Program Description

Why you should study this course

• London location

Study in the Square Mile, the heart of London’s financial district. You’ll study on the doorstep of the industry, with opportunities for placements2/employment, and the chance to continue your development with financial market simulations that train the management of financial and investment risk.

• Industry insight

This is a professionally focused course which has been devised in close collaboration with industry experts and informed by the advice of the highest-level practitioners in this field. There is also a strong focus on ethics and professional conduct. You’ll be taught by highly qualified industry-experienced academics who have solid career experience in banking, asset management and portfolio management, and who maintain strong connections with industry and with professional associations. Please note staff may be subject to change.

• Industry-standard technology

Technical competence is an intrinsic requirement of a career in the financial industry, which is why we’ve embedded technological elements into every module. You’ll receive exposure to widely used financial analysis software, including R, Python, Bloomberg Terminals, and S&P Capital IQ.

• Real-world experience

This course offers internship opportunities2 in different aspects of economics, banking, and finance, with companies in industries attractive to students and with whom the university has existing relationships. You may decide to apply for our Economics, Banking and Finance MSc course with Extended Professional Practice. This is an 18-month option and is aimed at individuals who are looking to attain a deeper understanding of business in a very practical way. You are expected to spend twenty-two weeks at one (or more) work setting(s) and will have the opportunity to apply theory to practice.

Admission Requirements

• An honours undergraduate degree (minimum 2:2) or equivalent in a relevant academic discipline. Applicants with a degree in another discipline may be admitted after consideration on a case-by-case basis.
• General Requirement :-
  • Indian Students-Students must achieve 60% in a 3 Year Undergraduate Degree or 55% in a 4 Year.Undergraduate Degree Students from the following Universities will be considered with 55% in a 3 Year Undergraduate Degree (unless applying for Health and Life Science courses): Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai (Madras), Anna, Amity, Andhra Pradesh, Aligarh Muslim, Pune, Bangalore and JNTU.
  • Arab Students-Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree should have an average grade of 60% or above. Students who have an average grade of 70% or CGPA of 2.5 out of 4 for the Postgraduate Research programmes with a satisfactory research proposal.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6.5

Remarks:

Indian Students IELTS Waiver:-65% in Standard XII English language from certain examination boards only (Central boards, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttarakhand)