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MBA in Financial Services
The Wealth Management industry has been identified as a key growth area in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. With the financial arena undergoing a dynamic transformation, different financial services organizations are integrating their services to tap the market share. The transformation has resulted in higher demand in the requirements of finance professionals. The dynamic Wealth Management industry now requires a new breed of finance professionals who command a good integrated knowledge on the wide array of financial services to service the high-end client segment.
Semester 1 - Foundation & Core
Accounting, Finance and Quantitative Skills (Part 1 & 2) The aim of this course is to equip the student to apply the basic techniques and analyses of accounting and finance to the financial services industry. The student will also learn to read and interpret the accounts of a financial institution, and apply the techniques in the evaluation of business plans of any business or institution.
Economic Context of Banking The aim of the course is to give students a sound grasp of the broad economic and public policy context within which banks operate. The course will build on the analytical skills that students have already developed. It will cover key issues relating to the role of banks in financial intermediation, economic analyses of the banking industry, international finance and banking issues, monetary theory and money supply determination and the role of central banks in the conduct of monetary policy.
Financial Institutions The aim of this course is to provide students with an advanced understanding and evaluation of the roles and operations of financial institutions in the economy. The main objectives of the course are to provide an in-depth study of the financial services industry and survey the important wholesale and retail banking institutions, as well as the other financial intermediaries such as savings institutions, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, investment banks, mutual funds and finance companies.
Financial Markets The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding and evaluation of the contribution of financial markets to market financing and risk management. The course will equip students with the theoretical, practical and empirical grounding that will allow them to evaluate in an in-depth and critical manner a range of current issues relating to financial markets.
Regulation and Supervision of Financial Service The aim of the course is to give students a sound grasp of the business environment within which institutional investment firms operate. The course will build on the analytical skills that students have already developed. It will cover key issues relating to the economic rationale for supervision, the criteria for authorisation of firms and individuals to act as financial service providers.
Professional Business Skills This module provides students with the opportunity to engage critically and practically with the key, up-to-date issues for managers of people in the financial services sector. The module also requires students to understand and address their own development needs in the key soft skills, through diagnosis and personal development planning.
Semester 2 - Advanced Core & Specialist Subjects
Advanced Management Theory This course provides students with the opportunity to engage critically and practically with advanced theoretical issues of human resource management in the financial services sector. The course also requires students to understand and address their leadership development needs.
Managing the Value Chain in Financial Services (Part 1 & 2) The aim of this course is to evaluate how the value chain concept can be applied at a strategic level to examine where and how it can improve business processes in the financial services industry. The challenge for students is to consider the interdependent nature of an organisation and a requirement for cross-functional decision-making in a global market. The course will integrate the traditional `stove-piped’ Marketing and Operations business models to help students successfully meet that challenge when operating in a financial services organisation.
Options 3 x 15 Credit Course
Institutional Investment The aim of the course is to give students a sound grasp of the business environment within which institutional investment firms operate. The course will build on the analytical skills that students have already developed, and will cover key issues relating to investment products and management, portfolio management, private savings, insurance, asset management and pensions.
Risk Management This course will provide students with empirical and theoretical knowledge of the nature and application of financial management and accounting techniques in banking. Students will better appreciate the nature of investors, customers, regulators and managers’ attitudes and their role in the financial management of banks. The course will also enable students to understand the importance of risk management in banks, and how it should be undertaken. Students will be expected to think critically and develop their financial management skills in relation to problem-solving within the banking perspective.
Bank Management The aim of the course is to develop necessary skills and understanding needed to apply appropriate concepts, techniques and approaches for sound risk management. Students will review the different sources of risk to which an organisation is subject to, with an emphasis on financial risk. Students will also be introduced to the latest techniques available for assessing and measuring business-related risks. Finally students will be required to understand and apply theoretical concepts to a range of risk management and business decisions, with the emphasis on limit setting and monitoring process.
Semester 3 - Conference & Independent Project
Business Consultancy & Research Methods This course prepares the student for one of two options that culminate the programme: a financial services research project based around either their internship experience or an industry-based topic area supplied by a supervisory member of the teaching team. It seeks to develop in the student self-managed research and consultancy skills, specific to the Financial Services sector and practical in nature. The course also provides a supportive arena in which the approach, access, data collection and analysis, and reporting can be explored and formulated by the student to an acceptable standard and form the basis of their independent research effort.
Dissertation (Topic LED) Business Research Project (Placement / Employment LED)
The Financial Services Research Project requires the student to research a chosen topic area in financial services with the academic rigour appropriate for work at this level using knowledge and skills, including investigation techniques, report writing, and research design, including data analysis and interpretation, acquired through the taught courses. The project will build on previously acquired intellectual, cognitive, and analytical skills. It provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate an ability to analyse and synthesise specific theories and concepts as presented in the academic literature and to apply them to a business problem in financial services in order to produce written conclusions and/or recommendations.
Delivery Mode
This programme is available on both full-time & part-time mode. The course consists of
12 modules and can be completed in 18 months.
Availability
February / June / September
Assessment
Coursework and examinations will be used to access the learning outcomes of individual courses. The assessment strategy for a course is set out in the course specification.
Entry Requirements
Entry to the programme will be based on the school’s
standardized entry qualification for postgraduate
degree. Namely:
- A good UK first degree or overseas equivalent or a
recognized professional qualification
- Minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or TOFEL Computer
based score of 250
- Two satisfactory references
Alternatively, entry can be granted via successful completion of;
- The Greenwich International Pre-Masters Programme;
or
- The Chartered Management Institute's Diploma in
Management
Course Fees
Local Students | International Students
Programme fees are not inclusive of textbooks.
All prices are subject to prevailing GST. All fees
are payable to ‘ERC Institute Pte Ltd’ in Singapore
Dollars.
Please note that the tuition fees and/or other course
fees may vary over time due to ERCI’s
promotions. We will try our best to update the tuition
fees and any other course fees on this website in a
timely manner. Our programme executives would be pleased
to provide you with the most updated price list. Please
seek advise from our programme executives for
alternative mode of payment.
Click here for course brochure (PDF)
Download Application form for University of Greenwich
Call Ms. Sheryl at 9642 5433
Email to corporate@erci.edu.sg for more enquiries.
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