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The University of Essex is one of the UK's leading academic institutions, ranked ninth nationally in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

MSc Finance provides opportunities for you to enhance your knowledge and understanding of finance beyond your first degree level and to develop your abilities to read and understand the journals and current literature.

MSc Finance will develop your analytical and critical thinking skills, and provide research training. You design and carry out independent studies and, as a graduate, are well prepared for employment as a finance specialist in industry, government, universities or research institutions.

A Masters course is an academically rigorous programme during which you explore your subject in depth, reaching a high level of specialist knowledge. You draw on knowledge and skills from your undergraduate study or your professional life to produce work of a high academic standard, informed by current thinking and debate.
A Masters course lasts for twelve months (full-time), starting in October, and consists of taught modules during your autumn and spring terms, and normally a research-based dissertation or other project-based work submitted in September. Your balance of modules and research varies according to the subject but, typically, your research counts for 60 credits and there are 120 credits of modules, varying from 10 to 40 credits each. (If you are from the EU, then our Masters courses are regarded as second-cycle qualifications under the Bologna Declaration and consist of 90 ECTS credits).
Please note that module information on our course finder provides a guide to course content and may be subject to review on an annual basis.

Modules
Core modules
Msc/Ma Dissertation
Research Methods In Finance: Empirical Methods In Finance

Compulsory modules
Asset Pricing
Derivative Securities
Portfolio Management
Postgraduate Mathematics Preparation

Optional modules
Asset Pricing
Bank Strategy And Risk
Behavioural Finance
Corporate Finance
Derivative Securities
Exchange Rates And International Finance
Financial Modelling
Fixed Income Securities
Industry Expert Lectures In Finance
Mathematical Research Techniques Using Matlab
Modern Banking
Portfolio Management
Postgraduate Mathematics Preparation
Risk Management
Trading Global Financial Markets

Core modules must be taken and passed.
Core with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken and passed.
Compulsory modules must be taken.
Compulsory with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken.
Optional modules are selected from course specific lists.

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in relevant subject area.IELTS 6.5. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

This course has ESRC Doctoral Training Centre accreditation, meaning it can form part of a 1+3 funding opportunity for talented postgraduates. The University is one of only 21 ESRC-accredited Doctoral Training Centres in the UK.

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