Course summary

The Finance MSc course builds a sound theoretical foundation that comprehensively explores the complex, dynamic interactions between corporations, financial markets and investors. Aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the course encourages you to assess governance and ethics, question norms and build systems-thinking skills. Key course content includes:

• Asset pricing: learn to value equity, debt and derivatives using industry standard techniques. Develop skills crucial for investment management and financial analysis roles, focusing on the accurate assessment and pricing of complex financial instruments.

• Governance and sustainability: understand the financial and ethical challenges corporations face. Explore corporate governance, sustainability, and how businesses meet stakeholder expectations while addressing long-term social and environmental impacts, preparing you for responsible roles in diverse settings.

• Data analysis: master key statistical techniques, including estimation, hypothesis testing and modelling.

• These skills should enhance your ability to interpret data and make informed decisions.Study one module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.

• Practice simulated trading and other finance-related activities using a wide range of industry-standard demo software on our Bloomberg terminals.

• Access advanced learning facilities with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the Bloomberg Trading Floor and the EconLab.

• There will be opportunities for you to obtain Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) certifications at no additional cost.

• Learn from professionals with industry and research experience and interact with expert guest practitioners and scholars of banking and finance (opportunities not guaranteed).

• You will examine contemporary developments at the forefront of the financial sphere.

• Special Topics in Finance

• Capital Markets and Security Analysis

• Data Analysis and Research Methods

• Corporate Finance and Risk Management

• Governance, Ethics and Sustainability

• Postgraduate Project