MSc Banking and Finance
Full time 1 Year
Department: Management
Programme Description
The Masters in Banking and Finance is a one-year taught programme run by the School of Management.
银行和金融硕士是由管理学院开设的为期一年的教学课程。
Highlights
亮点
The course provides an in-depth study of the theory and practice of modern banking and finance.
本课程提供对现代银行和金融的理论和实践的深入研究。
The Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF) exposes students to the research and work of eminent academics and business executives.
银行和金融中心（CRBF）让学生接触知名学者和商业主管的研究和工作。
This programme opens a wide range of new and exciting career opportunities as many financial firms and government agencies require an in-depth knowledge of the functioning of financial markets and institutions.
由于许多金融公司和政府机构需要对金融市场和机构的运作有深入的了解，该项目提供各种新的和令人兴奋的职业机会。
Programme Structure
Required Courses 必修课程
Banking and Finance: provides students with an in-depth knowledge and a rigorous background in the mainstream areas of modern banking and finance.
Advanced Corporate Finance: focuses on empirical and theoretical issues that arise in modern corporate finance.
Advanced Financial Econometrics: further develops econometrical skills of students to implement statistical analysis in the area of banking and finance.
Applied Financial Econometrics: provides students with an understanding of issues involved in the design of research projects within a finance and management discipline
Students choose two optional modules, taking one in each semester.选修课程
Alternative Investment: provides students with an overview of investment opportunities alternative to the main equity and bond markets.
Financial Systems: outlines the fundamentals of financial systems, focusing on the influence of technology and innovation along with the challenges that these pose to regulators.
International Financial Management: studies in the international monetary frameworks and the conduct of monetary policies in major developed economies.
Responsible Investment: provides students with an in-depth knowledge of responsible investment, which integrates environmental, social and governance issues into investment decision making.
Risk Management: provides an introduction to managing the exposure to risk and how to apply relevant theories to realistic financial decision problems.
Optional modules are subject to change each year, and some may only allow limited numbers of students (see the University’s position on curriculum development).
Students attend lectures throughout Semesters 1 and 2 to prepare them for conducting the research portion of the dissertation. The dissertation is normally on a specific area of Banking and Finance, however at the School of Management, you will have the freedom to develop a topic of your own, which is of interest to you and will contribute towards career development or further study goals. 毕业论文：可以自己选择主题
You will be assigned a supervisor based on your research proposal submitted in the second semester. Students will then research and write a 15,000-word dissertation over the summer to be submitted on a date specified in August. 15000字的毕业论文
If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for their Masters degree (MSc), there are exit awards available that allow suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing an exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the second semester of study and receive a PGDip instead of a MSc.
Academic Requirements
A good 2.1 undergraduate Honours degree in a closely related discipline such as finance, accounting and economics from the UK or the equivalent international qualification. Applicants with business experience are welcome, and the Universtiy will take work experience into account when evaluating applications.
良好的2等1本科荣誉学位，相关专业，如例如 金融 会计和经济学。具有商业经验的申请者是受欢迎的，大学在评估申请时将考虑工作经历。
English Language Requirements
Fees and cost
Tuition fees per year 2019/20
UK/EU: £10,880 full-time
International: £21,990 full-time
