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Finance, Investment and Risk with Industrial Placement MSc
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 20,700
Country Rank-
Duration24 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 87

Program Overview

Do you hold strong, proven numeracy and analytical skills and want to work in a fast-paced, lucrative area? Are you looking to gain work experience, as you study?

Working in investment and risk means playing a crucial role in determining financial, safety and security risks and spotting investment opportunities for a business. It requires detailed knowledge of the workings of enterprise and the ability to keep your cool in a pressured environment.

Study our double accredited MSc Finance, Investment and Risk course to gain a strong knowledge of financial, risk and investment management principles and techniques, and the confidence necessary to work the trading floor via our real-life simulator, The Bloomberg Lab.

Course Content
Modules

The following modules are indicative of those offered. This list is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. You may study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also have the option to take modules from other programmes so that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas that interest you.

Compulsory modules currently include
- BUSN8011 - Financial Risk Management (15 credits)
- BUSN8016 - Derivatives (15 credits)
- BUSN8022 - Quantitative Methods (15 credits)
- BUSN8030 - Investments and Portfolio Management (15 credits)
- BUSN9074 - Credit Risk (15 credits)
- BUSN9117 - Investment Management (15 credits)
- BUSN9200 - Research Methods and Consulting Skills (15 credits)
Compulsory modules currently include
- BUSN9034 - Project (45 credits)
Compulsory modules currently include
- BUSN9176 - Industrial Placement Report (15 credits)
Optional modules may include
- BUSN9168 - Industrial Placement Experience (15 credits)
- BUSN9169 - Industrial Placement Experience (45 credits)
- BUSN9171 - Industrial Placement Experience (75 credits)
- BUSN9172 - Industrial Placement Experience (105 credits)
Entry Requirement
For entry to a Kent postgraduate degree programme (Master's), Indian students typically need to have completed a three or four-year undergraduate degree (Honours Bachelor degree or Professional degree) at an accredited university or college. General Bachelor degrees may sometimes be considered. Exact requirements will depend on the postgraduate degree you are applying for and the institution you have studied at.
For programmes that require a 2:1 we usually ask for a First Class degree, a final CGPA of 6.0/10, or 60%. Students from top institutions may be considered with a high Second Class degree, a final CGPA of 5.5/10, or 55%. For programmes that require a 2:2 we usually ask for a high Second Class degree, a final CGPA of 5.5/10, or 55%.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£20700 per year

Career Prospect

Successful KBS graduates: graduate destinations

Our Finance and Investment Risk graduates find work in public and private sector both overseas and in the UK in a wide range of companies and organisations, including:

Dolfin Group Wealth Management
NatWest
Huawei
US Bank
Caterpillar
Eurex

Many of our students also stay local and find job opportunities regionally in small and medium firms or even set-up their own businesses as well-equipped entrepreneurs.

Cost Of Studying At University of Kent

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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Finance, Investment and Risk with Industrial Placement MSc at University of Kent