MSc in Finance
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Master
In City of London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
City of london
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Start date
Different dates available
Start of programme: September 2016 (a three-week preliminary course is September is a requirement)
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Students who take the MSc in Finance will develop a sound understanding of theories of finance and of the workings of financial markets, and will acquire the main analytical tools for a career in finance or further research at PhD level. They will become acquainted with the main issues and methods in Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Banking, and Financial Econometrics and will be able to employ them in a professional capacity. The programme will present Finance as a scientific discipline with a rigorous methodology, but at the same time will describe the way financial markets and institutions actually work in a variety of contexts. The comparative approach of the courses will prove attractive to students from both emerging and advanced economies.
Convenors
Pasquale Scaramozzino
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Subjects
- Part Time
- Cultural Awareness
- Risk Management
- IT
- Communication Skills
- Banking
- Finance
- Financial
- Financial Training
- Econometric
- Business
- Growth & development
- Intercultural awareness
- Consultancy
- Corporate Finance
Course programme
Students must take 180 credits. These are composed of 120 taught credits comprising core and optional modules and a 60 credit dissertation.
The MSc in Finance has three components, each composed of 60 credits:
- Four core modules
- Four option modules
- Dissertation of 10,000 words on an approved topic
The 10,000-word dissertation is worth 33% of your final mark. During term 2 you will submit your dissertation proposal and be allocated an academic supervisor. Over the ensuing months you should meet with your supervisor at least three times before the end of term 3 for guidance. The bulk of your dissertation will be written over the summer to meet the mid-September deadline.
Not all option modules are offered every year; please check your preferences with the Programme Convenor. Also note that where 15 credit modules are selected, these should be balanced between term 1 and term 2.
Part-time Study
Students can take this programme part-time over 2 or 3 years.
Part-time students over two years usually complete their core modules in the 1st year and their options in the 2nd year with their dissertation. Those studying over 3 years will usually complete their core modules in year 1, option modules in year 2 and their dissertation in year 3.
In addition to the Core and Option modules, you will also study the following Preparatory module in September.
Mathematics and Statistics for Finance
Core Modules- Corporate finance
- Econometric Principles and Data Analysis
- Finance in the global market
- Risk management
- Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
- Bank Regulation and Resolution of Banking Crises
- Corporate governance
- Islamic banking and finance
- The Japanese financial system
- International Marketing
- International human resource management
- Topics in the Chinese economy
- Regulation of international capital markets
- Cross-cultural management
- International Business Strategy
- Banking and capital markets
This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants
If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.
Programme Specification- Finance Programme Specification - 2016-17 (pdf; 162kb)
Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules
MSc in Finance