International Banking and Financial Studies (MSc)
Southampton, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Aug 2024*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 32,300 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for UK | other countries, China: 29 July 2024
** for EU and international student | UK students: GBP 15,000
Introduction
Help businesses to manage economic change on this master’s degree in International Banking and Financial Studies. You’ll gain expert knowledge about the relationship between banking, finance and the economy.
When you graduate you'll be well prepared for success in the global job market. Our graduates have gone to work for leading organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England.
This MSc in International Banking and Financial Studies is ideal if you want to move into senior roles in finance and banking.
You’ll explore current theory and practice as you learn to assess and evaluate real-world scenarios. Using quantitative evaluation methods and historical perspectives you'll hone your ability to identify the latest trends and events. This will inform your understanding of modern banking and finance.
Learning highlights include:
- Company Financing
- Capital Costs and Security
- Investment Appraisal
- Foreign Exchange Exposure Management
- Corporate Governance
You'll also cover the ‘micro’ aspects of banking looking at areas like financial risk management, and ‘macro’ factors such as understanding how the economy influences banking.
Optional modules give you the freedom to personalise the course to match your career plans or research interests. You could focus on:
- Banking in Developing Countries
- Behavioural Biases and Financial Decision Making
- Fixed Income or Derivative Securities Analysis
- The Stock Market
You can gain experience using specialist industry tools including:
- Stata for analysing, managing and visualising data
- EViews for statistical forecasting and modelling
- MATLAB for numerical computing
Admissions
Curriculum
Your studies will run for a full 12 months, from September to the following September.
Your first 9 months cover taught modules and exams. This is followed by a 3-month period working on your dissertation.
Modules
The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn in this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
You must study the following modules :
- Banking, Finance and Risk Dissertation
- Corporate Finance 1
- Corporate Finance 2
- Financial Risk Management
- International Banking
- Money and Banking
- Quantitative Research in Finance
You must also choose from the following modules :
- Behavioural Finance
- Executive Compensation
- Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing
- Stock Market Analysis
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
You’ll leave us with the skills and knowledge attractive to a broad range of employers. You’ll be well prepared for roles in a variety of areas:
- Banks and Investment Banks
- Securities and Asset Management
- Insurance
- Financial Advisory and Consulting
- Regional Development
- Accounting and Management
- Think tanks and Government Agencies
Graduates of this banking and finance degree have gone on to work for organisations including the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, the Bank of England and Santander.
Program delivery
On this banking and finance master’s you’ll learn through interactive lectures, seminars and independent study. You’ll explore topics through group discussions and role play.
Learning activities will also include:
- Presentations
- Mini Class Exercises
- Case Studies
Using case studies you'll apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios. For example you might assess the effect of local banks on a region’s economy by looking at:
- Their Credit Limits
- The Funding They Offer
- Local Government Funding Limits
There are also computer lab sessions where you can use econometrics software to perform analyses of financial data.
Our academic team have worked for international banks, think-tanks, advisory organisations and consultancies. You’ll enrich your learning through their research and industry insights. You can also attend seminars to hear industry practitioners talk about the latest sector challenges. Previous talks have included speakers from:
- The International Monetary Fund
- The European Commission
- The Luxembourg Central Bank
- Germany’s national bank
Assessment
The way we’ll assess you might vary between modules, and may include:
- Group and individual assignments
- Multiple-choice tests
- Exams
- A dissertation