Banking & Finance MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By King's College London |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

43,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

FinanceMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Banking & Finance MSc is an innovative course designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the finance and banking industry. Explore the challenges facing financial markets and the global banking sector. Uncover the complexities of intricate financial principles and data applications to investment problems.

Investment analysts, financial advisors and managers require a thorough understanding of many complex and challenging aspects of banking and financial markets, and our course is explicitly designed to equip you with these essential skills.

The MSc in Banking & Finance at King's Business School offers a comprehensive finance education. You'll discover a wide range of topics including commercial & investment banking, financial derivatives, risk management, financial regulation and behavioural finance. By the end of your course, you'll have all the skills you need for a huge range of careers across the sector.

Key benefits
  • Our course provides you with a thorough knowledge of the main components of commercial and investment banking and the changing structure of the international financial industry.
  • Our practitioners have extensive and wide-ranging experience in the finance industry, providing invaluable contributions to the teaching of the modules and bringing theory into practice.
  • Close links and regular speakers from financial organisations give you insights and up-to-the- minute knowledge of the subject area and brings practical insights into the classroom by applying the theory to real-world scenarios.
  • State-of-the-art facilities - such as a virtual trading floor which provides exclusive access to the latest financial software used in the banking and finance industry, and access to specialised financial and economic databases and software used by economists in finance or in government. These facilities are coupled with a range of courses that familiarise you with such practical skills as trading and database use.
  • Located in the heart of London, King’s Business School has a strong reputation for research-led teaching and links to industry.
  • Apply for King's Business School scholarships of up to 50% tuition fees or £10,000 for our full-time postgraduate courses.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Banking & Finance MSc is an innovative course designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the finance and banking industry. Explore the challenges facing financial markets and the global banking sector. Uncover the complexities of intricate financial principles and data applications to investment problems.

Investment analysts, financial advisors and managers require a thorough understanding of many complex and challenging aspects of banking and financial markets, and our course is explicitly designed to equip you with these essential skills.

The MSc in Banking & Finance at King's Business School offers a comprehensive finance education. You'll discover a wide range of topics including commercial & investment banking, financial derivatives, risk management, financial regulation and behavioural finance. By the end of your course, you'll have all the skills you need for a huge range of careers across the sector.

Key benefits
  • Our course provides you with a thorough knowledge of the main components of commercial and investment banking and the changing structure of the international financial industry.
  • Our practitioners have extensive and wide-ranging experience in the finance industry, providing invaluable contributions to the teaching of the modules and bringing theory into practice.
  • Close links and regular speakers from financial organisations give you insights and up-to-the- minute knowledge of the subject area and brings practical insights into the classroom by applying the theory to real-world scenarios.
  • State-of-the-art facilities - such as a virtual trading floor which provides exclusive access to the latest financial software used in the banking and finance industry, and access to specialised financial and economic databases and software used by economists in finance or in government. These facilities are coupled with a range of courses that familiarise you with such practical skills as trading and database use.
  • Located in the heart of London, King’s Business School has a strong reputation for research-led teaching and links to industry.
  • Apply for King's Business School scholarships of up to 50% tuition fees or £10,000 for our full-time postgraduate courses.

Admission Requirements

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Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) required in a social science related area (e.g. management, economics, finance or other relevant subject) or equivalent overseas qualification. Our programme is most suitable if you have some quantitative background in either finance and/or economics or have a degree with some quantitative elements.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum high 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
43,000 GBP
International
43,000 GBP

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