MSc Banking 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.
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.
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. 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.
Modules
Applied Corporate Finance
International Financial Markets
International Risk Management
Portfolio Theory & Equity Analysis
Banking and Financial Institutions
Applied Econometrics
Careers
Investment management
Hedge fund management
Equity, bond and foreign currency markets
Corporate treasury management
Risk management