Finance (MSc)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Birkbeck's MSc Finance combines academic rigour with a solid grounding in the practical, problem-solving skills that employers value. The course will give you excellent, specialist knowledge and training in finance and financial economics, including basic portfolio theory, corporate finance, and pricing theory applied to derivatives and government bond markets. You will also learn the latest econometrics and numerical analysis skills. All of these skills are increasingly valued in the marketplace, banks, commercial firms and government, so this course could help you stand out in a competitive job market.
Birkbeck's postgraduate finance courses are built around our long-running experience in research-led evening teaching. Many of our students work in the finance industry, which generates a lively atmosphere in class and ensures that you'll be studying alongside committed, enthusiastic students with a wealth of experience.
Our students appreciate the flexibility of this programme and the valuable support and direct interaction (face-to-face or online) with experienced lecturers who are also active researchers at the forefront of their discipline. They are also experienced professional practitioners, giving specialist advice and in-house training to government departments and banks and firms in the City of London. This course is challenging and demanding, so you should demonstrate strong intellectual ability in your application and be willing to work hard.
Whichever route you decide to take with our MSc Finance, you will gain access to resources for each module via our Moodle virtual learning environment, for example, typed lecture notes with worked examples and practice exercise, recordings of lectures, opportunities for interaction with lecturers and classmates via discussion forums or through our online teaching platform, Blackboard Collaborate. You will also have access to electronic textbooks and other digital resources via the library.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue a career in banking and finance, the public sector, industry, and research and analysis. Possible professions include financial risk analyst, economist, or purchasing manager. This degree can also be useful in becoming a management consultant or actuary.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.
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Subjects
- GCSE Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Financial Reporting
- Corporate Finance
- Asset Management
- Commodities
- Economics
- Banking
- Finance
- Financial
- Government
- Financial Training
- Finance Economics
Course programme
You take eight compulsory modules, including a dissertation.
The compulsory modules cover essential topics to help you pursue a successful career in any area of finance, while the dissertation allows you to pursue an empirical or theoretical study on a topic of your choice under the supervision of an academic within the Department.
COMPULSORY MODULES
- Asset Management
- Corporate Finance
- Econometrics of Financial Markets
- Economics of Financial Markets
- Financial Markets
- Mathematics for Finance
- Principles of Financial Reporting
- Dissertation MSc Finance
Additional information
Course Fee -
Part-time home students: £6660 pa
Part-time international students: £9690 pa
Full-time international students: £19380 pa
Finance (MSc)