Banking & Finance - MSc/PgD/PgC

Worldwide growth in the global banking sector and the increasingly complex financial markets has furthered the demand for professionals with specialist skills and competencies such as thorough understanding of the principles and techniques in global financial markets, and an appreciation of the role of risk management in complex financial institutions.

This innovative postgraduate programme is specifically designed to equip graduates looking to pursue careers in corporate finance in large financial and non-financial institutions, corporate financial services, financial regulatory agencies, wealth management and investment.

The compulsory and optional modules of this exciting programme cover a very wide range of specialised areas from which you will gain a thorough and in-depth knowledge of the most current developments in the global financial markets and institutions, investment and wealth management. 

The module syllabuses are designed to develop your quantitative analysis skills, enabling you to critically analyse financial investment proposals and empirical applications of corporate finance. These skills are deemed crucial for a successful career in the banking and finance sector.

All the Finance based Masters programmes within the School of Management have full access to the Financial Times on-line.

Course Content:

• Module Information:
• The programme comprises of a taught element, worth 140 credits and a final compulsory non-taught Dissertation worth 40 credits. The MSc will be awarded on successful completion of the 180 credits.
• The taught element of the programme is delivered over two semesters, where each taught module is worth 20 credits. The taught modules to be completed are:
• Compulsory Taught Modules:
• Principles of Banking (20 credits)
• Contemporary Issues in Accounting, Banking, Economics & Finance (20 credits)
• FinTech and Digital Transformation in Banking? (20 credits)
• Research Methods (20 credits)
• Wealth Management (20 credits)
• Optional Taught Modules (choice of two)*:
• Capital Markets and Derivatives (20 credits)
• Corporate Finance (20 credits)
• Finance of International Business (20 credits)
• International Political Economy (20 credits)
• Islamic Investment Banking (20 credits)
• Principles of Islamic Finance (20 credits)
• Management of Finance (20 credits)
• Development of Professional Skills and Employability (20 credits)
• Quantitative Finance (20 credits)
• Econometrics and Data Analysis (20 credits)?

Please note that optional modules run subject to demand and availability.

Learning & Teaching:

You will be taught by academically qualified and enthusiastic staff with research and consultancy experience and links to industry. Your high quality learning experience comprises lectures and discussions supported by group work, presentations, statistical computer labs and case studies. All modules are also supported by Moodle, the virtual learning environment.

There is a common shared spine within these programmes which overlaps with existing Masters level programmes within Cardiff School of Management. Consequently students will, for some modules, be taught with students on the MBA and MSc Financial Management programmes. The teaching team consider this a strength of the portfolio.