Ielts 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all components)
This course is no longer accepting applications for 2020 entry. The next entry is 2021. See our MSc Investment and Finance
The banking and finance industry has become a major end-user and even a major driver of technological innovation, such as machine learning, big data analysis and algorithm trading. This course uniquely combines theory and applications of finance, economics, quantitative methods, and big data analysis to allow you to increase your career opportunities in this fast paced field.
Why study MSc Banking and Finance* at Middlesex University?
The MSc Banking and Finance is an academically solid programme that provides the foundations of a career in financial services, and in the banking industry. This course has an emphasis on relevant and prominent issues for the sector such as financial regulation, risk management, international systems, banking institutions and securities markets.
The programme covers all aspects of the industry from macroeconomic and corporate to regulatory, computational and quantitative. Advanced skills preparation in financial modelling, econometrics, and quantitative risk management will prepare you for the practical requirements of your profession. You can also choose what you study with optional modules covering accounting and corporate finance, big data analysis, and FinTech.
You'll be taught by academics who are currently involved in pioneering research in areas such as portfolio management, corporate finance and ethics in finance. Many have also been practitioners with organisations such as Standard & Poor's and The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. We value skills training as highly as we value theory, so you can also expect to learn the practical ways in which you can use this knowledge within your profession, including training in a range of financial software systems.
Course highlights
Benefit from unlimited access to the Financial Markets Lab, where you can set up or simulate your trades in FX, equity and derivatives markets
There is a strong emphasis on practical application of theory to ensure you are ready for the working world
Complete year-long modules to improve your learning and enhance assimilation of complex subjects in a rewarding and beneficial manner
You'll use specialist industry standard databases such as Bloomberg and Datastream, as well as software packages including Stata
Free online subscription to The Financial Times.
*Please note this course is subject to review.
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Modules
Applied Corporate Finance (15 credits) - Compulsory
International Financial Markets (15 credits) - Compulsory
International Risk Management (15 credits) - Compulsory
International Financial Regulation (15 credits) - Compulsory
Banking Theory and Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
Applied Financial Econometrics (15 credits) - Compulsory
Managerial Accounting (15 credits) - Optional
Fixed-Income Securities (15 credits) - Optional
Data Mining (15 credits) - Optional
Research Methods and Dissertation (60 credits) - Compulsory
This MSc course has been designed to allow you to develop your analytical skills, acquire a body of knowledge, and be exposed to the frontiers of the subject.
Potential careers span across many sectors and can include:
Investment management
Hedge fund management
Equity, bond and foreign currency markets
Corporate treasury management
Risk management
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
