Alliance Manchester Business School

You don’t have to quit your job to study finance 💼

Current student Alasdair shares how he balances his full-time role in an engineering company with the MSc Financial Management programme – studying flexibly, anywhere in the world.

Discover more details about the programme: https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/msc-financial-management/?utm_campaign=msc-fm-recruitment&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fm-social-videos-may-2026&utm_content=course-page

We asked two of our MSc Financial Management students what they found most interesting about their classmates.

Our MSc FM cohort brings together professionals from across the world, and from a wide range of industries such as engineering, corporate banking, and other sectors beyond finance.

This diversity of experience is what strengthens the learning environment, leading to more dynamic discussions, broader perspectives on financial decision-making, and a deeper understanding of how finance applies across industries.

Find out more about our programme: https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/msc-financial-management/?utm_campaign=msc-fm-recruitment&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fm-social-videos-may-2026&utm_content=course-page

What’s it like balancing postgraduate study with a full-time job?

For MSc Financial Management students Aaron A***n and Samuel Mapplethorpe-Walters, one of the biggest advantages is studying alongside other professionals facing similar demands and priorities.

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What's the benefit of having a stronger understanding of finance?

For Aaron A***n and Samuel Mapplethorpe-Walters, it meant becoming more confident, contributing to projects, approaching decisions more analytically, and bringing a broader business perspective into their roles.

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Is it true that you need to be a numbers person to start learning finance?

According to current students Aaron A***n and Samuel Mapplethorpe-Walters, the answer is no. Although their reasons for studying MSc Financial Management were different, both shared the same belief that stronger financial understanding opens doors to new career opportunities.

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Many professionals work alongside financial data every day, but few feel fully confident discussing it.

Aaron A***n and Samuel Mapplethorpe-Walters share their experience of being on our part-time MSc Financial Management programme.

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Financial knowledge is becoming increasingly important across every industry, not just finance.

We recently inteviewed two of our MSc Financial Management students: Aaron A***n, who works in asset management, and Samuel Mapplethorpe-Walters, who works for the NHS.

Find out what made them decide to strengthen their financial expertise.

An MBA is most valuable when you have enough experience to leverage what you learn.

Students Armaan and Riya discuss whether an MBA is for everyone, the value of work experience, and how timing is everything.

Watch the full episode of Manchester MBA Voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUquCpvcm4

What role should AI play in art and entertainment?

According to Full-time MBA candidate Armaan Raj Dua, AI is incredible at recognising patterns and analysing data, but true creativity comes from the human ability to connect unrelated ideas and create meaning from them.

Watch the full episode of Manchester MBA Voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUquCpvcm4