MSc Economics, Finance and Banking

Qualifications or experience

• A second-class honours degree in a relevant or related subject, which includes some element of statistics or quantitative methods, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

English language requirements

• English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.

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This comprehensive degree prepares you for a range of careers, giving you the knowledge, technical ability and networking opportunities that allow you the freedom to consider your career options as you study.

You could go on to work in the finance and banking sectors, business and commerce, industry, or the public sector. You’ll be taught the methods, processes and technologies used by real-world industry experts.

As a student on this course you’ll have a membership with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). You’ll cover all the material needed to take the CISI Corporate Finance Technical Foundations paper and earn an internationally recognised Certificate in Corporate Finance. The CISI membership will also provide you with access to events, forums, webinars and an international network of 45,000 financial practitioners.

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

• Account Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Trader in financial assets
• Purchasing and Acquisitions Officer
• Commercial, Industrial or Public Sector Manager

Core modules in this year include:

• Competition Policy and the Regulation of Markets – 15 credits
• Corporate Finance: Technical Foundations – 15 credits
• Econometric Modelling – 15 credits
• Financial Econometrics – 15 credits
• Financial Markets and Instruments – 15 credits
• International Banking, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy – 15 credits
• International Banking: Efficiency, Competition and Regulation – 15 credits
• Market Structure and Competition – 15 credits
• Research Methods and Dissertation – 60 credits

There are no optional modules in this year.