Help businesses to manage economic change on this master’s degree in Banking and Finance Studies. You’ll gain expert knowledge of the relationship between banking, finance and the wider economy, including the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Financial Technologies (FinTech), and how they are redefining financial services.
When you graduate, you'll be well prepared for success in the global job market. Our graduates have gone to work for leading organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England.
This MSc Banking and Finance Studies is ideal if you want to move into senior roles in finance and banking.
You’ll explore current theory and practice as you learn to assess and evaluate real-world scenarios. Using quantitative evaluation methods and historical perspectives you'll hone your ability to identify the latest trends and events. This will inform your understanding of modern banking and finance.
Learning highlights include:
You'll also cover the ‘micro’ aspects of banking such as financial risk management, and ‘macro’ factors including how the global economy influences, and is influenced by, digital currencies.
Optional modules give you the freedom to personalise the course to match your career plans or research interests. You could focus on:
You can gain experience using specialist industry tools including:
This course is accredited by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Its curriculum is industry-aligned and mapped to the GARP FRM Part I qualification, ensuring you graduate with advanced investment knowledge, strong foundations in finance and practical risk management skills highly valued by employers.
We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes .
Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).
Your studies will run for a full 12 months, from September to the following September.
Your first 9 months cover taught modules and exams. This is followed by a 3 month period working on your dissertation.
Want more detail? See all the modules in the course.
You’ll need a 2:2 degree in a subject which includes quantitative study such as:
Find the equivalent international qualifications for your country.
We do not accept the following subjects:
For further details of our admission process, read our step by step guide to postgraduate taught applications .
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