Finance and Investment MSc
Master
In Bradford
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Bradford
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
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The MSc in Finance and Investment gives you an in-depth knowledge of:
Corporate activity
Investment decision making
Pension funds
International finance
It is a well-recognised qualification that will boost your employability and career potential in the financial, banking and insurance sectors.
Our programme focuses on responsible decision making within finance, using cutting edge methods and computational tools such as the Bradford Trading Room to give you experience of live economic finance data and the ‘real life’ decision making context.
We balance financial theory and thought leadership with practical application to produce financial experts who can make a difference in the real world of business, finance and investment. We regularly invite external experts from academia and industry as speakers to further enhance the relevance of classroom discussion and study, and provide a meaningful context to events and trends in the sector.
You’ll learn from a diverse, international, and highly experienced teaching faculty with established credentials in research and business applications.
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About this course
For the specialist MSc in Finance and Investment applicants will normally have a good degree awarded by an approved UK or overseas university, in accounting and finance, economics, management (with a significant component of economics and/or accounting and finance) or a quantitative science such as mathematics, physics or engineering. Exceptional candidates without the usual academic qualifications but with appropriate professional qualifications and work experience may be admitted on their merits.
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Subjects
- Decision Making
- Risk
- Risk Management
- Investment
- International
- Banking
- Finance
- Financial
- IT risk
- Financial Training
Course programme
The modules for this course can be found in the latest programme specification.
The MSc in Finance and Investment focuses on the key elements of corporate finance, investment management and applied quantitative finance. The aim is to produce specialists who have a strong financial perspective on corporate activity, pension fund behaviour, the economy and international financial markets.
Postgraduate Certificate
Students will be eligible to exit with the award of Postgraduate Certificate if they have successfully completed 60 credits and achieved the award learning outcomes:
- Business Economics (10 credits) core
- Foundations of Finance (10 credits) core
- Asset Pricing (10 credits) core
- Financial Markets and Institutions (10 credits) core
- Portfolio Management (10 credits) core
- Quantitative Methods in Finance (10 credits) core
Postgraduate Diploma
Students will be eligible to exit with the award of Postgraduate Diploma if they have successfully completed at least 120 credits and achieved the award learning outcomes:
- Fixed Income Securities and credit Risk (10 credits) core
- Derivatives Pricing and Risk Management (10 credits) core
- International Finance (10 credits) core
- Corporate Financial Management (10 credits) core
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance (10 credits) option
- Financial Risk Management in European Banking (As part of the School’s exchange agreement with Toulouse Business School (France), students have the opportunity to study a module in ‘Financial Risk Management in European Banking’ in Toulouse each year. Travel and maintenance costs are additional.) (10 credits) Elective
- Strategic Accounting (10 credits) option
- Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (10 credits) option
Degree of Master
Students will be eligible for the award of Degree of Master if they have successfully completed at least 180 credits and achieved the award learning outcomes:
- Dissertation (60 credits) core
Finance and Investment MSc