MSc Finance

Course details Core units Financial Markets: Gain an understanding of the types of financial markets, their links and roles in modern economies, and the quantitative and qualitative research techniques that apply to this field. Money & Banking: The functions of money and banking and their importance in the economy. You'll learn about interest rates and yield curves, monetary policy issues and banking regulation at an international context, along with contemporary issues in money and banking. Advanced Accounting & Financial Analysis: You'll learn about the principals involved in producing financial statements, outline the theoretical and regulatory framework financial accounting operates in and offer techniques for analysing corporate financial reporting. Financial Econometrics: Mathematical, programming and statistical tools used in the real world for analysing and modelling financial data. You'll use these tools to model asset returns, the stock, bond and exchange rate, and measure risk using different software. Research project: An opportunity to undertake a significant piece of self-managed research in an area that interests you.You'll have the opportunity to undertake optional work experience as part of your Dissertation unit, subject to interview and availability. This experience can be used to inform your dissertation. Option units (choose two) International Direct Taxation: The globalisation of business means firms must not only understand the domestic tax systems where they operate, but the ways these systems interact. Direct taxes at federal level usually account for between 10 and 30 per cent of pre-tax profits. You'll learn to understand the international tax system and principal tax planning techniques open to multinational firms. Public Finance & Tax Policy: Following the global financial crisis in the late 2000s, public finances have become central in academic, political and populist debate. This unit focuses on the revenue side of public finance to help you evaluate the quality of the decisions taken by governments on maintaining and reforming tax systems. Global Economic Challenges: An introduction to economic theory as it applies to specific areas of applied economics. This will show how economic theories and techniques can be used to address many important issues facing humanity. Emerging Market Economies: The issues involved in emerging market economies. There's a focus on economic issues and the economic consequences of political and social aspects of integration and development. Corporate Governance & Ethics: You'll learn about the objectives, principles and methods of corporate governance practice in different economic environments, and understand how governance and ethics can aid managerial decision making in respect of risk management. Enterprise Risk Management: Gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of risk. Environmental Reporting: Account and report on environmental matters and evaluate the usefulness of this information. We are a training provider for the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment’s (CISI) Chartered Wealth Management Qualification. This means that if you select the two option units below, you will have the opportunity to sit the CISI’s examinations (additional fees will apply) and if successful you’ll receive a wealth management professional qualification alongside your Master’s degree. Applied wealth management: Identify appropriate investment strategies for a wealthy, private client. Portfolio construction & theory: Gain knowledge of finance theory and how to structure portfolios of financial assets in this context. Please note that option units require minimum numbers in order to run and may only be available on a semester by semester basis. They may also change from year to year. Programme specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. Download the programme specification for MSc Finance Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.