School, in which you will have specified learning goals and will need to actively reflect on what is being learned throughout the experience
- Live Project: work as part of a team on a project provided by a UK or international business organisation. The allocation of teams and responsibilities will be dependent on the type of organisation
- Dissertation: a conventional dissertation of 12,000 to 15,000 words, consisting of research question, aims and objectives, rationale for undertaking the study, literature review, research methodology, analysis of findings, conclusions and recommendations
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Part-time
If you are on the part-time course, you will be able to register for individual modules as part of CPD. The following is an example of how the course could be taken on a part-time basis over three years.
Year 1
Semester 1
Accounting and Finance - 30 credits
Semester 2
International Financial Management - 30 credits
Year 2
Semester 1
Risk, Regulation and Compliance - 30 credits
Semester 2
Bank Management - 30 credits
Year 3
Semesters 1 & 2
Business Innovation Project