MSc Finance - Part-time
Master
In Lincoln
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Lincoln
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Duration
2 Years
Deregulation, globalisation, and the effect of the worldwide economic crisis across international stock markets have led to a growing interest in the subject of finance. Professionals in today’s market need to be adept at managing investments of both a financial and economic nature, and use sound and informed judgement in order to make crucial decisions.
Lincoln’s MSc Finance degree is designed to provide a framework for consolidating and enhancing students' finance and economics skills. It offers students the ability to explore practice in the context of relevant contemporary theory and research. Students can go beyond the fundamental theories to study advanced techniques, with a focus on quantitative methods and developing critical thinking skills. The programme is both quantitative and research-orientated in nature and makes use of DATASTREAM, an industry level database.
The programme is available for either a September or February start.
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MSc Finance graduates may find opportunities across the financial sector in areas including banking, foreign exchange, sales, and financial risk assessment and management, while some students go on to pursue careers in research or academia.
Graduates from the Department of Accountancy, Finance, and Economics have gone on to secure the following roles: Finance Officer at The Woodland Trust; Graduate Career at Hang Seng Bank (a subsidiary of HSBC group), Hong Kong; Operations Analyst at Cantab Capital Partners LLP; Evaluation Analyst at Humankind Charity; Trainee Accountant at Dexter and Sharpe; Accountant at Central Bank of Oman; PhD student (awarded scholarship).
First or second class honours degree and grade C in A Level Mathematics.
Students from quantitative social sciences, engineering and IT backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Students are expected to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of mathematics and statistics.
Alternatively, prior work experience in a related field will be considered in place of a degree at the discretion of the teaching team.
Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.
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Subjects
- Corporate Finance
- Risk
- Investment
- Economics
- Perspective
- International
- Finance
- Financial
- Part Time
- Financial Training
- Professional
Course programme
- Bond Markets and Investment Analysis (Core)
- Corporate Finance 1 (Core)
- Corporate Finance 2 (Core)
- Dissertation and Research Design for Finance (Core)
- Financial Reporting (Core)
- International Macroeconomics and Finance (Core)
- Portfolio Analysis (Core)
- Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance I (Core)
- Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance II (Core)
Additional information
Part-time Home/EU
£49 per credit point
Part-time International
£88 per credit point
MSc Finance - Part-time