The MSc in Finance and Investment gives you an in-depth knowledge of:

• Corporate activity
• Investment decision making
• Pension funds
• International finance

It is a well-recognised qualification that will boost your employability and career potential in the financial, banking and insurance sectors.

Our programme focuses on responsible decision making within finance, using cutting edge methods and computational tools such as the Bradford Trading Room to give you experience of live economic finance data and the ‘real life’ decision making context.

We balance financial theory and thought leadership with practical application to produce financial experts who can make a difference in the real world of business, finance and investment. We regularly invite external experts from academia and industry as speakers to further enhance the relevance of classroom discussion and study, and provide a meaningful context to events and trends in the sector.

You’ll learn from a diverse, international, and highly experienced teaching faculty with established credentials in research and business applications.

The MSc in Finance and Investment focuses on the key elements of corporate finance, investment management and applied quantitative finance. The aim is to produce specialists who have a strong financial perspective on corporate activity, pension fund behaviour, the economy and international financial markets. 

Please note that for 2019 entry, the module information is subject to change.

Modules

Core

Business Economics (AFE7011-A)

Foundations of Finance (AFE7015-A)

Asset Pricing (AFE7017-A)

Financial Markets and Institutions (AFE7022-A)

Portfolio Management (AFE7019-A)

Quantitative Methods in Finance (AFE7020-A)

Fixed Income Securities and Credit Risk (AFE7018-A)

Derivatives Pricing and Risk Management (AFE7016-A)

International Finance (AFE7024-A)

Corporate Financial Management (AFE7025-A)

Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance (AFE7021-A)

Dissertation (MSc Finance) (MAL7006-E)

Elective

Financial Risk Management in European Banking (AFE7001-A)*

* As part of the School’s exchange agreement with Toulouse Business School
(France), students have the opportunity to study a module in ‘Financial Risk Management in European Banking’ in Toulouse each year. Travel and maintenance costs are additional.

Option

Strategic Accounting (AFE7012-A)

Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (AFE7023-A)

For the specialist MSc in Finance and Investment applicants will normally have a good degree awarded by an approved UK or overseas university, in accounting and finance, economics, management (with a significant component of economics and/or accounting and finance) or a quantitative science such as mathematics, physics or engineering. Exceptional candidates without the usual academic qualifications but with appropriate professional qualifications and work experience may be admitted on their merits.

English language requirements

If we need evidence of your proficiency in English, you will be required to achieve the following minimum scores in one of these recognised tests:

IELTS: 6.0 overall, with no more than one sub-test at 5.0 and no other sub-test below 5.5, and successful completion of an additional six week English pre-sessional course taught by the University of Bradford, which must be completed prior to the start of the course; or

IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no sub-test less than 5.5; or 

Internet-based TOEFL: 94 overall, with minimum scores of Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17); or 

PTE-A (Pearson Test of English-Academic): 60 overall, with no sub-test less than 51.

Candidates who are not citizens of the European Union will also be subject to further requirements imposed by the government for the issue of a student visa. Please check the UK Home Office website for the most up-to-date information, as these requirements are subject to change.

If you do not meet the IELTS requirement, you can take a University of Bradford pre-sessional English course. See the Language Centre for more details »

Home/EU: £10,527

International: £16,040