Course details

Summary

Financial management is a significant discipline that is practiced by thousands of professionals around the globe and has a major impact on organizational and economic performance.

The new Master of Financial Management (MFM) at UC equips graduates without an accounting or finance background with specialist knowledge and skills, applicable to managing financial processes and information in today’s fast-paced business world.

Courses will draw on academic research to provide students with historically and culturally grounded knowledge in accounting and financial management. Students will engage with academics researching financial management and related subjects, and will also have the opportunity to undertake applied research.

The MFM sits within the Executive Development Programs and is part of a suite of taught master’s degrees that cater for graduates with a background in an unrelated field.

Qualification structure and duration

The MFM can be studied full-time over 12-15 months or part-time over a maximum of four years.

The degree consists of 180 points which is made up of nine compulsory courses (15 points each) and an applied research project (45 points).

Subjects and courses

The MFM programme contains core courses and a research project as follows:

nine compulsory courses from Group A

applied research project from Group B.

Group A: Compulsory (core) courses

MBAZ 601 Managerial Accounting

MBAZ 602 Business Economics

MBAZ 603 Managerial Finance

MBAZ 604 Business Research Methods

MBAZ 605 Business Law

MFIN 601 Corporate Finance

MFIN 602 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

MFIN 603 Financial Management

MPAC 603 Advanced Management Accounting

Group B: Applied research project course

MFIN 670 Applied Research in Financial Management

Applied learning

The applied research project will give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to practice, gain confidence working in a professional business environment, demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills. During the project, students will have the opportunity to engage with several local organizations on their financial management practices, as well as make connections in the business community.

Career opportunities

The MFM will provide students with the knowledge and skills required to be a business analyst, investment analyst and cost/management accountant; occupations that are rated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as having both high income potential and strong demand for graduates.

An MFM can lead to a career in financial management, particularly business and financial analyst roles.

Entry criteria

Normally the minimum requirement is a three-year bachelor’s degree from a New Zealand university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered to be equivalent.

If you gained your qualifications overseas, these will need to be assessed to make sure they are of an equivalent standard.

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree with at least a B grade average in 300-level courses, or equivalent, and been approved as a candidate for the degree by the Dean of Business.

Other English language requirements: TOEFL PBT with a minimum score of 575 and TWE with a minimum score of 4.5; CCEL EAP Level 2 with a minimum B+ grade; CAE or CPE score of 176 with a minimum of 169 in reading, writing, listening and speaking; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE with an overall score of 64 and no PTE communicative skills score below 58.