Postgraduate

In London

£ 28,370 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

UCL's Finance MSc covers the key aspects of finance underpinning effective functioning within the financial sector. It engages with the theory and application of core concepts in corporate finance, portfolio management, and mergers and divestments, and other essentials. Students will develop transferable skills to help them assume leadership roles.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

The scope of the financial industry at national and international level is extensive, and includes a range of types of banks, investment and hedge funds, asset management companies, insurance companies, rating agencies, brokers, and large, medium and boutique financial companies specialising in generic and bespoke products and services. The aim of the Finance MSc is to prepare individuals for effective roles in any of these different organisations within the financial industry.

A minimum of an upper-second class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in one of the following subjects: Finance, mathematics, engineering, economic theory, science or statistics. Degrees from other disciplines may be considered if they are related to finance and/or mathematics.

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Subjects

  • Corporate Finance
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • Finance MSc
  • Asset pricing
  • Finance Economics
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial Econometrics
  • Portfolio Theory

Course programme

Students will acquire a firm grasp of fundamental finance-related concepts, and be able to apply their knowledge to practical tasks by, for example, utilising mathematical models to predict market behaviour. Graduates will acquire the skills and knowledge required to work in any of the major financial centres from New York, to London, to Tokyo - indeed, globally.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), four optional modules (30 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits).

Core module

Students must take six core taught modules (four in term one and two in term two).

  • Advanced Derivatives Modelling and Portfolio Theory
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods for Finance
  • Asset Pricing
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial Econometrics
Optional modules

Students choose four of the following:

  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Behavioural Finance
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Fixed Income Modelling
  • Mergers, Divestments & IPO Analysis
Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a report of 15,000 words.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and online modules. Assessment is through written examinations, individual/group coursework, and a 15,000-word dissertation.

Finance MSc

£ 28,370 VAT inc.