Finance and Investment

Based on the Greenwich Campus and situated within minutes of the financial centre of Canary Wharf, this programme provides rigorous coverage of the areas of finance and investment. Ideal for students who are either working or targeting a career in the finance industry, the programme is designed to help prepare students for chartered financial analyst (CFA) examinations. This prestigious qualification is becoming increasingly popular in key financial centres such as London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.

The syllabus covers all key theoretical areas of finance and investment analysis. It also focuses strongly on the development of the analytical skills needed by the finance industry. Students are taught by academic staff with recent practitioner experience and strong research interests in finance. The dissertation, which focuses on data analysis of financial markets, provides a key practical underpinning for the large body of theory covered. This is a demanding programme that is particularly suitable for students motivated to undertake both an academic and professional qualification.

The programme is an MSc Finance pathway which also supports students taking CFA Level 1 and 2 examinations. By taking MSc courses, students are simultaneously preparing themselves for CFA exams. However, while it is hoped and envisaged that many students will successfully complete the CFA qualification subsequent to their graduation, it is important to stress that this MSc is primarily an academic Master's qualification in the areas of finance and investment analysis. The support provided for the professional qualification is very important but is secondary to the requirement to develop and demonstrate learning and skills appropriate to the level of study.

Aims of the programme

• To enable students to become competent and thoughtful practitioners in the field of finance and accounting.
• To develop student's reflective, critical and evaluative thinking and judgement and to expose them to contemporary issues in the field through teaching which is strongly supported by research and professional practice.
• To provide an intellectually demanding academic programme of study which emphasises the student's ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate key theoretical underpinning in finance through compulsory courses and which enables students to pursue coherently related areas of specialism through chosen areas of academic study through option choices and a dissertation title.

Content

• Financial Management (30 credits)
• Financial Markets and Risk (30 credits)
• Investment Management (30 credits)
• Financial Analysis and Investment (15 credits)
• Foundations of Scholarship (15 credits)
• Research Methods(15 credits)
• Dissertation (45 credits)