MSc International Finance and Banking

This Masters in International Finance and Banking is a superb opportunity for you to gain expert knowledge in the forces that move the global economy and banks and non-bank financial institutions that sustain it. You will also develop a thorough understanding of the functioning of the financial services industry in general and international banking in particular. You will come to master the complex factors affecting the free movement of capital in the globalised world.

Aberystwyth University’s School of Management and Business is one of only 20 business schools throughout the world to have its courses accredited by the prestigious AMBA (the Association of MBAs). By studying on this course, you will benefit from our staff’s cutting-edge expertise and world-class tutelage which has won this prestigious accreditation.

This full time, one year advanced postgraduate degree was specially created to enhance your future career prospects. In addition to receiving world-class financial training, you will generate a broad range of skills which are highly desirable to employers in every sector. You will be confident in using the tools and techniques required for high-level research and analysis, and you will be experienced in argument formation and delivery to justify your positions.

The MSc in International Finance and Banking will equip you with the skills and specialist knowledge required to test the theories, practices and conventional wisdom pertaining to banks, non-bank financial institutions, instruments and markets in the economic process. You will be encouraged to critically evaluate the contemporary role of the financial system within domestic economies and the globalised financial environment. By mastering these subjects, you will have a truly expert understanding of the force that shapes our world today.

You will study topics including international finance, banking, regulation and the economic process and the six core study modules will provide the differing models, equations and perspectives required. For instance, in the module Research Methods in Finance, you will employ econometrics to analyse your subject matter. This will also prepare you for your final dissertation in which you will demonstrate your enhanced skills in critical thinking and creativity, analysis, synthesis and critical appraisal. There are no option modules on this course.

You will study within the energetic School of Management and Business where robust debate is encouraged. Lectures and seminars will require you to develop your own ideas and to express, justify and defend them against the competing claims of your peers. You are, however, expected to take responsibility for your learning through independent reading and further study. This course runs full time for one academic year.

In addition to this first-rate financial training, you will also nurture a skillset perfect for almost any role in any business or postgraduate workplace. You will be confident in financial management and banking; but also in planning and decision-making; and research, analysis and presentation. These traits will make you a desirable employee for financial and other institutions at national and international levels.

This degree will suit you:

• If you want to study a subject of truly global importance
• If you wish to develop a critical appreciation of financial and banking theory
• If you wish to nurture a career in financial services, banking or accounting
• If you desire skills highly sought-after by any postgraduate employer