MSc in International Banking, Finance and Risk Management

Course Modules

Bank Management

You will develop a critical awareness of the management of large commercial banks both their operations and how this exposes them to risk. This will include a look at the theory behind retail banks and an overview of the sector.

Bank Operational Risk and Global Operations Management

The module will equip you with an understanding of the operational risk and management by analysis of the main operations of banks such as settlement and clearance in both EU and emerging markets, the conduct of business, client asset rules and custody.

Financial Services Regulation

Focuses on banking regulation and conduct of business regulation, as well as setting all of this material within the broader framework of international developments in financial regulation.

Financial Securities Analysis

This module will focus on pricing and placement of financial instruments and how they are traded upon financial markets. You will also study debt, equity, and risk and return.

Ethics and Corporate Governance

This module explores the key issues in corporate governance and the extent to which the arrangements currently in place secure corporate accountability.

Personal and Professional Development

Enables you to identify, understand, develop and articulate your personal abilities in the context of your future career aspirations.

Research Methods

Develops advanced skills related to a range of research methods needed for academic and practical research at Masters level.

Dissertation

The final element of the programme is the dissertation, which provides you with an opportunity to design and undertake a piece of original research in a selective area of banking, finance and risk.

Accreditations

Institute of Operational Risk

Through our accreditation from the Institute of Operational Risk, you have access to a widely recognised professional institute, best practices, knowledge sharing centre and events.

Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

As an accredited programme, graduates of our MSc International Banking Finance and Risk Management programme may accrue up to 60 non-specific credits at Advanced Diploma level in either the Insurance or Financial Services qualifications framework of the CII.

Aims

The general aim of the MSc is to provide students with an opportunity to broaden and enhance their knowledge, understanding and skills in the area of domestic and international banking and banking management and risk and to ensure that the quality of provision is maintained and enhanced. More specifically, the Programme aims to provide students with:

• exposure to a broad range of contemporary banking subject areas*;
• the opportunity to acquire and develop skills in the area of banking, finance, bank operations, and banking risk management*;
• an ability to utilise analytical and qualitative techniques in a banking setting*;
• the ability to analyse bank management in an international context*;
• an ability to understand and evaluate financial regulation*;
• knowledge and understanding of financial securities and their use in the banking firm*;
• a critical understanding of ethical and professional behaviour in business the nature of corporate governance and accountability*;
• an ability to analyse operational risk in a bank setting*;
• an understanding of the practical operations of financial markets*;
• a range of transferable skills including critical thinking, numerical, presentation, information technology and independent learning skills*;
• a critical understanding of research methodology; elements of effective self-management in the workplace including:
  • the ability to analyse elements of effective interpersonal relationships in the workplace;
  • individual strategies and techniques for self-development and qualities of personal leadership approaches and their impacts on others*;
  • a foundation for further study or professional employment*.

Objectives

At the end of their period of study students will be able to:

• explain both the fundamental and advanced aspects of domestic and international bank management, operations and risk measurement and management*;
• apply relevant analytical techniques in order to analyse problems and issues arising within banking firms*;
• evaluate theory through critical appraisal of current research in the area of banking*;
• extrapolate from existing research and scholarship, practice and international developments to identify approaches to improve standards of performance and accountability and ethical issues*;
• explain and apply current and relevant theories in financial regulation in practical settings*;
• utilise financial securities within a bank management setting*;
• apply operational risk techniques within a banking firm*;
• critically discuss the operations process of financial markets*;
• select and utilise relevant research methodology in order to analyse key issues in banking firms;
• utilise current theories of effective self-management in order to help progress their career*;
• utilise enhanced transferable skills, namely communication, group working, independent learning, information and computer technology in the learning process*.

*Students will gain a combination of these Aims and Objectives dependent upon their time of exit. Those graduating with Masters will be subject to ALL the aims and objectives stated above. Those exiting with a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma will be subject to the aims and objectives that have a 1 beside them. The actual aims and objectives can only be identified after exit and examination of which modules they have successfully attained a passing grade. Note, however, that all students undertaking all taught modules will be exposed to all the Aims and Objectives.