Universities United Kingdom University of Kent Courses Finance - MSc

Finance - MSc
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 21,200
Country Rank#36
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Do you wish to supercharge your quantitative skills and open the door to lucrative job opportunities in the finance sector?

Finance is a broad but booming sector, working within it means you may be involved in investing money, managing it, protecting it or accounting for it. Good finance workers need a head for numbers, detail-driven organisational skills but also the ability to communicate well and be resilient pressure.

Course Content
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)
Entry Requirement
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 & 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 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.

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 - MSc at University of Kent