Marketing and Financial Management The University of Exeter

Overview

Key Selling Points:

• Study at the UK Business School of the Year - Times Higher Education Awards 2022

• Top 5 in the UK for Accounting and Finance - 5th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

• Opportunity to learn from experts in the field of sustainable and responsible finance

• Benefit from 24-hour access to financial databases including Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg

The Marketing and Financial Management MSc programme from The University of Exeter Key Facts:

• For students wanting to specialise in marketing within the banking and financial services sectors
• Acquire the technical knowledge to understand how financial services products work, together with the marketing acumen necessary to compete successfully in this highly competitive sector.
• Undertake non-assessed intensive computer training covering Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Datastream, Eikon, MorningStar, S&P Capital IQ and other key financial databases and software systems
• Enjoy a range of innovative optional modules and dedicated career pathways with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the Chartered Banker Institute (CBI) to tailor your studies to match your career aspirations

• Gain professional recognition and join a worldwide network of like-minded individuals to help build and sustain your career with the Marketing and Financial Management programme at The University of Exeter.

Career opportunities:

This degree programme prepares you for a variety of roles related to marketing communications in the competitive world of financial services, comprising: Actuarial, Insurance, Regulation & Compliance, Retail Banking and Risk Management. It is an excellent conversion programme for those wishing to specialise in marketing and the promotion of financial services, whether your first degree is in general marketing, business, accounting, finance or another discipline. With intensive computing training covering Thomson Reuters Datastream and other financial databases and software being incorporated into relevant modules, you will also develop highly valued IT skills.

By carefully selecting your optional modules, you can start to develop a specialisation to enhance your employability and achieve Graduate Gateway status from the CIM or Associate Chartered Banker designation from the CBI.

• Potential employers include:
• Financial services providers – often multi-nationals like Hiscox, Oliver Wyman, Willis, Swiss Re, Mercer
• Diverse international groups which have diversified intro financial services (e.g. supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s or Tesco)
• Specialist organisations by sector (Risk, Insurance) and by country (e.g. Ping An Insurance Group in China)
• Regulation – managed by specific regulators in each country, like the FCA in the UK