MSc Finance (Investment Management)

Our MSc Finance (Investment Management) degree is for graduates and finance professionals looking to secure a career in banking or finance. A globally respected qualification, it combines the most relevant academic teaching with the invigorating reality of working in today’s financial world – making you a priceless asset to your company from day one.

What’s more, it provides an extra career boost by fully preparing you for level one of the CFA Institute exams.

.Key Information

•Study on-campus or online at a time that’s convenient for you
•Master financial technology platforms with support from a personal tutor
•Gain a leading edge with integrated CFA exam preparation
•Training includes Bloomberg, CQG Trading and Reuters 3000X
•CMI accredited
•Get continued guidance from expert personal tutors
•Learn from academics with extensive industry experience
•Benefit from state-of-the-art eLearning support
•Open up career opportunities with guest speakers and networking

An MSc for finance professionals

The BPP MSc Finance offers a flexible study programme with face-to-face and online teaching.

What’s more, if you want to become a Chartered Financial Analyst – one of the top international finance qualifications – our MSc in Finance programme fully prepares you for the level one exam of the CFA Institute. The Investment Management stream also covers many level two and three topics.

How the programme is taught

Our Masters in Finance teaches you the latest quantitative tools and financial analysis techniques used by industry experts. To help you apply this knowledge at the highest level, you’ll be taught by financial practitioners with international experience, as well as renowned academics.

Teaching is divided evenly between lectures and small group sessions with a strong emphasis on practical skills, real-world financial modelling and simulations. You’ll also benefit from lab sessions using the leading financial technologies and databases, including Bloomberg, Reuters 3000X and Datastream. Your personal tutor will offer support and guidance throughout the programme.

How the MSc is structured

Our MSc Finance programme is divided into three stages:

• Stage one: Four core modules covering fundamental financial theory and practice, teaching you basic modelling, analysis and quantitative tools.
• Stage two: Four specialist modules tailored towards a career in investment management.
• Stage three: Options to prepare for the CFA exams, complete a practical finance project or an academic dissertation, as well as combining additional electives outside of your specialised field.

Additional Qualifications

If you wish to pause your studies you will still gain valuable exit qualifications prior to full completion of the MSc. Successful completion of Stage One gives you Postgraduate Certificate in Finance. If you also pass Stage Two you’ll receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance.