Course description
Over the last few decades, the finance function has changed more dramatically than any other area of business. Capital markets around the world have been liberalised, competition has increased, technology has evolved rapidly and national markets must be considered in an international context. These changes have led to an increased demand for well-educated finance specialists who are able to respond to the challenges and complexities of financial markets.
The MSc Finance has an international flavour, both in the range of topics studied and also in the international spread of students which the course attracts. Providing a good balance between accounting and finance theory and practical skills and knowledge, this course provides an excellent foundation for basis a career in finance.
Course Structure
The taught component of the course will be covered in the first two semesters (October - May). Both of these semesters are sub-divided into two teaching blocks of six weeks duration.
Each class consists of 18-24 hours of intensively taught lectures, plus typically 6-12 hours of tutorial time. Assessment varies from class to class, but typically consists of an assignment or class test during the semester and an examination at the end of that semester, i.e. in January and June respectively. The distribution of the classes across the four teaching blocks is given below. The research component of the course will take up the third (summer) semester.
First Semester
First Block
Finance I:
Introduction to Financial Decision Taking
Accounting for Finance
Computing for Finance and Financial Analysis (Excel)
Basic Statistics for Finance
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking
Second Block
Finance II:
Risk and Uncertainty
Financial Statement Analysis
Statistics for Finance
Computing for Finance and Statistical Analysis (Minitab) Core 24
International Finance and Banking
January - First Semester Examinations
Second Semester
Third Block
Finance III:
Financing Decisions
Case Studies in Corporate Finance
Fourth Block
International Banking and Capital Markets
Finance IV:
Advanced Applications
...plus four classes from the following Options: (Optional classes are split between the two teaching blocks)
Management Accounting
Security Analysis
Public Sector Financing in Developing Countries
Options and Futures
Statistics and Econometr
Treasury Management
Money and Capital in Developing Countries
Project Management
January - First Semester Examinations
Third Semester
June-September: Research Projects in Finance
