MSc Finance and Investment

at University of Nottingham Ningbo China

The structure of the MSc in Finance and Investment programme is modular, with individual modules each having weighting of 20 credits.

One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 20 credit module represents 200 hours of study including formal teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessments.

The MSc degree requires the successful completion of 180 credits, 120 of which are taught modules, and 60 credits a finance related dissertation. 

All students undertake core modules relating to finance. The remaining modules offer a choice of electives that allow the student to focus upon advanced finance and management modules that are most closely associated with his/her career aspirations.

• Quantitative Research Methods for Finance and Investment
• Capital Market Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Finance & Investment Dissertation
• Derivative Investment
• Fixed Interest Investment

Course Requirements: Open to graduates of any subjects. This master programme requires students to have a bachelor‘s degree (or international equivalent) from a recognised institution at the same standard as a UK university's 2:1 (upper second class honours degree or international equivalent). 

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English, and who do not have a degree from a UK institution, are required to have the following English language qualifications before they can register on an academic programme:

• IELTS: 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each element) or
• PTE Academic: 71 (minimum 65) or
• TOEFL (IBT): 87 (minimum 20 in Speaking and 19 in all other elements)

• Mainland Chinese students  - 100,000 RMB / year
• Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan students  -  100,000 RMB / year
• International students  -  110,000 RMB / year

Graduates will have the opportunity to work in mainstream finance and investment industries such as banking, securities, futures, insurance, public/ private equity, accounting firms, and asset appraisal. They can also enter enterprises or government sectors and engage in areas such as corporate finance, investment and financing, government guidance fund, or financial accounting.

According to the latest Careers and Employability Annual Report, 90.5% of graduates in the MSc Finance and Investment programme head to work directly, the most of them work for banks and securities companies.