Finance

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 17.4 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 17.4 k / Year(s)  
178 place StudyQA ranking:4826 Duration:12 months

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The MRes Finance will follow the first two semesters of core courses, already established within our existing programmes and providing a solid grounding in management principles. This will be followed by an intensive summer school, undertaking courses aimed at:
* Providing an understanding of accounting information and financial reporting.
* Giving a background to modern finance.
* Introducing key areas of finance (commodities, currencies, options, hedging, futures, institutions and markets) and to so in an historical context
* Helping the student learn from history and to place finance in that context. To provide the students with theoretical and practical knowledge of quantitative techniques in finance.
* To introduce key areas in quantitative techniques in finance such as regression analysis, correlations, volatility measuring, and time series analysis.
* To help students learn about the usefulness of quantitative analysis in measuring and assessing risk and expected return.
* To introduce key aspects of financial analysis and enable students to undertake interpretation of accounts; ratio analysis and user-group specific tools, e.g. Z scores and credit ratings; accounting information and the stockmarket; forecasting and valuation.

This degree programme is designed to provide the student with a thorough grounding in generic and subject specific research skills whilst commencing work on your research project.

An Honours degree (upper second class or above) or an equivalent qualification in an appropriate subject(s).Two academic references are required. 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.

University of Aberdeen Alumni Discount Scheme

The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.

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