Finance

UCL’s Finance MSc covers the key aspects of finance underpinning effective functioning within the financial sector. It engages with the theory and application of core concepts in corporate finance, portfolio management, and mergers and divestments, and other essentials. Students will develop transferable skills to enable them to understand, analyse, and interpret hard-edged data, communicate effectively, and assume leadership roles.

Students will acquire a firm grasp of fundamental finance-related concepts, and be able to apply their knowledge to practical tasks by, for example, utilising mathematical models to predict market behaviour. Graduates will acquire the skills and knowledge that enable them to work in any of the major financial centres from New York, to London, to Tokyo - indeed, globally.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), four optional modules (30 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits).

Core module

Students must take six core taught modules (four in term one and two in term two).

• Advanced Derivatives Modelling and Portfolio Theory
• Advanced Quantitative Methods for Finance
• Asset Pricing
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Mathematics
• Financial Econometrics

Optional modules

Students choose four of the following:

• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Behavioural Finance
• Big Data Analytics
• Fixed Income Modelling
• Mergers, Divestments & IPO Analysis

Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a report of 15,000 words.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and online modules. Assessment is through written examinations, individual/group coursework, and a 15,000-word dissertation.

A minimum of an upper-second class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in one of the following subjects: Finance, mathematics, engineering, economic theory, science, probability, calculus or statistics. Degrees from other disciplines may be considered if they are related to finance and/or mathematics.

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Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Value:

Tuition fees plus stipend (1 year)

Eligibility:

Overseas students

Criteria:

Based on academic merit