This programme will equip you with the specialist skills and knowledge to pursue a career at a high level within the financial sector, or to undertake research in finance. The taught modules provide training in economic analysis and quantitative techniques, coupled with practical knowledge of financial markets and their operations. Programme structure Compulsory modules: Economic analysis; Financial economics and asset pricing; Futures and options; Principles of corporate finance; Quantitative methods Plus: Financial econometrics; or two from: Economic policy in development; Industrial economics; International macroeconomics and finance; International trade; Labour; Trade integration and the political economy of trade policy Plus: Dissertation (maximum 10,000 words; MSc only) Plus: 2-week intensive module in mathematics and statistics Please note: the list of options may vary slightly from year to year.

Careers: Academic and research organisations; banking and financial institutions; central and local government