MSc Finance

Analytical Techniques for Finance: This will help you acquire the essential skills to study finance in depth. You will study areas of mathematics, statistics and the interpretation of accounting statements.

Finance in Context: You will investigate the relationship between finance and corporate strategy. It will help you understand how financial decisions are affected by strategic issues and how corporate strategies need to take into account financial considerations.

Corporate Finance Concepts: You will acquire theoretical knowledge on the elements of company value. Studies will focus on how financial decisions contribute to meeting the aims of a corporation. The module has a practical focus and contributes to your understanding of how financial decisions are taken by companies.

Financial Markets and Institutions: This focuses on an international and comparative dimension of markets and institutions. You will examine the way markets and institutions link the users and providers of funds within financial systems. There is a focus on issues of asset pricing and market efficiency, and the effects of globalisation on organisations, technical innovation and regulatory change.

International Finance: Focusing on the operation of foreign exchange and derivative markets, you will examine the main theories of exchange rate determination and consider the issues with currency risk management and hedging instruments.

Finance and Accounting Research Project: This module incorporates research methods and a research project. This is a key component of the master's degree. The project provides you with an opportunity to explore a specialist area in depth. You have a choice to undertake a traditional dissertation or follow a structured research project which incorporates both theoretical and applied research. You will be provided with guidance and advice throughout the process.

Elective modules

You are offered a choice of elective modules. These include management and leadership modules alongside finance modules. The elective modules on offer may change but will typically include the following list:

• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Developing Economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America
• Financial Modelling
• Project and Contract Management
• Strategic Business Simulation
• International Business In Practice: Study Trip (non-credit)