MSc Banking and Finance
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MSc |
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| Duration | Full time: 1 year |
| Attendance | Full time: typically 3 days a week |
| Assessment | Examinations; coursework assignments; case studies; presentations; research projects. |
| Course structure You can now apply for September 2010 entry for this course. |
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Choose Kingston's Banking and Finance MSc
Do you want a rewarding, exciting and challenging career? Then this is the course to set you on the path to a wide variety of careers that are available in banking, financial services, finance and financial consultancy. It is aimed at students from a variety of academic backgrounds, including those who have not studied economics, finance or accountancy at bachelors’ level.
What will you study?
Like all UK masters degrees, this course requires you to accumulate 180 credits. There are eight taught modules worth 15 credits each, plus a research project and dissertation worth 60 credits. The taught modules are delivered in two 15 week semesters, with the third semester given over to the research project and writing the dissertation. There six core modules and two electives.
Kingston Business School works closely with the business world’s principal professional bodies in order to harmonise its education provision with the needs of today’s business practitioners. You will learn how to turn theory into practice and gain a qualification that has real value in the real world.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
The course consists of eight taught modules, plus research methods and a dissertation. Modules available include:
- Bank Operations and Strategy
- Finance and Investment
- International Financial Markets
- Banking Regulation and Compliance
- Corporate Finance
- Derivatives and Treasury Management
- Investment Banking
- International Financial Services
- Financial Risk Management
- Portfolio Analysis and Management
- International Finance
- Islamic Banking and Insurance
- Research Methods and Research Project
Related courses
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