Advanced Financial Analysis : MSc
Master
In Lancaster
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Lancaster
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
This one-year MSc in Advanced Financial Analysis is designed to give you the specialist knowledge and skills that you will need for a career in investment management or financial analysis and to help you acquire the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 2 qualification.
The programme consists of two elements. The first comprises eight taught modules, spread over the first and second terms. These modules, delivered jointly by Lancaster faculty and Fitch Learning’s professional instructors, are designed to cover the material you will need for the core CFA Level 2 syllabus relating to investments and financial analysis. Additionally, you will take the Personal Development for Careers in Finance module.
The second element of the programme is a specialist CFA dissertation stream which runs in the third term and through to September and includes:
an intensive CFA training module preparing for the CFA Level 2 exam in June
a dissertation project focusing on investment management
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About this course
2:1 (UK Hons) degree or equivalent in Finance or Accounting with a significant number of Finance and/or Quantitative modules studied.
Graduates in other areas may also be considered if you have already passed the CFA level I exam.
IELTS: Overall score of at least 7.0, with no individual element below 6.0.
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Subjects
- Investment Management
- Investment
- Finance
- Financial
- Financial Training
- Risk Management
- Research methods
- Advanced Investment
- Investment analysis
- Fund Management
Course programme
You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.
Core
- Advanced Investment Risk Management
- Advanced Investment Research Methods
- Advanced Topics in Fund Management and Investment Analysis
- Fund Management
- Financial Modelling and Analysis
- Personal Development for Careers in Finance
- Programming and Databases for Financial Applications
- Advanced Financial Markets and Investment Management
- Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis
Optional
- Quantitative Methods for Finance
- Regulation and Compliance
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.
Additional information
Advanced Financial Analysis : MSc