This course produces graduates with a sound mathematics and finance background, and with the necessary skills like computing, use of algorithms and analysing data, to be applied to problems arising in finance. ...Read more
Our PhD Finance specialises in econometric methods, behavioural finance, corporate finance, banking and international finance and risk management. As well as providing a programme of training and events...Read more
This course is for those who looking for a career that combines management success and creativity with a deep understanding of the financial world. We broaden your understanding of these two disciplines...Read more
MSc Financial Engineering and Risk Management is for those who can rise to the challenge of making ethical, sound financial decisions in pressurised environments. You follow advanced, contemporary study...Read more
In this course, you develop a broad vision and understanding of the changing role and nature of finance and investments within the context of a global marketplace. You can become highly competent in dealing...Read more
In this course we offer research supervision for our PhD Computational Finance in the following fields: agent-based modelling of financial markets; computational risk management; high-frequency finance;...Read more
In this course you will gain both accountancy skills and a deeper understanding of economics in the context of modern finance. Split between our Department of Economics and Essex Business School, you...Read more
In recent years, finance has been one of the areas where high-calibre mathematicians have been in great demand. With the advent of powerful and yet economically accessible computing, online trading has...Read more
This course equips you with the core concepts and mathematical principles of modern quantitative finance, plus the operational skills to use computational packages (mainly Matlab) for financial modelling. ...Read more
The emphasis of our MSc Financial Economics is on the ways that economic reasoning can inform and illuminate the financial decision-making of investors and the financial choices made by firms. ...Read more
This course is taught at Essex Business School, an internationally diverse school ranked in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence. You join one of the UK’s largest and most respected finance groups...Read more
This course builds on your existing knowledge of finance, banking or business to prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career in any banking specialism. You follow an advanced and up-to-date programme...Read more
This course allows you to study the economic principles that are at the heart of finance and business, and to develop an awareness of their applications. You investigate topics including: topics in corporate...Read more
This professionally recognised course provides advanced knowledge of finance and investment. We develop your analytical skills and use of quantitative tools through industry-standard Bloomberg software. ...Read more
In rapidly changing and often unstable money markets, the global economy demands financial professionals who can act rationally and ethically when under pressure. This course further develops your analytical...Read more
This course is designed for those who have not studied accounting before, but have a degree in business, economics or another related subject. We provide a comprehensive grounding in corporate analysis...Read more
Finance with English for Academic Purposes Graduate Diploma
This course is for you if you need to improve your English language skills and subject knowledge of finance before going on to a Masters course. You improve your language fluency and academic vocabulary,...Read more
This course combines a practical approach to finance with a strong theoretical approach in econometrics, and is taught jointly between our Department of Economics and Essex Business School. ...Read more
Computational Economics, Financial Markets and Policy MSc
This course provides a revolutionary way to address the many issues raised in macroeconomics and financial regulation. By using a multi-agent computational and simulation modelling approach to complement...Read more
The finance industry needs students who can understand statistical modelling in the context of the growing, and increasingly complex, data available to financial firms. Our MSc Finance and Data Analytics...Read more