Msc finance economics and finance
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Postgraduate
In London
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
Overview
This degree provides a comprehensive grasp of the principles and applications of finance, a broad experience of quantitative techniques and technical and conceptual skills, coupled with a strongly vocational approach. It is designed to prepare you for a wide range of careers in multinational financial organisations. Unique features of the MSc in Finance are:
This degree provides the opportunity to follow the CFA specialist pathway alongside the MSc and acquire the skills to complete the CFA Level 1 examination. The CFA professional qualification has a strong foundation of real world investment analysis and portfolio management skills along with practical knowledge of the investment industry. Is it required by major employers in the financial sector.
General training in all the key aspects of finance ranging from financial statements to derivatives pricing.
A rigorous analytical approach which makes the programme the most highly regarded of our finance programmes amongst prospective employers. o Part of the CFA university recognition programme and has a limited number of CFA scholarships available. These scholarships are allocated amongst students already on the programme and fund them through CFA exams.
Facilities
The School of Economics and Finance is offers excellent facilities and resources to its masters students including:
Real Time Data/Trading Software: Queen Mary is one of the few UK universities offering training and access to both Reuters and Bloomberg trading terminals (in our designated trading room) as well as Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation (TWS) and FXCM FX Trading Station.
Time Series Data Software: A full range of economic and financial data is available through DataStream, Macrobond and the WRDS platform (including Bankscope and CRSP).
Statistical Analysis Software: A wide range of Econometric software including Eviews, Stata, Matlab, Gauss etc.
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Subjects
- Finance Economics
- Derivatives
- Financial Training
- Financial
- Finance
- Economics
- Approach
- Investment
- Trading
Course programme
Structure
The MSc in Finance is currently available for one year full-time study. You will take five compulsory modules in the first semester and two compulsory modules, plus three electives in the second semester. The pre-semester modules in maths and statistics take place in September. They are especially designed for students who want to review concepts such as statistical distributions and matrix algebra.
Pre-sessional modules
o Mathematics o Statistics
Semester A
Semester B
Post-Semester B
Investments
Advanced Asset Pricing and Modelling
7,000 word dissertation
Corporate Finance
Elective
Valuation
Elective
Econometrics for Finance
Elective
Applied Finance with Eviews
Data Analysis for Dissertation
Elective modules
- Financial Derivatives
- Asset Management
- Risk Management for Banking
- Applied Risk Management
- International Finance
- Banking Regulations
- Cases in Business Finance
- Topics in Financial Econometrics
- Bond Market Strategies
- Alternative Investments
- Valuation and Private Equity
- Credit Ratings
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Portfolio Construction Theory
- Advanced Behavioural Finance
- Strategic Asset Allocation
- Applied Wealth Management
- Systematic Trading Strategies
Msc finance economics and finance