Program Overview

Course overview

Our Banking and Finance MSc provides a comprehensive understanding of global banking and sustainability issues, emphasising the interpretation, evaluation, and communication of financial information, along with insights into the strategic and managerial roles within banking and financial institutions.

What you'll study

This course aims to equip you with the advanced skills and knowledge required to navigate complex banking and financial environments. Content focuses on critical areas such as international banking operations, regulatory frameworks, corporate finance and risk management, governance, ethics and sustainability, and data analysis.

Modules

• International Bank Management – 30 credits
• The Regulatory Environment of Banking – 30 credits
• Data Analysis and Research Methods – 30 credits
• Corporate Finance and Risk Management – 30 credits
• Governance, Ethics and Sustainability – 30 credits
• Postgraduate Project – 30 credits

How you'll learn

Teaching and learning methods may include:

• lectures
• seminars
• tutorials
• presentations
• group projects
• workshops
• practical laboratory sessions.

Entry requirements

Typical entry requirements:

• UK: Honours degree 2:2 or above from any discipline or appropriate work experience in the financial sector together with relevant professional qualifications.
• International: Honours degree 2:2 or above from any discipline or appropriate work experience in the financial sector together with relevant professional qualifications.

Fees and funding

• UK: £9,350
• EU: £9,350 per year with EU Support Bursary
• International: £18,600

Facilities

• The Trading Floor allows you to get hands-on with industry-standard software.
• Our Digital Economics lab (EconLab) is designed to model decision-making, market dynamics and policy impacts to teach core principles such as resource allocation, opportunity cost, and cooperation.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• demonstrate a critical understanding of financial theories and principles, and the ability to constructively challenge their assumptions
• appraise financial risk and associated risk management strategies, and identify appropriate applications and limitations of portfolios and derivative instruments to manage risk exposure
• apply advanced mathematical and statistical methods for financial analysis, interpretation and decision-making
• demonstrate critical awareness of the role and importance of effective corporate governance, ethical responsibility, professional accountability, civic contribution and sustainability
• execute research using critical judgement in the selection of methodological approaches, financial frameworks, research techniques and tools, and apply procedures to real-world finance scenarios

Successful graduates may seek positions in:

• banking
• financial services
• corporate treasury
• risk management
• compliance
• wealth management
• insurance and pension services
• financial data analytics
• consulting.