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| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Portsmouth
This course is aimed at graduates who are aiming for careers in investment analysis, stock broking, securities trading, fund management, banking and investment banking in financial institutions in London, Europe and overseas. The course is also suitable for students who are aiming for careers in corporate financial management in large non-financial companies.
Contents
The course is made up of eight taught units - seven core and one option.
Core units o Financial Analysis
o Decision and Risk Analysis
o Modern Portfolio Theory
o Option Pricing Theory
o Derivatives
o Behavioural Finance
o Fixed Income Securities
Optional units
o International Banking and Finance
o Business Valuation
Unit descriptions
Financial Analysis will enable you to gain a critical awareness of the financial environment from both an accounting and finance perspective. You will learn to understand and interpret company reports, examine the role of the regulatory environment for corporate reporting and the stock market, and explore the pricing of bonds and shares.
Decision and Risk Analysis: the key areas of decision and risk analysis are covered in this unit, alongside the process of decision making, key statistical concepts, and selecting and using appropriate software tools as aids to decision making.
Option Pricing Theory: some entrants onto the programme will have had little exposure to derivative products. This unit will therefore review the basic facts and terminology about options and develop some ideas in time series (non-mathematical terms). It will then go on to develop the main option pricing models and you will learn how to apply these models in the option pricing theory quantitative methods workshops.
Behavioural Finance looks at the psychological, institutional and agency theory ideas; key empirical research on the explanatory and predictive power of models on the implementation of investment strategies; guided critical analysis of research and analysis of live data.
Derivatives will develop your knowledge of the theory and applications of key financial derivatives products with the emphasis on futures, forwards, interest rates and swaps.
Business Valuation explores particular issues in corporate finance practice related to the important area of business valuation. This area of study is particularly relevant for mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, litigation and forensic accounting work.
International Banking and Finance: banks play a fundamental role in domestic and global financial markets. This unit focuses on key issues in international banking, covering both descriptive and explanatory aspects.
Modern Portfolio Theory reviews key theoretical issues such as expected return, volatility, the efficient frontier, the random walk hypothesis, the efficient markets hypothesis, capital assets pricing model, arbitrage pricing theory and multi-factor risk models.
Fixed Income Securities provides students with a thorough understanding of the fixed income securities market and develops the analytical skills specific to valuing fixed income securities and the management of interest rate risk.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
An upper second-class honours degree in Business, Accounting, Economics or other quantitative subject. Equivalent professional experience and/or training within a relevant field.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all individual components.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment
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