MSc in Business Analysis and Finance

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University of Leicester

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• Objectives
  For graduates who wish to apply their understanding of economics to the analysis of business problems and finance. It offers training in quantitative techniques and their application to problems in business strategy, organisation and finance, with computer training in data analysis and business problem solving.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements Students should have a good second class honours degree or equivalent from a recognised university.
• Academic title
  MSc in Business Analysis and Finance
• Course description
  Course modules
  Core modules:
  
  -Principles of Finance
  -Corporate Finance
  -Quantitative Methods for Business and Finance
  -The Macroeconomic Environment
  -Economics of Organisation
  -Business Strategy
  -Dissertation
  
  Option modules (two from the following):
  
  -International Money and Finance
  -Financial Derivatives
  -Financial Econometrics
  -Financial Statement Analysis
  -Financial Risk Management
  -Applied Microeconometrics
  -Applied Macroeconometrics
  -Game Theory
  
  Teaching and assessment methods
  
  Teaching is by a variety of lectures and seminars. Assessment is by written examination, assessed coursework, presentation, and a dissertation. The percentage of the final mark awarded for the continuously assessed component varies across modules. There are eight taught modules examined in January and June followed by a 15,000 word dissertation written over the period July to September

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