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

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 21,200
Country Rank#36
Duration24 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

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

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 & Scholarships
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.
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