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| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 10,519 - ≈ € 13,824 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Oxford Brookes University
Suitable for graduates of any discipline, the MSc in Finance provides a sound basis for general business career, or for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of finance issues.
This is a practical programme which provides you with the theoretical background to grasp how financial decisions are made in practice. It develops an understanding of the framework for decision making within organisations and financial markets in the UK and abroad.
Learning methods include lectures, directed reading, workshops and seminars. Some modules include group work and teamwork activities. Lectures, discussions, role-play exercises, learning packages and seminars are linked with selected case studies and assessments to build and strengthen your practical analysis and decision-making skills. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in team working through structured syndicate work and group assignments.
Why Brookes?
Oxford Brookes University Business School is acknowledged as a leading provider of professional business management training in the UK. Our reputation is built on our student-centred approach, our teaching and research excellence, and our staff, who combine commercial expertise with cutting-edge knowledge, and who will lead your learning in a nurturing environment.
Quality
The reputation of the Business School is underpinned through programme accreditations awarded by the Association of MBAs and EPAS, and through memberships of the Association of Business Schools and professional associations such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the European Foundation for Management Development. The Business School is, therefore, widely regarded as one of the best within its peer group.
The Business School's programmes benefit from rigorous quality assurance procedures and regularly receive excellent feedback from external examiners, employers, students and professional bodies.
Many students who graduate from Business School programmes realise significant career progression and go on to achieve high status in the industry of their choice.
Contents
Course length
Full-time: 12 months
Part-time: 2 years
The MSc in Finance is based on the completion of compulsory modules, plus an elective module and a dissertation.
Compulsory module elements:
* Finance in Context - provides an understanding of the determinants of financial decisions. These decisions are set in the context of the translation of the overall corporate strategy into strategic decisions. Organisational and motivational issues are explored. Control mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of decisions are examined.
* Corporate Finance - provides a theoretical grasp of the determinants of company value. It focuses on how financial decision making contributes to meeting the objectives of a corporation. The module has a practical focus and concentrates on understanding how financial decisions are commonly taken by companies.
* Financial Markets and Institutions - examines the way in which markets and institutions link the users and providers of funds within financial systems. Markets are examined by focusing on issues of asset pricing and market efficiency. The effect on institutions as a result of globalisation, technical innovation and regulatory change is examined. This module focuses on an international and comparative dimension of markets and institutions.
* International Finance - gives an understanding of the international financial system. It focuses on the operation of foreign exchange and derivative markets. It examines the main theories of exchange rate determination and considers the issues related to currency risk management and hedging instruments.
* Corporate Governance - questions assumptions about the objectives of corporations that impact on financial decisions. It considers the objectives of a range of stakeholders in a corporation, which may impact on the overall objectives of the corporation and the corporate governance structures that monitor their achievement. Issues related to risk management and ethical investment are considered.
* Research Methods and Dissertation - incorporates a quantitative research methods module. This is a key component of the master's degree. The dissertation provides an opportunity to explore a specialist area of interest, and students are encouraged to choose topics that will be valuable in their future careers. Students are allocated a supervisor who will work with them, providing guidance and advice throughout the process.
Students are offered a choice of one elective from the two specialisations below:
* Financial Modelling
* Finance and Development.
As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content and module choices may vary from those listed in the course entry.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
The programme is designed to attract students from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines and nationalities. Applicants are welcome from any academic discipline including those with accounting and finance degrees. Admission is normally open to those with:
* a minimum of a good second-class honours degree
* or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution
* or equivalent professional or other qualification.
If you have a diploma rather than a good second-class degree, you may be eligible for entry provided you have compensatory work experience and can demonstrate career development.
* IELTS minimum level 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in the reading and writing components
* TOEFL score of 90 or above (internet-based), plus 4.5 in TWE.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 233 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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