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Financial Planning degrees abroad
Programs in financial planning teach students how to successfully manage the financial resources of clients. It involves developing and implementing strategies to meet a client’s financial goals.
You’ll study the basic principles of finance and investment closely before building a more specific understanding of insurance, taxation, retirement, risk management, and estate planning. As you practice developing personal financial plans for real-life case studies, you’ll sharpen the quantitative, managerial, and analytical skills so desired by employers.
Since every individual, family, organization, and business around the globe must manage its finances, financial planning is an excellent subject to study abroad. You’ll grow professionally as you learn about international financial practices and global markets.
Financial Planning program structure
BSc programs in financial planning take at least three years of full-time study, but many universities offer four-year courses including a 12-month industry placement. Sandwich years are a great way to put your first two years of learning into practice and build a professional network.
If you select the US as your study abroad destination, remember that your undergraduate degree will follow the four-year liberal arts model. You’ll take a mixture of liberal arts classes for the first half of your degree, before declaring a major in financial planning at the end of your second year.
MSc programs are available for students looking to dig a little deeper into the field and gain more specialist knowledge. Master’s programs can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years. Following your MSc, you can enroll in a research-based PhD program which normally lasts between three and six years.
You’ll mainly be taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops, and tutorials. Assessment methods vary from module to module, but exams, essays, reports, and financial plans usually feature.
What’s covered as part of your degree will depend on the university you choose and your level of study. However, here’s an idea of core modules that are common to most financial planning programs:
- Mathematical skills for financial planning
- Financial regulation and ethics
- Taxation theory and practice
- Pensions and retirement planning
- Tax, estate, and trust planning
- Fundamentals of banking
- Principles of investment and risk
- Financial market analysis
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Financial Planning study abroad programs
Financial planning undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in financial planning
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Accounting and Financial Information Systems (Extended) - BA (Hons) University of Greenwich, UK
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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18,590 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,000 GBP
- Start date
- September
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Finance: Financial Planning - BA/BSc Murray State University, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,920 USD
Fee in university's local currency 13,920 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Banking & Financial Planning - BSc (Hons) University of Northampton, UK
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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17,129 USD
Fee in university's local currency 12,900 GBP
- Start date
- September
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Business Administration, emphasis in personal financial planning - BAAS/BBA Eastern New Mexico University, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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8,128 USD
Fee in university's local currency 8,128 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Business Administration: Financial Planning - BA California State University, San Bernardino, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,722 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,722 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Financial planning graduate programs
Diploma in financial planning
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Business Studies: Personal Financial Planning - GradDip Massey University, New Zealand
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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20,709 USD
Fee in university's local currency 30,400 NZD
- Start date
- February, July
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Financial Planning - GDip Douglas College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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14,042 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD
- Start date
- January, May, September
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Certificate in financial planning
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Financial Planning - PGCert Centennial College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,896 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,531 CAD
- Start date
- January, July, September
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Financial Planning - PGCert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,897 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,532 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Financial Planning - GradCert Eastern New Mexico University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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7,314 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,314 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Future financial planning careers
A degree in financial planning can pave the way to success across a range of sectors, including banking, business, insurance, and accounting.
Employers will be keen to snap up your numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, providing you with several exciting career opportunities. Here are some of the fast-paced and lucrative roles available to graduates:
- Financial planner
- Chief financial officer
- Financial advisor
- Financial analyst
- Financial consultant
- Investment analyst
- Stockbroker
- Risk analyst
Although earning a degree already boosts your employability, participating in work experience will give you an even better chance of landing your dream job. Speak to your university’s career office about internship opportunities at local banks, wealth management companies, brokerage firms, or any other relevant organizations.
