Finance and Economics - MSc

Master

In Coventry

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Coventry

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is ideal for you if you already have a strong grounding in economics, are highly numerate, and want to learn to apply your knowledge to finance. You will be considering jobs in the City or in the capital markets of your own country, in areas such as asset management, corporate finance, trading, financial regulation, and economic and financial consulting and central banking.

WBS benefits from excellent links to key financial institutions and employers and this course has benefited from recommendations following consultation with the Bank of England, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and many of our alumni.

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Location

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Coventry (West Midlands)
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University Of Warwick, CV4 7AL

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Our graduates have gone on to work for organisations including: ING Bank, Varde Consulting.

Examples of our graduates’ job roles include: Project Executor, Structured Finance Analyst.

First Class Honours degree or 2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject

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Subjects

  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Investment
  • Quantitative
  • Empirical Finance
  • Asset pricing
  • Methodology
  • Behavioural finance
  • Research
  • Dissertation

Course programme

Six compulsory modules cover key material in finance, economics and econometrics while two optional modules allow you to focus on your preferences. You can choose from:

Compulsory Modules:
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Econometrics
  • Research Methodology and Dissertation
  • Corporate Financial Management
  • Asset Pricing
  • Empirical Finance
Optional Modules:
  • Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Alternative Investments
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Behavioural Finance
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Derivative Securities
  • Empirical Applications in Macro Financial and Energy Economics
  • Financial Reporting & Financial Statement Analysis
  • Financial Risk Management
  • Fixed Income & Credit Risk
  • International Financial Management
  • International Financial Markets
  • Judgement & Decision-Making
  • Mergers and Acquisitions & Corporate Control
  • Practice of Investment Management

Finance and Economics - MSc

Price on request