Your Gateway to a Career in Business -- If you want to launch a career in finance, but lack the academic or work experience to make the change, Pepperdine offers a master's degree designed for you. The 12-month M.S. in Applied Finance offers recent college graduates the credentials and skills to compete in the business marketplace and pursue a career in finance.

Choosing Pepperdine Offers the Best of Both Worlds

It's possible to have it all while earning your master's degree full time. Pepperdine students benefit from these unique advantages:

Study in Malibu — Network in Los Angeles At our world-class campus in Malibu, you’ll enjoy spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and a beautiful natural environment in the Santa Monica Mountains. Yet just minutes away is the thriving metropolis of Los Angeles, an international city embracing diverse cultures and industries that afford a wealth of new business opportunities. Small Class Size — Large Alumni NetworkWith an average class size of just 25 students, Pepperdine ensures you receive the personal attention you deserve. Nevertheless, when you graduate you become part of the largest business school alumni network in California—offering unmatched opportunities for career networking and connecting with influential leaders. Rigorous Curriculum — Collaborative EnvironmentPepperdine provides challenging coursework based on real-world business challenges so students develop the practical skills sought by employers.  However, Pepperdine also encourages a collaborative learning environment based on teamwork and the sharing of ideas. ... [-]

The Duisenberg honours programme in Financial Markets & Regulation provides students with a broad perspective on how financial markets function. This programme combines the disciplines finance, accounting, law and regulation. The aim of the programme is to give you a firm grounding in these disciplines. This will enable you to make a quick start as an all-around finance professional. Multi-disciplinary trained finance professionals have a good position in the labour market. This honours programme is challenging because of extra disciplines, extra courses, extra challenging assignments and an extra leadership programme.

SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

You must possess at least an accredited Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to a Dutch university Bachelor’s degree), including advanced courses in Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Business Statistics and Accounting. As this programme is selective above average performance in previous bachelor programme is required.... [-]

Modern financial management requires more and more knowledge about the tools and techniques of business analytics.

A combination of strategic finance and business analytics is required to meet the needs of forward-going businesses wanting to make fact-based decisions in a competitive business landscape.

In this Master's Programme you will study the disciplines of strategic finance and business analytics. You will acquire interesting and relevant skills enabling you to work in an international business environment in various management positions.

The content of the programme is based on the theories and concepts of financial economics and corporate finance. You will acquire practical decision-making skills and analytics know-how that will help you to build a sound base for a career in financial management.... [-]

Overview

With the rapid advancement of computing technology, there is an increasing demand in the dynamic and challenging environment of financial services for a variety of technical talent to deliver business solutions on a global scale.

The MSc Financial Computing programme addresses market demand and will train you for advanced technical or managerial roles in new interdisciplinary areas of computational techniques and equip you with financial knowledge to deliver effective business solutions.

The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering is equipped with specialist lab facilities for operating systems, networking, mobile computing and multimedia technology that will support your learning and research.... [-]

SMU MAF aims to enhance practitioners’ knowledge and skills in applied finance. It provides a strong foundation in the principles, practices and operations of international and domestic financial markets focusing on applying updated and relevant knowledge in real-world situations. The curriculum also prepares students to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

MAF graduates can expect to equip themselves with the “hard” critical analytical and problem-solving skills and the “soft” people and communication skills to advance their careers in the fund management, banking and finance industries.

Programme Length

12 months full-time, 18 months part-time.... [-]

3 good reasons to study Financial Services Management at Salford A course that equips you with the necessary theory and skills to work successfully in the rapidly expanding financial services industry Excellent career potential and the opportunity to take a Business Innovation Project, enhancing your practical skills and experience Choose to take a one to three-month Assessed Internship with an employer, supported by Salford Business School Duration

Minimum 12 months, maximum three years.

Course Outline

This course offers you an exciting opportunity to join one of the world’s most dynamic growth sectors, with relevance to areas including property, transport, shipping insurance, credit cards, wealth management and home and commercial mortgages.... [-]