MSc Financial Services Management — Study Online from Angola

The MSc Financial Services Management puts a world-class finance education within your reach—wherever you are in Angola. Delivered through the exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College, this flexible online master’s gives you the strategic insight, technical skills, and leadership mindset to thrive across banking, payments, investment, and corporate finance roles. Its rigorous theory is globally relevant and immediately applicable in fast-evolving markets.

Whether you are advancing your career in Luanda’s dynamic financial centre, shaping policy in the public sector, or building a fintech venture in an emerging tech ecosystem, this programme empowers you to learn without borders and lead with confidence. Study on your schedule, apply your learning in real time, and graduate with a British degree that signals excellence worldwide.

Awarded a British degree recognised internationally

Stand out with a British postgraduate qualification that is valued by employers and institutions around the world. Earning your master’s through the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College partnership tells the market you have met high academic standards and mastered contemporary financial services management.

From cross-border banking to global payments and compliance, the programme’s international perspective helps you speak the language of global finance. Your degree travels with you—opening doors whether you build your career in Angola, across Africa, or in international financial hubs.

Complete your master’s 100% online in as little as 1 year

Accelerate your trajectory without pressing pause on your life. This programme is designed for working professionals who want the efficiency of a focused, intensive master’s. With a structured yet flexible pathway, motivated learners can complete the degree in as little as 12 months.

Progress through clearly defined modules, supported by expert faculty and a robust digital learning environment. You gain pace without sacrificing depth—translating advanced theory into practice quickly and confidently.

No fixed live attendance—study on your schedule

Unlock true flexibility with asynchronous learning. There are no mandatory live sessions at specific times and dates, so you can study when you’re most productive—before work, after hours, or during weekends.

This study model is ideal for professionals managing demanding roles, travel, family commitments, or variable work hours. You remain fully engaged with your learning community and faculty—on your terms.

Learn anywhere—even on the move with our mobile app

Your classroom is wherever you are. Study from any location in Angola—or while traveling—using a mobile app that lets you download course materials and watch lectures offline. Turn commute time, business trips, or quiet moments into high-impact learning.

Seamlessly switch between devices, keep modules at your fingertips, and maintain momentum throughout your programme. Your learning fits your life, not the other way around.

Open-book assessments that mirror real-world finance

Instead of traditional question-and-answer exams, you will complete open-book assessments designed to evaluate analysis, judgment, and application. This approach mirrors the realities of professional practice, where the ability to research, evaluate, and decide is core to leadership.

Work with complex scenarios, synthesise information, and develop insights you can take directly back to your role. Assessment becomes part of your learning journey—focused on meaningful outcomes, not memorisation.

Learn from globally educated faculty

Benefit from tutors and faculty who hold degrees from renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. Their academic pedigree and industry experience bring depth, relevance, and perspective to every module.

Faculty mentorship helps you connect theory to practice, sharpen strategic thinking, and develop the leadership qualities valued across the financial services industry.

A global student and alumni community

Join a diverse cohort of professionals from over 130 countries. Learn through cross-cultural collaboration, expand your worldview, and build relationships that can become a lifelong professional network.

Our alumni work across international organisations and leading companies, including The World Bank, GoldmanSachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Crédit Agricole, VISA, American Express, MasterCard, JPMorgan Chase, United Nations, Google, ICRC, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, and Sony.

Manageable fees with up to 18 interest-free instalments

Invest in your future with payment flexibility. Spread the cost of your master’s across up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, making it easier to align tuition with your cash flow.

This predictable approach helps professionals plan with confidence while continuing to advance their careers and responsibilities.

Why this master’s matters in Angola

Angola’s financial services landscape is evolving rapidly, with ongoing diversification beyond oil and gas, a growing banking sector, increasing digital payments adoption, and expanding infrastructure investment. With advanced training in risk, compliance, corporate finance, and financial strategy, you can position yourself to contribute to this transformation—whether in commercial banking, investment projects, or regulatory environments.

As capital markets develop and trade corridors expand, organisations need professionals who can assess risk, optimise funding structures, strengthen governance, and evaluate cross-border opportunities. The programme’s internationally applicable finance and management toolkit equips you to navigate FX exposures, credit analysis, treasury operations, and financial forecasting—skills essential in an increasingly interconnected economy.

Fintech and digital finance are opening new pathways for inclusion and growth. From mobile payments and remittances to SME financing and insuretech, the MSc’s focus on decision-making, data-informed analysis, and service innovation prepares you to lead initiatives that enhance efficiency and trust across Angola’s financial ecosystem.

What you will gain

Across modules designed for immediate workplace impact, you will learn to interpret complex financial data, lead change in service-oriented financial institutions, and make evidence-based decisions under uncertainty. You will sharpen your ability to evaluate risk, enhance customer value, and align financial strategies with organisational goals.

Graduates emerge ready to progress into roles such as financial services manager, corporate finance specialist, risk or compliance manager, relationship or product manager in banking, payments expert, fintech strategist, and advisory or consulting positions. Your learning is practical, your perspective global, and your credentials respected.

Designed for working professionals in Angola

Maintain your career momentum while mastering advanced finance. Study without relocating or interrupting your professional responsibilities, and apply insights directly to your projects and teams in real time.

From Luanda to Lobito and beyond, you can build a schedule that supports your ambitions and your life—deepening your expertise while contributing value at work every week.

Take the next step

Your future in finance is calling. Learn flexibly, grow globally, and graduate with a British master’s that signals readiness for leadership. Request our course catalogue to explore modules, admissions, and how this programme can accelerate your goals—right from Angola.