Banking and Finance MSc

Master

In Brighton

£ 11,450 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Gain a strong understanding of modern finance theory and practice, with particular insight into the performance, risk management and regulation of banks. You're taught by academics and practitioners who are at the forefront of this rapidly changing sector.

We offer you training in banking, management and accounting as well as an in-depth appreciation of the finance industry. You’ll develop your critical thinking and decision-making techniques, enabling you to appraise:
investment strategies
bank operations
risk management models.
This course opens up a range of career opportunities including roles with banks, funds, regulators, consultancies and finance divisions of corporations or NGOs.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

This course is for you if you aim to work in:

the City of London
multinational banking and financial corporations
investment banking and fund management
large international financial bodies such as the IMF, OECD and the World Bank
central banks such as the Bank of England, FED and the ECB
Government bodies such as the Treasury
auditing, bank supervision and regulation
financial markets and regulators.

You should have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above (including an average mark of at least 57%).

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Subjects

  • Risk Management
  • Banking
  • Finance
  • IT risk
  • Accounting
  • Research
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Financial Derivatives
  • Econometrics
  • Management

Course programme

Modules

These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
  • Research Project (MSc Banking and Finance)
  • Accounting for Decision Makers
  • Bank Financial Management
  • Bank Risk Management
  • Corporate and International Finance
  • Essential Quantitative Finance
  • Financial Derivatives
  • Research Methods (Finance, Accounting and Banking)
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
  • Commodity and Energy Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial and Time Series Econometrics
  • Financial Crises and Bank Regulation
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Market and Credit Risk Analysis
  • Money and Banking
  • Multinational Financial Management

Additional information

International students: £20,750 per year

Banking and Finance MSc

£ 11,450 VAT inc.