Finance, MSc

This one-year Masters is for ambitious individuals seeking a career in finance. It features established models and techniques of financial analysis, which will be applied to various financial issues, products and international markets.

Run by tutors who have both academic and practical experience in finance, the course will give you a wide-ranging theoretical background and equip you with practical skills for active interaction in the world of finance.

The emphasis is on applying knowledge, skills and techniques to analyse the instruments, participants and markets in international finance. You will be able to specialise in an area that particularly interests you, while the applied project enables you to apply knowledge and analytical skills to make recommendations to the senior managers of a real organisation on a finance-related issue.

As a student on MSc Finance you will be entitled to a free iPad to enhance your learning experience. Students will be provided with the iPad upon commencing the course to access the latest learning materials. Additionally, students will also be supplied with a Blackwell's book voucher.

Students on this course are also eligible to apply for a scholarship from Nottingham Business School. For full details on eligibility and how much is available visit the postgraduate fees and funding section of our website.

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Course content

This course, like others within the postgraduate platform suite of MSc programmes at Nottingham Business School (NBS), begins with a comprehensive development programme, which includes a residential course in the beautiful English Peak District. This part of the programme helps you to prepare for your studies and develop key academic and transferable skills..

During the year you will cover a wide-range of theory and practice through a number of core modules. This is further enhanced by a selection of optional modules which will allow you to focus on a specific area. The year will culminate with a group consultancy project, for which you will respond to a live client brief that has been commissioned by an employer in partnership with Nottingham Business School.

Core Modules

• Global Financial Markets
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Modelling
• Financial Risk Management
• Analysing Financial Statements
• Developing the Effective and Responsible Practitioner
• Applied / Consultancy Project

Optional modules

• Economics of Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Islamic Banking and Finance

Study and support

Modules are taught in four phases, over 12 months. Beyond the initial induction, independent study weeks for preparation and submission of final module assessments follow the weeks of class contact.

Teaching and learning methods are centred around interactive workshops which are highly participative in nature and will employ case studies, discussions, business simulations and group activities.

Assessment
A variety of assessment methods are used including: extensive written reports, essays, individual and group projects and presentations.

Benefits:

• opportunity to undertake relevant consultancy work in and for a company
• innovative delivery of modules
• commissioned consultancy project
• external input from academics and industry professionals.

We are continually investing in our facilities, and transforming our learning and teaching environment to create an inspiring and innovative atmosphere.

The School is based in the impressive Newton Building on NTU's City site. In 2009 the building was involved in a £90 million regeneration project on the site. Whilst maintaining its historic beauty, the Grade II* listed building was transformed into an ultra-modern complex.

Fantastic facilities

• You can take advantage of the NBS Link Lounge, a new space dedicated to Business School students, located on floor seven of the Newton building.
• Explore your career prospects with the help of the University's Career and Placements Centre.
• You will benefit from spacious teaching rooms and lecture theatres.
• We provide students with a variety of social spaces.
• Your studies will benefit from the £13 million pound Boots Library.
• Students take advantage of our 24-hour IT facilities.
• Our Student Services Centre will also be on-hand should you need support.

The location of the City site also means that you have easy access to:

• sports facilities
• shops
• student accommodation
• music venues
• cafés.