Economics, Finance And Banking MSc

Sharpen your knowledge of economics and finance, and gain a deep insight into the financial services sector as you learn to interpret trends, identify market risks and assess public policy. 

If you have some knowledge of statistics or quantitative methods our Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) recognised course will help you to open doors to ambitious roles in the finance, banking, business and public sectors.

Rather than specialising in just one area, we'll make sure you gain an in depth overview of economics, finance and banking, and you'll graduate with a diverse and transferrable skill set.

You'll combine theory, research and data analysis to learn how to respond to real-world economic issues. You’ll develop the specialist knowledge, professional skills and forecasting techniques that'll make you a real asset to the financial services and banking sectors.

Course Highlights:

• Use our industry-standard Bloomberg terminals and software to access data from the world's global financial markets
• Earn your Bloomberg Market Concepts training certificate
• Benefit from a student membership to the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), attend talks and network with industry professionals with the option to earn the internationally recognised a Certificate in Corporate Finance
• Combine theory, research and data analysis to respond to real-world economic issues
• Evaluate economic theories, principles and strategy, learn how to interpret trends and identify market risks, assess public policy arguments, and develop financial forecasting techniques
• Complete an independent research project, based on economic research in a topic of your choice
• Learn from teaching staff with rich research experience and strong industry knowledge 

Modules:

• Core modules in this year include:
• Competition Policy and the Regulation of Markets - 15 credits
• Corporate Finance: Technical Foundations - 15 credits
• Econometric Modelling - 15 credits
• Financial Econometrics - 15 credits
• Financial Markets and Instruments - 15 credits
• International Banking, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy - 15 credits
• International Banking: Efficiency, Competition and Regulation - 15 credits
• Market Structure and Competition - 15 credits
• Research Methods and Dissertation - 60 credits