Through its unique design, this program takes your knowledge of capital markets to a new level. Interactive lessons by academic and industry experts provide strong technical skills in capital markets instruments, financial data services, and computer programming. This program is specifically targeted towards recent graduates in finance or business administration willing to further develop their technical skills and knowledge in finance. In a fast-moving global financial environment, this program further explores the most recent developments in capital markets regulations and compliance.

Our students graduate from this program with a set of quantitative tools and with a solid knowledge of the regulations and ethics in banking and capital markets.... [-]

Our MSc Economics and Investment Banking degree is designed to provide you with a robust understanding of financial economics, financial market behaviour and financial market participants such as investment banks. You will study a range of ideas relating to economics, finance and investments, which alongside the development of relevant skills and methods, enable you to better analyse and understand economic and financial issues.

The emphasis is on understanding the factors influencing consumption and production choices, including those made daily by those working in the financial sector, which is vitally important with today's highly financialised and globally interdependent economies.... [-]

This is an applied programme which provides students with knowledge and skills to work in investment roles.

Studying Investments raises some interesting issues, such as why people trade so much, whether the best investment strategy is simply to track the stock market index, how risk should be measured and how assets should be priced.

This degree is aimed at candidates who wish to work within investment management, investment banking, and related careers. The programme focuses on both the trading and portfolio management sides of finance.

It has a substantial focus on investment within core modules, including Portfolio Management, Financial Trading, and Global Investment Analysis. These draw on the cutting edge research expertise of our faculty.... [-]

This course provides a thorough theoretical and practical grounding in the key aspects of investment and risk finance, delivered in an intensive learning environment. You will learn how to apply the knowledge and theory you have gained in class to real-world problems facing the international financial services industry and the corporate financial management community. This practical application of investment and risk principles is one of the main strengths of this programme. The learning and skills development is integrated with resources available in our Financial Markets Suite (FMS), a state-of-the-art virtual trading room environment. The FMS is interfaced with the Bloomberg system, a leading source of economics and capital markets information available to the global professional financial community. Provision of this Bloomberg resource, along with the academic and professional career development opportunities are the main reasons why our students prefer to select this programme. Upon successful completion of the course, you are eligible for a student membership of Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) – a financial services professional body. Some of the benefits include free attendance at CPD events, accessibility to industry news and online resources.... [-]

Our MSc in Carbon Finance is the world's first programme dedicated to professionals in the field of low carbon finance and investment. Designed to develop your understanding of how the challenges of climate change are driving trillions of pounds of new investment in a huge range of sectors, including energy production, housing and infrastructure, the programme will also prepare you to deliver this investment with advanced knowledge and skills.

Our programme will provide you with an understanding of climate change science and policy, their relationship to finance and investment, and the procedures and issues within the energy sector and carbon markets. It is dedicated to professionals in the field of low carbon finance and investment, focusing on the business opportunities and financial flows driven by society's response to climate change. The MSc is fundamentally interdisciplinary in nature and therefore welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, including business, economics and science.... [-]

MSc Investment & Wealth Management is a unique one-year programme, designed to prepare recent graduates for careers in investment, private equity, and asset management.

Taught by leading practitioners and world-class faculty, this diverse Master’s enables you to tailor your learning to your interests and career goals.

As well as foundation and core modules covering trading strategies, the business of wealth management and advanced portfolio management, you will choose from a wide variety of electives and complete a practically applied project or work placement, where you will put the latest academic thinking and business strategies into practice.

Our dedicated Careers and Professional Development Service will work with you to identify and achieve your career goals. The reputation of Imperial College as a top 10 global university combined with our strong corporate connections with global financial institutions, will ensure you present yourself with confidence to the world’s top employers.... [-]

This is a challenging and demanding programme that covers up-to-date topics in empirical finance. If you are interested in a career in investment, in financial institutions, or any in other financial management-related jobs, then this degree will equip you with the required knowledge and skills. The syllabus is designed to develop your quantitative analysis skills, enabling you to critically analyse financial investment proposals and empirical applications of corporate finance.

