Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Gain a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills you’ll need to enter the fast-paced finance sector on this broad-based CFA-affiliated master’s.
Businesses rely on skilled, confident finance professionals who can apply their expertise to help solve the businesses challenges of today and the future. On this academically rigorous programme, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of finance before choosing from optional modules to tailor the degree to fit your career aspirations.
Develop a sought-after mix of financial expertise and robust professional skills
Throughout the degree, you’ll learn how to evaluate financial issues and improve the practice of finance within business. There’s a strong emphasis on practical skills too, with a year-long skills-based module helping you develop the professional tools needed to communicate, present and work confidently from day one of your career.
In semester one, you’ll gain a solid understanding of the field exploring areas such as corporate finance, quantitative methods and global markets.
You’ll then have the opportunity to specialise with a choice of modules including portfolio management, derivatives and international finance, and related areas such as fintech or behavioural finance. You could focus on developing your corporate financial analysis skills, or prepare for ethically focused roles by taking corporate governance and sustainable finance modules.
Learn from specialists and experts across the field of finance
Our staff of internationally renowned academics and industry experts bring fresh insights to your studies, particularly in the areas of financial markets, asset pricing, corporate finance, corporate governance and sustainability.
During the programme, you’ll use LSEG Workspace in various modules, applying the concepts you’ve learned to get to grips with the system and develop your confidence in using it efficiently. You’ll use this for individual and group assessments and you’ll have 24/7 remote access.
A 2:2 honours degree with a minimum of 55% or equivalent international qualification in a subject with a quantitative element such as business, accounting, economics, mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, geography, computer science or data analytics. No prior finance study is required. Applicants with relevant professional experience or professional qualifications would be welcomed.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.
Graduates of this programme have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:
Semester 1
Compulsory Modules
Optional modules
Semester 2
Compulsory Modules
Optional modules Group 1 (choose three)
Optional modules Group 2 (choose one)
Summer
Optional Modules (choose three)
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