Benefits of this course
We help you develop new and existing skills, significantly enhance your specialist knowledge and prepare you for relevant work.
You gain exposure to the regulatory and policy aspects of finance with world-class academic training in theory, quantitative methods and a selection of applied modules.
Our teaching covers areas including financial markets, the roles of major financial institutions and deep empirical investigations.
A developed understanding of modern economic theory relevant to financial topics gives you a wide perspective to inform your future ambitions.
The dissertation track is also an ideal pathway to an Economics or Finance PhD.
Award
You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.
Who is this course for?
This course will appeal if you want to specialise in either finance or economics after completing an undergraduate degree, or if you want to refocus your interests as a mid-career professional.
It will help to prepare you for rewarding potential careers in roles including quantitative analyst or financial economist.
Structure
Master of Science (MSc)
Duration:
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Full-time: 1 year
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Part-time: 2 years
Total credits: 180
Modules:
Some modules may be subject to change depending on student numbers, tutor availability, or course updates. This may affect the overall number of modules.
Modules
You will take 180 credits – two 30-credit taught modules, four 15-credit taught modules and 60 extra credits through one of the following routes:
For each route, there are two core modules:
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Dissertation route: two core 30-credit modules (ECM312 Financial Derivatives and ECM308 Econometrics), four 15-credit electives with at least three from Group 1 modules.
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If you are doing the Literature Survey route, the 150 credits taught modules come from:
It is not possible to give exact hours per week because these can vary from one term to the other depending on which electives the students choose.
