Swansea University
Business School and the Department of Economics

Offering career-enhancing Master's programmes and an outstanding student experience, Swansea University's Business School and the Department of Economics are the ideal choice for your postgraduate studies.

You will benefit from the expertise of our world-leading academics who are involved at teaching at all levels and from staff who have extensive industry experience in areas such as Finance, Marketing and Accounting.

We offer a broad portfolio of postgraduate degrees which will develop your knowledge, build your skills and enhance your employability, helping to fast-track you into your chosen career.

Our graduate employment rate is 81% and we have an excellent track record of placing graduates with major national and multi-national companies.

Our accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is an indicator of the quality and relevance of our programmes.

Student experience

Located at the heart of Swansea University's safe and stunning seafront campus, the Business School and Department of Economics have thriving student communities drawn from around the globe.

We offer dedicated postgraduate facilities, and our student satisfaction ratings range from 81% (Business Management)to 96% (Accounting and Finance), firmly establishing our reputation as one of the best places in the UK to study.

Courses

We offer a number of exciting and industry-relevant programmes which are open to students from a wide range of subject backgrounds:

Management Conversion programme

For those with little or no previous study of business, our conversion programme in Management gives students from any subject area the opportunity to enhance their skills and employability:

• MSc Management
• MSc Management (Marketing)
• MSc Management (Human Resource Management)
• MSc Management (Finance)
• MSc Management (International Management)
• MSc Management (International Standards)

MBA

The Swansea MBA is the perfect choice for those looking to fast-track their career in business and commerce. Combing theory and practice, together with a full programme of visiting director lectures and corporate team building weekends, this twelve month programme will help to you expand your managerial skill set whilst also honing your business intuition.

Specialist MSc programmes

Aimed at graduates with a background in Business or Economics, our specialist masters programmes will develop your existing knowledge and help accelerate your career:

• MSc Marketing
• MSc Finance
• MSc International Banking and Finance
• MSc Economics
• MSc Economics with International Banking
• MSc International Banking, Finance and Economics
• MSc Business Economics
• MSc Business Economics with Finance
• MSc Business Economics with Computing

Career Prospects

Our graduate employment rate is 81% and we have an excellent track record of placing graduates with major national and multi-national companies.

Our dedicated employability programme helps our students to maximise their employability and prospects and we offer our students numerous opportunities to gain relevant experience, including:

• The opportunity to undertake an employer-linked project through the dissertation
• Internships in India (offered in conjunction with the University's International Development Office) with companies such as GE, Thomson Reuters, 3M, Private Equity and Kanvic Consulting
• Work placements or bespoke work tasters through our partners GOWales

Recent graduate destinations

• AC Neilsen: Advanced Analytical Modelling Consultant
• Accenture: Management Consultant
• Barclays: Graduate Trainee programme
• Bloomberg: Business Analyst
• Cable and Wireless Worldwide: Finance Analyst
• Cabot Financial: Business Analyst
• Cap Gemini: IT Consultant
• Deloitte: Trainee Accountant
• HSBC: Foreign Exchange Trader
• JP Morgan: IT Consultant
• Julian Hodge: Investment Banker
• Kondor Trading: Derivatives Trader
• Marks and Spencer: Management Trainee
• OSTC: International Commodities Trader
• PricewaterhouseCoopers: Financial Auditor
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Economist
• Shell UK: Management Trainee
• Standard Bank of South Africa: Finance Analyst
• Tate & Lyle plc: Finance Graduate Trainee

Scholarships

We offer a range of scholarships for MSc and MBA studies. Please contact us or visit our website for details.

Some of our graduates

"I would not have got the job I have today without my postgraduate degree from Swansea.

I had no previous work experience within the market research industry, so the skills I gained at Swansea University were a key factor for getting the job

After graduating I accepted a job as a market research consultant at The Nielsen Company - one of the world's leading market research companies.

Every day I get the opportunity to work with many of the world's biggest brands which makes my job exciting and interesting."

Andreas Urbye, MSc Management (International)
Now a consultant for The Nielsen Company

"I chose the Swansea MBA because of its history, facilities, and the balance of theory and practical the programme offered.

The MBA gave me an insight into the business world and the vision to create commercial awareness which is helpful in identifying new opportunities, strengths, weaknesses and ways to improve business by improving business processes.

The MBA taught me to go behind numbers and understand the drivers behind the numbers, and to look at a business from a commercial point of view and not just the function you are working in.

Since completing the Swansea MBA, I have worked for Rentokil Initial, worked as Finance Director at Domino's Pizza UK, and am now Commercial Controller for OSTC Ltd."

Saumitra Kamat, MBA
Currently working as a Commercial Controller for OSTC Ltd

"I have always been interested in financial services and knew that was where I wanted to work, so after graduating from my undergraduate degree in Maths I undertook the MSc in Finance.

I was attracted by the level of flexibility the course offered as it allowed some options to choose the areas that I wanted to focus on.

I had a fantastic four years at Swansea and the skills I gained really gave me the edge in the job market.

I'm currently on the graduate scheme at Zurich Financial Services working as an underwriter. It's a role which could take me in many different directions and my future looks very exciting!"

Vicky Stockley, MSc Finance
Now an underwriter for Zurich Financial Services

Visit us

Why not come and meet us at one of our Postgraduate Open Days? These take place on 6th March 2013 and 4th June 2013.

Visit our website to find out more and book your place.

Further information

Postgraduate programmes in Business

www.swan.ac.uk/business/postgraduatestudy
E-mail: business@swansea.ac.uk

Postgraduate programmes in Economics