Course summary
Our MSc Investments degree is a specialist programme designed for graduates with a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline, who want to develop the highly sought after critical, analytical and technical skills required to manage complex financial assets. Launch your career as an investment management specialist Investment management is in a period of rapid change, driven by shifting investor preferences, margin compression, regulatory developments and advancing technologies. Our MSc Investments will help you lead on and work with those changes as part of a successful career in investments. Access our Bloomberg Training Suite You will have access to our state-of-the-art Bloomberg training suite where a range of trading techniques can be practised. You can further sharpen your financial modelling and analytical skills by using various software and financial databases available in the Birmingham Business School, such as Bloomberg, WRDS, Compustat, CRSP, Capital IQ, BoardEx, Morningstar, BankFocus, CSMAR, Datastream, Thomson One, and FAME. What makes this course different? This course will develop your critical, analytical, and technical skills for a career as an investment specialist in global financial markets.
- This is a specialist programme where you will be part of a small cohort, allowing you to develop a closer relationship with experts, staff and fellow students
- You'll enhance soft skills like teamwork, adaptability, leadership, time management, communication, work ethics, and cross-cultural awareness
- You will have access to our state-of-the-art Bloomberg training suite where a range of trading techniques can be practised
- Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city, is a prominent business and financial hub, home to esteemed global firms like IBM, HSBC, Lloyds, KPMG, and PwC
- Our strong industry links combine rigorous academics with practical focus, exemplified by the Market Microstructure module, enhancing job opportunities through innovative training used by leading global financial firms
- You'll gain robust theoretical foundation inspired by global research and industry practices
Entry requirements
2:1 Honours degree or postgraduate diploma from a UK university (or overseas equivalent) in a highly quantitative subject (such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Accounting or Science). Applicants who demonstrate being able to exceed the minimum entry requirements will be given preference. **International Students** Standard English language requirements apply (IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band). TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 Listening, 22 Speaking and 21 in Writing
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For more detailed information on available funding and fees for postgraduate courses please visit: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/fees-funding
Provider information
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT