Course summary

This part-time course is accredited by the Chartered Banker Institute, with successful completion leading to the additional award of the Chartered Diploma Professional qualification and Chartered Banker status. This course is primarily delivered live online, with students coming to Cranfield School of Management four times a year for a full day. The Sustainable and Digital Banking (Retail) MSc provides a unique opportunity for you to gain an advanced-level understanding of a wide range of management functions and to develop specialist knowledge in banking, economics, finance, and sustainable development goals relevant to the financial services sector. This programme will provide you with the foundations of the various dimensions of retail banking and several aspects of general management, such as analysis of the economic environment, financial management, organisational management, strategic marketing, and business strategy and aims to improve your critical awareness of management and organisations. In addition, the work-based project allows you to tackle a substantial task within your organisation under the guidance of academic supervisors. Through responsible practical application, it will also enable you to advance your knowledge and skills so you can contribute towards a more sustainable retail banking industry and perform effectively and efficiently in the highly competitive and fast changing retail and digital banking sector, which is also challenged to become more sustainable. Drawing on faculty from across Cranfield School of Management, the programme is led by Cranfield’s Economics and Banking Group, which has been consistently ranked UK top 10 in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking for its teaching of economics in relation to our full-time MBA programme. his MSc course comprises of 12 intensive taught modules and an in-company project. The course is primarily delivered online for flexibility and to enable diverse participation. You will have the equivalent of 14 days blended learning delivered across each year. This is primarily online and synchronous, with four days face-to-face contact providing the opportunity to network with your cohort, academics, and industry representatives. The modules are delivered live online from the Grenville Studio at Cranfield. The sessions are scheduled for alternate Mondays from 09:00-13:00 with industry experts joining the online sessions to facilitate discussions. During your course you will undertake various projects including individual essays, group projects, simulations, and an in-company project. You will be expected to present your findings to academics and senior managers from the organisation involved. Tutorial support is provided throughout the course, including regular meetings with a personal tutor and module leaders. Extensive use is made of Canvas (a Virtual Learning Environment) as a means of delivering material to support and augment classroom learning. Upon completion of the programme, you will be ready to advance your career within the retail and digital banking sector and contribute to the enhancement of your organisation's sustainable performance.