Finance with Industrial Placement - MSc

at University of Kent

Modules

The following modules are indicative of those offered on the course. 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)
• BUSN8014 - Financial Econometrics (15 credits)
• BUSN8016 - Derivatives (15 credits)
• BUSN8021 - Foundations of Finance (15 credits)
• BUSN8022 - Quantitative Methods (15 credits)
• BUSN8030 - Investments and Portfolio Management (15 credits)
• BUSN9200 - Research Methods and Consulting Skills (15 credits)

Optional modules may include

• BUSN8015 - Financial Regulation and Financial Crises (15 credits)
• BUSN8020 - Corporate Finance (15 credits)
• BUSN8025 - Fixed Income Markets (15 credits)
• BUSN9060 - Finance with Excel (15 credits)
• BUSN9074 - Credit Risk (15 credits)
• BUSN9194 - Algorithmic Trading (15 credits)
• BUSN9196 - Programming for Finance in Python (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)

A minimum of a second-class UK degree, or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification in finance, accounting, business-related disciplines, the sciences, engineering, or mathematics.
 

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications. 

Fees:
 

• Home full-time£11400
• EU full-time£15900
• International full-time£21200
   

For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.

Successful KBS graduates: graduate destinations
 

Our Finance graduates find work in public and private sector management and consultancy 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.