Program Description

MSc International Finance and Investment programme will provide you with skills and expertise to appraise issues facing financial market participants and to improve the practice of investment and risk management in a sustainable and ethical manner. It focuses on trading portfolio management and corporate finance following latest developments in the finance field by offering Financial Technology (FinTech) as a core module. You will be taught by research active academics with industry experience who are able to bring fresh insights into their teaching. Research strengths include Corporate Finance, Financial Economics, International Finance, Project Finance, Accounting, Financial Markets and Corporate Governance. Teaching is academically rigorous and strong emphasis is placed on practical relevance. This course is ideal for students who wish to pursue careers in investment banking trading, asset management, portfolio investment, hedge funds, corporate finance management and financial analysis or to pursue further studies in finance. 

Key features 

• Intensive use of the Trading Room via your core modules in Applied Trading and Portfolio Management.
• Subject to modules undertaken, access to Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Fame and Orbis Bank Focus.
• Mentoring and one-to-one academic support from leading academics at the forefront of their fields.
• Emphasis on the development of business-relevant cultural awareness, including optional language study.
• Course accredited by the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI), enabling you to gain a CISI professional qualification while studying for your MSc.
• Opportunity to pursue an Executive Company Project, or traditional dissertation during the summer.
• A contemporary choice of optional modules including: Behavioural Finance, Sustainable Banking, and Finance and Development.
• Teaching from academics with experience across many segments of the finance industry.
• Limited number of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Programme Student Scholarships offered on a competitive basis.
• Successful students can claim seven exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Certificate and Operational level exams.

Admission Requirements

• Indian Students:-A bachelor's degree with 50%-60%(in an Accounting, Finance, Banking, Economics or Business-related subject), depending on the university you have studied at and the course you are applying for.
• UAE Students:-For courses that require a 2.1 classification, we accept an equivalent of GPA 3.0/4.0 or 3.5 (out of 5.0) or 80% and for courses that require a 2.2 classification, we accept an equivalent of GPA 2.5/4.0 or 2.8 (out of 5.0) or 75%.
• Professional qualifications deemed to be of equivalent standing, relevant work experience and strong quantitative degrees (Statistics, Engineering, Maths and Physics) will be considered on an individual basis.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6

Remarks:

• Indian Students for IELTS Waiver - At least 70% marks in English language course in Higher Secondary School.