Investment and Finance

Entry requirements

We welcome your application regardless of your background or experience. If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.

For this course, ideally, we are looking for these qualifications:

• A 2:2 honours degree or above in an applied quantitative element.
• Graduate-level professional qualifications.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course provides you with the theoretical and practical knowledge of corporate and investment finance to prepare you for the practical requirements of your profession and increase your career opportunities.

The finance and wealth management industry has become increasingly globalised, complex and reliant on information technology to create and manage financial asset portfolios, private equity, and hedge funds.

You'll learn the theoretical foundations using the tools, databases and simulations in our Financial Markets Lab. You will be able to demonstrate and examine the prevailing theories in modern finance and the techniques.

This practical knowledge of corporate and investment finance will prepare you for the requirements of your profession and increase your career opportunities in the financial district of the City of London, a short train journey away.

There's also an international focus on risk management, treasury and investment banking and you will gain advanced skills in financial modelling, econometrics, and quantitative risk management.

What you will gain

There is a strong emphasis on the practical application of theory to ensure you are ready for the working world. You will benefit from unlimited access to the Financial Markets Lab.

You will explore the different financial markets and the various financial assets traded in each market. You will understand the valuation methods of these financial assets as well as portfolio theory, investment analysis and management. You will also be able to create and manage your own investment portfolios as well as effectively manage clients’ portfolios or wealth funds.

Upon completion of this course, you will have further developed your professional experience and have solid theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of:

• Portfolio theory and practice, financial analysis and management
• Financial assets, such as stocks, fixed-income securities and derivatives
• Financial engineering and other quantitative techniques to evaluate financial instruments
• Financial databases such as Bloomberg, Datastream (Eikon) and Capital IQ.

Fees and funding