Financial Economics [MSc]

University of Glasgow
4.4
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    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Glasgow (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The programme draws on the most recent developments in financial economics, giving you a strong foundation for PhD research and providing you with the tools to gain employment in a wide range of spheres. The Adam Smith Business School has been ranked in the top 10 worldwide for economics and finance (RePEc), with two of our academics rated in the top 1%. The  Adam Smith Business School celebrates the legacy of Adam Smith by developing enlightened, enterprising and engaged graduates and internationally-recognised research with real social impact.

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4.4
fantastic
  • To get the best results one has to work hard but I am loving and enjoying every minute here. The social life, internship, part-time job and my classes I have learned to manage it all properly. I cannot recommend Glasgow enough. It is the best.
    ← | →
  • I simply loved my experience and they accepted me as a part of the family. I had a nice time and it was a good experience.
    ← | →
  • The course was so good and the workload was manageable. The staff is so friendly and nice.
    ← | →
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Amy

4.0
26/05/2019
About the course: To get the best results one has to work hard but I am loving and enjoying every minute here. The social life, internship, part-time job and my classes I have learned to manage it all properly. I cannot recommend Glasgow enough. It is the best.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Pascale Salkeld

5.0
25/05/2019
About the course: I simply loved my experience and they accepted me as a part of the family. I had a nice time and it was a good experience.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

james

5.0
23/05/2019
About the course: The course was so good and the workload was manageable. The staff is so friendly and nice.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Sapphire

3.5
22/05/2019
About the course: The main campus is so exciting. The architecture is incredible. All is surrounded by parks, museums and a lot of things. It is a great platform for the students for their career growth. The resources and the support provided by the university is so helpful and useful. I would highly recommend this university to the people in a heartbeat.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • IT
  • Finance
  • Financial Training
  • Financial
  • Economics
  • Business School
  • School

Course programme

You will take four core courses, two optional courses and complete a substantial independent piece of work, normally in the form of a dissertation, on a topical business, finance or management related issue.

Teaching is provided by lectures. Technical subjects are supported by weekly or fortnightly tutorials, which provide opportunities for you to engage with issues and questions in a group format. Some courses also involve lab sessions in which you will use specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.

Core courses
  • Basic econometrics
  • Economic fundamentals and financial markets
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics.
Sample optional courses
  • Applied computational finance
  • Behavioural economics: theory and applications
  • C++ in finance (Mathematical finance is a co-requisite for this course)
  • Corporate finance and theory
  • Empirical asset pricing
  • Financial market micro structure
  • Foreign direct investment and development
  • Game theory with applications in economics and finance
  • Intermediate econometrics
  • International financial management
  • Investment, finance and asset prices
  • Mathematical finance
  • Modelling and forecasting financial markets
  • Public finance.

Additional information

This programme will provide graduates with a strong foundation for PhD research and the toolkit to gain employment in a wide range of spheres. We expect graduates from this programme will gain employment in financial institutions, including banks, investment banks and asset management firms and government organisations, involved in financial decision-making.

The programme also offers candidates a suitable grounding for working in international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and is appropriate for those wishing to work in...

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Financial Economics [MSc]

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