Based in the School of Business, Economics and Informatics, the Department of Management is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the broad field of management. Our academic staff are active researchers as well as enthusiastic teachers, and regularly publish cutting-edge articles in the world's leading journals.... [-]

MSc Investment Analysis

Programme overview

This programme will provide students with knowledge, understanding and the skills appropriate for careers in the financial sector, particularly in banking or investment management. The programme has a strong focus on practical application of finance within a trading or corporate setting. In the summer term, students have the option of attending preparation and revision classes for the CFA Level One programme. The programme culminates in a financial analyst evaluation of a UK listed company for your 60 credit final project.

Outline of programme

You will study equity, debt and derivative markets in domestic and international sectors. You will discover how to undertake security valuation and portfolio management as well as learning about the key techniques used by financial traders. The knowledge and skills from the taught modules will be blended together for the final investment analysis project. Students are encouraged to complete the Reuters Certification – a recognised professional qualification.... [-]

Combine theoretical knowledge and practical training in a rigorous and challenging study of financial markets.

*For more information please refer to the fees and financial support sections below.

Taught by professionals with extensive industry experience and high academic qualifications, the MSc Finance with Specialisations will prepare you for work in multicultural, globalised financial and banking organisations.... [-]

The MSc in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking is a top-class programme which provides students with the training and concrete knowledge in two complementary fields of finance: corporate finance and investment banking. It equips students with the standards required to gain CFA certification, an internationally renowned credential for investment and financial professionals. Graduates of this programme will gain the in-depth understanding of the international financial world and will be acutely aware of key theoretical debates in the field and the use of financial tools.... [-]

Trading and investing offers an exciting career path but also demands a high level of theoretical knowledge and technical skill. This course offers you a springboard into employment with an investment institution or as an investment specialist or manager.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. Our MSc Investments programme has been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70% of the CGA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and this positions students well to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, which has become the most respected and recognised investment credential in the world.

The School's Department of Finance also holds the gold standard of recognition as a Centre of Excellence in the provision of finance teaching by The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI).... [-]

In today’s competitive global environment, employers are increasingly selective in their search for competent business and finance professionals. Our Master’s in Finance programmes equip you with a solid background in financial principles and practices and help to cultivate your practical finance skills and real-world business knowledge.

This pathway has been specially designed to develop your practical finance skills and give you real-world business knowledge. It prepares you for a career in investment banks, financial and management consultancies, auditing firms, risk management departments of financial institutions and government departments.... [-]

The Master's degree in Investment & Finance is for those wanting to develop careers in areas such as security analysis, portfolio analysis and investment management.

The course provides you with a rigorous education in the theory of finance. It also covers the various techniques and analytical tools used by investment professionals in practical decision-making.

The course will provide you with:

Our MSc Finance programmes are designed to provide you with rigorous training at the frontier of research, as well as the advanced analytical and technical skills that are highly sought after by global employers and, if you wish to continue your studies, by world-leading PhD programmes.

Our MSc programmes have partnership status with the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA). The CFA is the world’s premier association for investment professionals and the accepted benchmark for technical excellence in financial markets. It guarantees you benefit from a curriculum of the highest standards and enables you to participate in the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge, as well as CFA employer network events and scholarships.... [-]

On this course, you will learn from one of the largest group of finance experts in the UK, bringing you some of the most up to date knowledge and techniques in their fields.

It will provide you with a solid foundation in modern finance and investment and prepares you for a career in investment banking, financial management or further postgraduate study in a related subject.

You will study a variety of modules across two semesters as well as a summer dissertation. The taught component consists of five core modules plus two options from a wide range of modules including topics in corporate finance, capital markets, and financial security valuation as well as a thorough grounding in research methods for finance and a chance to study behavioural finance.... [-]