Finance and Management - Extended Master's

Fast-track your career in business, marketing, human resource management or finance with theFinance and Management - Extended Master's course atOnCampus Sunderland, designed to enable third-class degree holders to pursue a postgraduate qualification.

Demonstrate your value to employers and qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility. The Finance and Management - Extended Master's course atOnCampus Sunderland prepares you for senior roles and will accelerate your progress towards well-paid positions of leadership.

On completion of the first term, you can transfer to a range of postgraduate courses, including:

• MA Marketing (15 months)
• MSc Human Resource Management (15 months)
• MSc Finance and Management (15 months)
• MSc International Business Management (15 months)
• MSc Tourism and Events (15 months)
• MSc Tourism and Hospitality (15 months)
• LLM Law (July intake)
• LLM Criminal Law and Procedure (July intake)
• LLM International Human Rights (July intake)
• LLM Commercial Law and International Trade (July intake)

What Will I Study?

You willstudy your Foundation program at the state-of-the-art Centre located at the heart of the University of Sunderland City campus. During the first term, studied atONCAMPUS Sunderland,you will take the module ‘Introduction to Postgraduate Projects, Research Methods and Study Skills’ (PGBM001), whichwill give you the skills required to undertake a project relevantto your chosen course.It will also assess your ability to apply your knowledge ofthe sector, use appropriate analytical skills to investigatea sector-related topic and solve problems.

Why Sunderland?

• ‘World leading’ research in Business, according to the Latest Research Excellence Framework
• Engage with real-world practice for example, with industry competitions, real life case studies, company visits and the guest speakers program

Course Structure

• The program normally requires 15 months of full-time study.Teaching methods include: classes, lectures, seminars, tutorials, group work, directed study, independent learning and will be conducted in and out of the Centre. Students will be given guided learning hours, but shouldnote that not all of the hours will be conducted in the classroom setting. You will be actively encouraged toresearch using problem solving and critical thinking skills.