MSc Finance and Investment Banking with Advanced Research
Full Time,
Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degree
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ABOUT
Why choose Herts?
- Flexibility: You have the option to complete the course on fast-track in one academic year, or to complete in two years with a pathway choice of a work-placement or advanced research.
- Industry connections: We have strong connections with employers such as Canada Life and Santander with many companies attending our careers fairs.
- Employment prospects: Graduates work as financial analysts, senior investment managers, bond analysts, and portfolio managers for organisations including HSBC, Standard Chartered, Nomura, and Gallagher & Mohan.
About the course
The course offers a coherent and intellectual learning experience, providing you with a critical understanding of the subject and enabling you to employ the tools of analysis used by a wide range of finance and investment banking professionals. You can now combine this specialist Master’s with a year long placement. The work placement opportunity gives you a practical perspective to your academic studies and enables you to increase greatly your skill set for a wide range of finance and investment banking careers. The programme also echoes the esteemed Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA®) level 1 and 2 examinations. Specific careers that may be appropriate include a range of investment banking roles (e.g. financial analyst, investment manager, securities’ analyst and portfolio manager) as well as roles within financial departments of corporations/organisations (e.g. treasury, financial control, risk analysis etc.). Furthermore, the programme offers a sound platform and preparation for doctoral research in the areas of finance, accounting and economics.Why choose this course?
- Provide students with an intellectually challenging programme of study leading to an awareness of issues, themes and applications within the field of finance and investment banking and associated subject fields
- Provide students with an opportunity to undertake an one-year work placement of full time work experience
- Provide students with the knowledge and practical skills to identify suitable tools for the investigation of issues in areas such as investment analysis, fund/asset management, economics analysis and financial reporting;
- Provide students with the necessary IT analytical skills which reinforce the theoretical and empirical underpinning of the programme. The students will learn quantitative methodology, to carry out quantitative analyses of relevant financial and economic problems
- Business and Management Studies ranked in the top 25% of UK universities for research impact (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).
What will I study?
We offer a varied programme of teaching and learning that includes small group seminars, statistical software packages, lectures and access to specialist web-based resources. The teaching material of programme is based on the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA®) curriculum level 1 and 2. You will be assessed through a variety of coursework and exams including written reports of various lengths, presentations, and practical assignments. You will also be able to complete a research dissertation, in conjunction with your supervisor, for the research component of your programme.Further course information
| Additional information | |
|---|---|
| Sandwich placement or study abroad year | n/a |
| Applications open to international and EU students | Yes |
Student experience
Deadlines
15 JanuaryFREE VISA SERVICE
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Expenses (GBP)
Tuition (per year)
16860
GBP
Application Fee
0
GBP
Program expenses
living cost:
12000
/once
University & General Expenses
Application Fee:
800 /
Once
Private accommodation:
450-1000 /
Month
Meal:
1000-1500 /
Month
Textbooks:
800 /
Year
Physical Examination Fee:
500 /
Once
Insurance:
800 /
Yearly
Residence Permit Fee:
430 /
Yearly
Other Costs:
15,000 /
Yearly
Medical Insurance:
800 /
Yearly
Accommodation:
24,000-84,000 /
Yearly
Living expenses:
2,000-3,000 /
Monthly
Living costs:
1500 /
Monthly
Medical Insurance:
800 /
Yearly
Accommodation:
4,000 /
Yearly
Rental of apartment room:
2,500 /
Monthly
Living costs (accommodation, meals, transportation):
6,000-10,000 /
Monthly
Admission Fee (Payable by new students only in any year):
200 /
Year
Registration Fee (Compulsory for continuing pupils):
75 /
Year
Entrance Exams Fee:
100.00 /
Once
Composite Fee (Art/Laboratories/Computing and other facilities):
150.00 /
Year
Parents Association Fee :
60 /
Year
Life expence:
2,000 /
Monthly
Medical Insurance:
800-1,500 /
Yearly
Accommodation:
9,600-30,000 /
Yearly
Residence Permit:
400 /
Yearly
Textbook:
500-1,000 /
Yearly
Physical examination:
300-500 /
Once
accommodation
After Graduation