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MSc Economics, Finance and Management

MSc Economics, Finance and Management

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Economics Finance / Accounting (General) Financial Management Management Studies / Science

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Programme overview

Suitable for graduates with any degree who have some quantitative training, this interdisciplinary programme provides comprehensive training across the business-relevant disciplines with a strong focus on real-world applications. The programme gives you with knowledge and skills to address the strategic challenges that face modern businesses and organisations that operate in competitive national and global markets.

Second term courses are grouped into two pathways – Strategy and Business or International Economics and Finance – or students have the flexibility to choose their own units.

Careers

The programme prepares students for a wide range of future careers. The strategy and business pathway is designed for students aiming for consultancy and management roles, while the international economics and finance pathway is relevant to careers in banking and financial institutions. Recent graduate destinations include China Merchants Bank, KPMG, Ocado Group and Lloyds.

Modules

This unit is designed to give students a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of finance and financial markets. This unit will serve as the foundation for TB2 optional units in finance. The following areas of finance will be covered: discounting, investment appraisal, cost of capital, portfolio diversification, asset pricing, and financing decisions (debt and dividend policies). The unit will also include key areas in financial accounting relevant to the study of finance and financial markets: understanding and interpretation of financial statements.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£17,900

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£32,200

Entry requirements

An upper second-class honours degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Physics or another quantitative subject. OR If your degree subject is not listed above, you must have evidence of an upper second class honours degree which includes three units of mathematics (see Maths qualification requirements) with 60% or above in each unit. A Level Maths at Grade A may be acceptable for a non-quantitative degree. OR Applicants with an Economics degree must have evidence of 2:1 in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics units.