MSc Banking And Finance

Designed with input from professional bodies and employers, this course aims to meet national subject benchmark standards and quality requirements. It is ideal if you want to work in financial markets or banking and desire to progress your career rapidly.

Course Summary:

• Obtain suitable skills and experience to meet the needs of the banking, insurance and finance industries.

• Gain specific knowledge related to financial services, consultancy, regulation, supervision and compliance.

• Develop an understanding of the practical and theoretical issues in banking and financial markets.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is designed to develop higher-level knowledge, building on the technical codified knowledge of your previous learning. Feedback is not just a summative tool providing an end of term mark, as you receive feedback continually throughout to course to direct and enhance your learning.

You Learn Through:

• lectures

• seminars

• assessment

• self-directed learning

• guest lectures

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Entry Requirements:

• You typically need one of the following in a relevant subject*

• • a 2:2 honours degree

• • a recognised postgraduate qualification

• • an equivalent recognised professional qualification

• * Relevant subjects include • business management • finance • accounting • economics • banking • law • the natural sciences • IT and computing.

• We consider applicants without relevant academic qualifications based on their personal, professional and work experience and other formal qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. 

• Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills is the standard for non-native speakers of English. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English.