Finance and Economics MSc

University of Southampton

Learn in-depth how financial markets work and how money is organised on our Economics and Finance master’s degree. You’ll study economic analysis and quantitative techniques and learn about global capital markets.This 1 year, full-time MSc prepares you for high-level finance roles across the world, and is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognised training programme.On this master’s course you’ll learn about corporate finance, economic analysis, financial economics and asset pricing. You’ll develop the skills to carry out independent research in finance and economics. Subject areas you’ll study include:the foundations of economic and financial analysisanalysis of economic modelsapplying analysis to financial marketseconomic ideas and research findingstest and evaluate economic models functionality of financial marketsdesign, implement and manage independent research in finance and economicspresentation of ideas, arguments and research findingsYou’ll have access to our Financial Laboratory (FinLab) which hosts 21 Bloomberg trading terminals, where you can work with real-time data, breaking news and powerful analytics.You’ll look at economic theory and econometric methods across a range of topics. You’ll also gain in-depth knowledge of specific areas of economics necessary to undertake independent research. This will lead to a dissertation on a subject within an area you choose.