Course content
Semester 1 (Sept - Dec)
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Semester 2 (Jan - April)
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Corporate Finance
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Derivatives
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Corporate Governance
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Research Methods
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Financial Analysis
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Research in Finance
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Capital Markets
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One from:
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Comparative Financial Reporting
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Emerging Financial Markets
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International Managerial Accounting
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Between May and August students undertake their MSc dissertation.
Corporate Finance
Semester 1 (mandatory)
This course introduces contemporary topics in corporate finance and looks at the major decisions facing a firm in this area.
Corporate Governance
Semester 1 (mandatory)
Develops understanding of issues relating to corporate governance and the financial research methods used to approach them including principal-agent theory, ownership structure and control, board of directors, CEO turnover, mergers and acquisitions and state versus private ownership.
Financial Analysis
Semester 1 (mandatory)
This course examines how to analyse the financial performance of an organisation through the use of published financial information.
Capital Markets
Semester 1 (mandatory)
Examines the way financial markets and institutions function in practice, with particular emphasis on equities and bonds.
Derivatives
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Develops a thorough understanding of financial derivative instruments, and be able to appraise their application in risk management.
Research Methods
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Looking at both qualitative and quantitative techniques this course will equip students with the means to develop and carry out their own research projects and to evaluate the contributions of others.
Research in Finance
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Covers quantitative methods used in research in the area of finance and financial markets. It will extend knowledge from the main Research Methods course by equipping students with modern methodology applied for the time series analysis. The first part of the course is focused on the theory and the second one on practical applications in the computer lab.
Students will build models of stock and currency prices, evaluate them using different criteria and use them for the forecasts and formulation of trading strategies. They should perform their own work using real data from financial markets. By applying modern econometric methods, students will prepare themselves for their dissertation as well as for further research, either in academia or in the non-academic world.
Comparative Financial Reporting
Semester 2 (optional)
Provides an international perspective to the study of accounting by looking at the reasons for national differences, the tendencies towards harmonisation, the problems of multinational companies, as well as analysis and evaluation of financial reports prepared in other countries.
Emerging Financial Markets
Semester 2 (optional)
Supplements understanding of mainstream finance during the year, and applies it to the specific circumstances of emerging financial markets. This exposure is also designed to assist you with identifying possible dissertation topics and data sources.
International Managerial Accounting
Semester 2 (optional)
Develops understanding and analytical skills of management accounting in an international and comparative context. Includes the changing roles of accountants in a global environment, culture and complexity in management accounting, and managerial accounting in the strategic environment.
Dissertation
Over the summer months students undertake a dissertation.