MSc Finance

at Alliance Manchester Business School

Course unit list

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Derivative Securities
• Cross Sectional Econometrics
• Asset Pricing
• Time Series Econometrics
• Corporate Finance
• Portfolio Investment
• Current Issues in Empirical Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Economic & Financial
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Qualitative Research Methods

We require a First or Upper Second class honours degree (2:1, with 60% average) from a UK university or the overseas equivalent. 
 

You need a degree in finance, economics or maths.  You must have taken a significant number of finance and quantitative courses during your degree (accounting is not considered to be finance). You must be taking a major or specialisation in finance in your final year and need to achieve top-level results in final year finance subjects.  You must also demonstrate a solid background in quantitative skills, econometrics or maths. 
 

Applicants studying degrees in business administration can be considered but must be able to demonstrate a very strong background in finance throughout their degree and a final year major or specialisation in finance (as outlined above). Due to competition for places, we give preference to applicants with a bachelor degree in finance or economics.
 

We highly recommend GMAT or GRE for applications to all our accounting and finance related programmes. We anticipate a well-balanced score with a strong performance in the quantitative sections.
 

IELTS 

• 7.0 overall and no other element below 6.5

MSc (full-time)
 

• UK students (per annum): £20,000
• International, including EU, students (per annum): £32,000

The course provides training for a research degree and general training for those who wish to take up specialist positions in Finance (such as a Financial Analyst) or those who wish to subsequently pursue a research and/or an academic career via a PhD in Finance.
 

Recent recruiters

Apple Computer Inc, Bangkok Bank plc, Bank of China, Bloomberg, Central Bank of Chile, Cisco Systems, Decathlon, Deloitte, EY, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, KPMG, PwC and Statoil ASA.