Finance [Part-time option]

Master

In Belfast City

£ 4,000 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    2 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Overview: Missed the recent webinar?  The recording is now available to watch: Speaker -  Youwei Li, Programme Director Click here to watch the recorded webinar   This MSc is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to understand financial markets and institutions, as well as to prepare students for a PhD in Finance or Economics. Why Queen's? Launched in the early 1990s this is one of the longest running Finance Masters in the UK. The programme has strong links with organisations such as CITI, NYSE, First Derivatives, PWC, Allstate and all of the major banks. The programme invites guest speakers from industry each semester to enrich the learning experience of the students. Students have direct access to up-to-date international financial data sets, such as DATASTREAM, Thomson ONE Banker Analytics and Osiris. Using such resources, each student is encouraged to prepare professional-level assignments, which are designed to prepare our graduates for a career in the financial sector. Students must also complete a dissertation under personal supervision, typically addressing an interesting financial market issue, requiring a statistical analysis approach. The MSc Finance programme has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. This status is granted to institutes whose degree programs incorporate at least 70 per cent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), which provide students with a solid grounding in the CBOK and positions them well to sit for the CFA exams. Trading Room: the First Derivatives Trading Room has recently been established in the Management School, and some of the taught modules will make use of this facility, which provides students with real-life experience of a busy stock exchange with the capacity to deal in equities, bonds, foreign exchange and derivative instruments. Prizes and...

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Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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University Road, BT7 1NN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or other relevant quantitative subject.  Science and Engineering disciplines will be considered where there is a significant mathematical component. International Qualifications For information on international qualification equivalents please select Your Country from the list on our International Students website. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS International students wishing to...

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Subjects

  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • Part Time
  • Derivatives
  • Credit
  • Trading
  • Risk
  • IT risk
  • International
  • School
  • Market

Course programme

Course Details

Part-time option (2 years)

Year 1

Semester 1

Asset Pricing

Corporate Finance

Semester 2

Derivatives

And choose one from:

Credit Risk Management

Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Analytics

Trading principles

Year 2

Semester 1

Market Microstructure

Research Methods in Finance

Semester 2

International Finance

Time-Series Financial Econometrics

Semester 3

Dissertation

Note: each module is equal to 15 credit points, the dissertation is 60 credit points, 180 credit points in total. See the School website for module outlines.

Assessment & Feedback

Two thirds by written examination and continuous assessment. One third by dissertation (14,000-17,000 words or equivalent).

Learning and Teaching

Morning / Afternoon / Evening.

For the full-time option, modules are taught morning/afternoon/evening. For the part-time option, modules are taught evenings only (from 6-9pm).

Additional information

Successful students will have the necessary skills to launch careers in the finance industry such as investment banking, commercial banking and in top analyst positions in other financial intermediaries. For recent examples of where our alumni have secured employment, please see the School website. Related links: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative...

Finance [Part-time option]

£ 4,000 + VAT