Description

Contents

Five core modules cover key areas in modern finance while three elective modules allow you to focus on your preferences.

Modules are taught through a combination of lectures, classes, and computer lab sessions.

Assessment is a mix of exams and coursework with your dissertation bringing all your learning together at the end.

Lectures & classes

Lectures introduce key theories, concepts, and economic models. In classes you will solve financial problems and numerical exercises, analyse case studies, and make presentations of research published in academic journals.

Lab work

Lab work will give you hands-on experience of using software to perform finance-related calculations and conduct realistic simulations. Econometric methods are also taught in the lab, so you will learn to apply econometric software to empirical research and financial market estimations.

Your dissertation

An 8,000 word dissertation gives you the opportunity to develop, test, practise, and apply the techniques and theories you have gained through your studies. You will be supervised and supported throughout by one of our academic staff and will usually submit your dissertation in early September.

You may be offered the opportunity to undertake a project for an external organisation.

Core Modules

• Quantitative Methods for Finance
• Empirical Finance
• Economics of Financial Markets
• Foundations of Corporate Finance
• Asset Pricing

Example Elective Modules

• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Behavioural Finance
• Derivative Securities
• Financial Engineering & Structured Products
• Financial Reporting & Statement Analysis
• Financial Risk Management
• Fixed Income & Credit Risk
• International Financial Management
• International Financial Markets
• Investment Management
• Judgement & Decision-making

Requirements

In 2012, over 75 percent of our students had first class degrees from Russell Group universities or their overseas equivalent.

Academic qualifications

You must have, or be expecting, an excellent undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, such as finance, economics, or business administration from a UK university or the equivalent from an overseas university. You must have achieved a good standard in mathematics, economics, and statistics/econometrics at undergraduate level.

GMAT & GRE

We do not require a GMAT or GRE score but a well-balanced score (700+) may strengthen your application.

English not your first language

If English is not your first language, you must meet a minimum overall standard in a recognised test of English, examples are shown below. You must show a good balance across all sections of the test and it must have been taken within two years of starting the course. We will require your certificates as evidence.

Educated in the English language?

If you are a non-native speaker of English but have been educated entirely in English for your degree, and completed this within the last two years, this may satisfy the University of your language skills.

Required grades

Minimum overall score

• IELTS 7.0 with maximum of two components at 6.0+
• TOEFL iBT 100 with minimum component scores of L21, R22, W21, S23
• PTE Academic 70 with 51+ in every section
• CPE Grade C (CEFR level C2) or above
• CAE Grade C scoring 60+, no worse than 3 component results at borderline and 1 at weak

Pre-sessional English

We do not offer a pre-sessional English class as an alternative to achieving these scores. Any pre-sessional course should be viewed as a way of settling into living and studying in the UK and not as a way of boosting your score.

English Language Requirements

Funding

£2million+ in WBS Scholarships

We have over £2million of WBS Scholarships available to the strongest candidates to our Masters courses. We consider all eligible applicants while funds are available so do apply for the course as early as possible if you'd like to be considered.