MSc Banking and Finance
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
1 Year
About the course
How are banks innovating to meet customer demands? Is globalisation increasing risk in the banking and finance sector?
This course builds on your existing knowledge of finance, banking or business to prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career in any banking specialism
You follow an advanced and up-to-date programme of study using industry-standard trading software
We provide you with a broad vision and understanding of the changing nature of modern banking firms
You develop a detailed understanding of areas including:
portfolio management
modern banking methods
bank strategy and risk
regulation and the internationalisation process
This course is taught at Essex Business School
We're proud to be an internationally diverse and research intensive school, ranked in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence (REF, 2014)
By embedding the latest academic and industry thinking into our teaching, you experience an education that’s at the forefront of the issues impacting today’s banking and finance sectors
We help you understand the financial drivers of an increasingly complex banking world to give you the best foundation for your career
Our MSc Banking and Finance is also available to study part-time and you may be eligible for scholarships and discounts provided by the University of Essex
Essex Business School also offers a limited number of scholarships for the CFA level one exam and IMC level one and two exams to exceptional Masters students
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Subjects
- Banking
- Finance
- Banking Finance
- Banking and Finance
- School
- Industry
- IT risk
- Risk
- Teaching
- Business School
- Portfolio Management
- Financial Training
- Trading
- Financial
Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core and optional module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Modern Banking
Dissertation
Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance
Bank Strategy and Risk
Portfolio Management
Postgraduate Mathematics Preparation
Exchange Rates and International Finance (optional)
Trading Global Financial Markets (optional)
Teaching
Tailor the content of your course to more closely fit your interests and aspirations
Courses focus on practical applications and links with industry
We run an open seminar series
Assessment
Regular assessment is by coursework, presentations, case studies, group work, tests and examinations
Dissertation
You submit a 15,000 word dissertation
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MSc Banking and Finance