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Banking and Finance – (M.Sc.)
Kingston University
Faculty of Business and Law
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,377 - ≈ € 13,675 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Do you want a rewarding, exciting and challenging career? Then this is the course to set you on the path to a wide variety of careers that are available in banking, financial services, finance and financial consultancy. It is aimed at students from a variety of academic backgrounds, including those who have not studied economics, finance or accountancy at bachelors' level.
What will you study?
Like all UK masters degrees, this course requires you to accumulate 180 credits. There are eight taught modules worth 15 credits each, plus a research project and dissertation worth 60 credits. The taught modules are delivered in two 15 week semesters, with the third semester given over to the research project and writing the dissertation. There are six core modules and two electives.
After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the course, you will go on to address the main operations of banks, money markets, capital markets and the role and functions of major central banks. You will cover major OECD and emerging countries' financial services, including offshore banking and Islamic banking and insurance. You will also develop a critical knowledge and understanding of the core theories and concepts in the field of corporate finance and investment.
In the second term you will examine key risks to which banks are exposed, and their measurement and management techniques. You will also consider the theoretical background to the regulation of financial services and study the main operations of investment banks. The research project will enable you to focus in depth on a specific area of banking or another area of financial services.
Contents
Available modules
* Bank Operations and Strategy
* Finance and Investment
This module enables you appreciate the theoretical developments and concepts in the area of corporate finance and investments. It includes:
* the modern corporate finance theories and their applications;
* the decision making process in respect to major corporate decisions and their implications for corporate stakeholders and investors;
* risk and returns, portfolio theory and portfolio performance measurement and evaluation;
* the valuation methods of securities traded in the financial markets;
* security trading in the financial markets; and
* issues related to agency theory, agency problems and corporate governance.
* International Financial Markets
This module analyses the operation, growth, development and economic significance of the main international financial markets. It also studies the most important financial institutions that operate in these key markets including the central banks and the large investment banks.
* Banking Regulation and Compliance
* Corporate Finance
This module provides a study of corporate finance and the issues relevant to it. This will include examining the relationship between firms, investors and financial markets, and looking at the implications of these relationships on financial management.
You will also examine financial decision-making as well as issues such as investment, financing and risk exposure.
* Derivatives and Treasury Management
* Investment Banking
The module aims to develop an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of investment banking.
It will cover analysis of the main operations of investment banks, including the types of investment banks; strategies employed; private equity investments; debt and equity underwriting; mergers and acquisitions; securitisation; trading techniques; repos; investment management; clearance and settlement; Euromarkets; and emerging markets.
It will provide you with the computer and research skills required by employers in this highly competitive sector. There will be also a programme of guest lecture from banking and financial services sector experts.
* International Financial Services
* Financial Risk Management
The module develops a critical awareness of financial risk within financial institutions and in a wider context. It has a substantial quantitative component, but also provides intuition needed to understand the fundamental mathematics of bank financial risk management.
It will begin with an analysis of financial institutions, and then build upon this foundation by:
* analysing the measurement of key risks to which financial institutions are exposed – including a detailed analysis of credit, liquidity, interest rate and market risk;
* considering management issues – including the role of capital; liability and liquidity management and product diversification; and
* analysing the banks utilisation of the financial markets in risk management.
It will cover the computer and research skills required by employers in this highly competitive sector. There will be also a programme of guest lecture from banking and financial services sector experts.
* Portfolio Analysis and Management
The module provides an understanding of modern portfolio theory and its implications for the pricing of assets. It gives unified approach to asset pricing, asset management and risk management. It covers in detail:
* the formulation and implementation of various active and passive investment strategies; as well as
* the analysis and management of risks associated with particular strategies.
Topics covered include portfolio diversification, optimal portfolio construction, expected utility theory, capital asset pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory with applications. Students use the dealing room and software packages to gain practical experience.
* International Money and Finance
* Islamic Banking and Insurance
* Research Methods and Dissertation
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Register Now!Requirements
Minimum requirements is a degree or equivalent, from a UK university with second class honours. Relevant work experience is welcomed, but is not a requirement.
International students are also expected to meet requirements for English language - using the IELTS test or similar.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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