The MSc Finance provides a thorough grounding in the theory and analytical techniques required by finance professionals. It offers students a global perspective on the process of financial decision-making and practical knowledge of the workings of financial markets and the price-setting process. Students will also learn to critically evaluate research and advanced scholarship in finance. Course objectives The course provides essential understanding of the theory of finance and of the skills required in practice. You learn about corporate finance, techniques of quantitative analysis, global financial markets, analysis of financial statements, derivatives, portfolio management, investment analysis, risk management and behavioural finance. You will develop spreadsheet skills and learn econometric techniques for analysing corporate performance and identifying trends in financial markets and have access to financial databases, including DataStream. The dissertation, completed in the summer, enables development of your individual interests.

The MSc Finance opens up a range of exciting career opportunities e.g. investment analysis, fund management, security dealing, financial market regulation, treasury management, financial engineering and corporate finance work within merchant banking firms. Our graduates are currently contributing to the performance of major financial organisations such as Morgan Stanley, Standard Charted Bank, ABC Bank of China, and HSBC. They are located in countries around the globe including China, Saudi Arabia, Germany, New Zealand, Vietnam, Greece, Taiwan, India and the UK. To provide you with an indication as to what you can do with your MSc Finance degree, graduates entering into employment in the past three years are currently working as: Business Manager, CITICs Futures (China) Interest Rate Swaps Dealer, Tullett Prebon (UK) Banker, ABC Bank of China Assistant to Country Chief Risk Officer, Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Building on that foundation, alumni who graduated between five and ten years ago have since advanced into some of the following positions: Investment Analyst, Ajeej Capital (Saudi Arabia) Head, Secured Lending, Stanard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Settlements Associate, Titanium Capital (UK) Senior Lecturer, University of Waikato (New Zealand)