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Masters in Finance

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    MSc 9 or 12 months full-time

Course Description

The MSc Finance programme at the ICMA Centre is designed with the support of industry practitioners. Through a unique combination of interactive, technically advanced teaching and hands-on training, you will be prepared for a career in finance. You’ll gain the skills and knowledge sought by employers to succeed in the challenging field of international securities and investment banking.

World-ranked by the Financial Times, this is our longest established programme with over 2,800 alumni around the world. It is also the most flexible and leading applied finance programme with a choice of over 20 elective modules. The programme provides broad expertise to equip those who have yet to settle on a specialism. It also ideal if you are interested in a wider choice of potential career paths in finance. To enhance your practical skills and market awareness, you will benefit from exposure to advanced analysis tools and resources valued by the industry.

Entry Requirements

  • Undergraduate Degree – Minimum 2:1 or the equivalent from an overseas institution*.
  • Degree Discipline – Any degree discipline, but must have a satisfactory existing level of numeracy.
  • GMAT – We may ask you to submit a GMAT score if we think it appropriate in your individual case. For example, if you have been out of education for more than a few years or have little evidence of any numerical ability. For information on the GMAT and the location of test centres worldwide

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Fees

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

You will enhance your employability as you will leave us well equipped to pursue a wide range of careers in financial services. You may join investment banks to train as a financial markets professional in trading, sales and research. You can also specialise in complex derivative products or join brokers and commodity bankers. In addition, you may decide to follow other career paths including consultancy, accountancy, operations, IT, and higher education and doctoral research.

Module Details

Part 1

Compulsory modules

  • Financial Markets (ICM106)
  • Fixed Income and Equity Investments (ICM108)
  • Quantitative Methods for Finance (ICM103)
  • Securities, Futures and Options (ICM107)

Part 2

There are no compulsory modules in part 2 of this course. Students on the 9-month (12-month) programme can select 100 (80) credits from the following modules:

Optional modules

  • Behavioural Finance (ICM302)
  • Bond and Money Markets (ICM310)
  • Corporate Finance and Investment Banking (ICM311)
  • Derivatives Securities: Pricing, Hedging and Trading (ICM211)
  • Financial Econometrics (ICM204)
  • Financial Modelling and Valuation Masterclass ((Masterclass))
  • Fixed Income Cash and Derivative Markets (ICM306)
  • Market Risk (ICM207)
  • Portfolio Management (ICM201)
  • Programming for Finance (ICM142)
  • Research Project (ICM218)
  • Topics in Financial Regulation (ICM295)
  • Big Data in Finance (ICM323)

Part 3 (12-month only)

Students on the 12-months programme should take 20 credits from the following:

Optional modules

  • Advanced Finance Theory with Empirical Applications (ICM289)
  • Fintech and Digital Transformation in Financial Services (ICM313)
  • Energy Finance (ICM301)
  • Stock Index Futures (ICM308)
  • Work Placement and Project (ICM309)

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