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MSc Banking and Finance course structure
Compulsory modules:
· Bank Financial Management This module provides a grounding in the nature, strategic context and managerial functions of financial management in banks, and other financial services firms.
· International Financial Markets This module provides an overview of financial instruments in a multi-currency world, taking account of insights from portfolio theory concerning the relationship between risk and return, the diversification of risk, and the pricing of assets.
· International Banking This module examines the origins of international banking, the activities of international banks, the markets in which they participate, and the sources of risk.
· Financial Econometrics This module provides advanced coverage of econometric methods and practices that are used to model financial and business data.
· Financial Modelling This module develops a combined theoretical and practical approach to mathematical modelling for specialists in finance.
· Research Methods This module equips students with knowledge of intermediate and advanced research methods, which they will encounter in other modules and in their dissertation.
Optional modules (choose 2):
· Financial Analysis This module analyses the techniques that are used to evaluate a company’s financial position and performance.
· Bank Strategy and Performance This module examines the main theoretical and practical issues concerning banking business.
· Financial Engineering This module develops a combined theoretical and practical approach to derivatives pricing and financial engineering.
Dissertation - approximately 10,000 words
