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Universities United Kingdom University of Bristol Courses MSc Finance and Investment

MSc Finance and Investment
at University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 32,700
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

This programme offers an exceptionally wide range of units with flexibility to choose what interests you most during term 2. Popular units include Financial Technology where you will learn all about the topical themes of blockchain, peer-to-peer lending and digital finance. Another popular unit is Credit Risk, where you will learn how to practically estimate the risk of a portfolio. This involves using Bloomberg, the main source of live data for traders and asset managers in financial organisations. Our students also have access to other widely-used industry platforms such as Thomson Reuters Eikon. This helps prepare our students with the practical skills necessary for the workplace. We also provide access to databases including CRSP, Refinitiv, Compustat, and newspaper resources including Financial Times and the Economist.

You will be taught by world-leading experts in the discipline, regularly publishing in the best finance journals in the world such as the Review of Financial Studies and the Journal of Financial Economics. This means that the programme is frequently updated in line with recent advances in academic literature, so you will be learning about cutting-edge finance methods and theory.

This programme is aimed at students with good undergraduate degrees in finance, economics or accounting, as well as those with more scientific backgrounds (e.g mathematics, engineering or natural sciences).

Course Content
Year 1

Unit name
- Asset Pricing
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
- Quantitative Methods for Finance and Investment
- Dissertation (MSc F&I)
- Students take 45 credit points from the following:
- Derivatives
- Financial Modelling
- Investment Management
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Banking
- Credit Risk
- Behavioural Finance
- Financial Technology
Students must take the following mandatory unit:
- Empirical Finance
Entry Requirement
A strong upper second-class honours (65% or above) degree (or international equivalent) in finance, accounting, economics, business, mathematics or another quantitative subject, such as engineering, physics or computing.

IELTS Academic for UKVI from authorised test centres only (otherwise see English language proficiency tests):
- 6.5 overall with 7.0 in reading and listening, and no skill below 6.0
Fees & Scholarships
Fees
- UK: full-time £17,100
- Overseas: full-time £32,700
Career Prospect
The University of Bristol is ranked 49th in the world for employability, meaning that our graduates are equipped with the right skills and qualities for the modern workplace, (QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022).

This programme in particular provides excellent preparation for careers in investment management, financial research, trading, consulting and corporate finance, and for further academic study in finance.

Previous graduates have gone on to join investment banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, commercial banks, central banks and various consulting and accounting firms including Deloitte, EY, KPMG and Morningstar.

The school has a dedicated employability advisor working with students, with academics and with the Careers Service to deliver targeted support to students that complements the context and content of the subject.

A rich offering of careers support is available to our students, including 1:1 and small group sessions to explore career options or plan applications, application skills tools, workshops led by UK and global employers, and the opportunity to connect with alumni, along with much more.

The faculty also benefits from a Professional Liaison Network – who focus on connecting academic theory and industry practice through provision of placement and mentoring opportunities, as well as insight talks and networking events.

Cost Of Studying At University of Bristol

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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MSc Finance and Investment at University of Bristol