MBA Finance, MBA at University of Aberdeen

Our MBA Finance will equip you with the knowledge and insight to understand contemporary issues and practices in management and finance. Importantly, you will develop practical interpersonal skills to bring about positive organisational and market change. In all of this, you will explore management and finance in the context of international business and gain the skills and capabilities needed to be a leader in your chosen field.

Our Business School is internationally recognised and plays a major role in industry through research, and consultancy. Our unique industry weeks will enable you to interact with businesses, working with them to identify opportunities and develop possible solutions for investors and key stakeholders. Not only will you acquire the business knowledge essential to success, you’ll also develop the crucial characteristics – such as strong communication and interpersonal skills, quantitative knowledge and technical skills – most sought after in the highly competitive global business environment.

What You'll Study

This pathway MBA equips students with an enhanced knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance that will enable them to pursue more specific roles in the areas of project finance and corporate finance. Students taking this pathway have to take a more focussed elective programme in their summer term and will cover key aspects of business and management theory and practice, with a strong emphasis on balancing knowledge and skills.

How You'll Study

You’ll study in a contemporary university environment and experience innovative teaching methods that give you the chance to interact with industry. You will learn through a combination of theory and practice, taking the knowledge from the classroom to the workplace. A stimulating mix of lectures, tutorials, seminars, case studies, field work and business simulations will be further supported by on-line forums and additional learning materials and frameworks.

Learning Methods

• FIELD WORK
• GROUP PROJECTS
• INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
• LECTURES
• PEER LEARNING
• RESEARCH
• SEMINARS
• TUTORIALS

Why Study MBA Finance?

This pathway MBA will equip you with an enhanced knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance to enable you to pursue more specific roles in the areas of project finance and corporate finance. You’ll not only enhance your credentials with a globally-recognised MBA and first class management training, you will develop a holistic approach to understanding and solving major business problems. This course will help you to:

• Advance your leadership skills and learn to lead with vision and purpose
• Develop critical insight into current and emerging business issues
• Drive organisational change to address major financial and economic challenges
• Evaluate how value is created through innovation and marketing
• Strengthen your capacity for social, geographical and cultural mobility
• Study alongside world-class peers and benefit professional opportunities

Careers

MBA graduates are in high demand worldwide and the average salary of an MBA graduate is over £80,000 according to the Association of MBAs. Our Alumni have enjoyed much success with recent graduates going on to work in organisations such as Accenture, Bank of Scotland, Centrica, Citibank,
KPMG, Shell and Standard Chartered Bank.