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Finance (MSc)


Degrees Available



MSc Full-Time

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Award Tuition Fees Attendance Mode Length of Course
MSc

The full-time MSc fee for 2012/13 is:

  • Home/EU: £10,000
  • International: £13,500

The School of Management offers a number of awards and scholarships for Master's students which are shown on the School of Management website.

Fees may be paid in full at enrolment, benefiting from a fee discount, or paid by instalments. Visit the School of Management website for full details. 

 Full-Time 12 Months
September - September

Course Introduction

The MSc in Finance is widely regarded as one of the leading postgraduate qualifications for finance professionals. Focusing on the key elements of corporate finance, investment management and quantitative finance, the aim of the course is to produce specialists who have a strong financial perspective on corporate activity, pension fund behaviour, the economy and international financial markets.

We help you to develop the personal skills that will be most relevant to your finance career. Our Masters in Finance graduates are in demand, because the finance professions need people who

  • understand the business and economic environment in which they operate
  • know in detail the models they implement and
  • can skilfully apply the results in practice

Our Masters in Finance graduates are in an excellent position to compete for jobs across a wide range of financial disciplines, including corporate finance, investment banking, portfolio management, financial consultancy, fixed income and derivatives trading, risk management and financial research.

Students will also have the benefit of working in the new Trading Room, with access to real-life market trading data, and to gain the Reuters trading certificate, should they wish to.

Course Syllabus

Initially, MSc students take a number of compulsory modules to provide the foundations for an understanding of management. There is then the opportunity to choose from a range of specialist modules before embarking on a dissertation looking at a specific finance-related topic.

The syllabus for our MSc in Finance programme is highly contemporary, and driven by current best practice. While we continue to use well-established techniques that have stood the test of time, Masters in Finance students also examine in detail the most up-to-date developments in financial markets; concerning, for example, credit-risk management and derivatives, money-market behaviour and hedge-fund management. Our Finance and Investment Society, which counts many Masters in Finance students as members, regularly invites external speakers to help to maintain the topicality and relevance of our discussion.

We place particular emphasis on computer-based methods of learning finance. As a Masters in Finance student at Bradford, you learn to apply to real market data the financial-software packages used most widely in practice.

You will also have the opportunity to use interactive trading simulated software packages (i.e. Market-Class simulator package) to enhance your understanding of investment analysis and portfolio management.

For further details of this programme, to download a brochure, find out about our Online Masters events or to contact our Masters team, please visit the School of Management website

European Quality Imrovement System Accredited

Special Features

  • The Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) accredit this programme. This means that, by successfully completing your degree, you are eligible for exemptions from the ACCA or CIMA professional examinations - a major advantage on your journey to qualifying as a professional accountant, should you wish to. For further information, please visit the appropriate websites:
  • The School of Management is accredited by The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)

Teaching Methods

Teaching involves a combination of formal lectures, group discussions, seminars and directed reading. Generally the programme aims to integrate applied and theoretical knowledge with assessment processes that test both knowledge of the disciplines plus their application and limitations.  Each module represents approximately 100 hours of study time of which typically 24 hours is contact time with the module tutor(s) and the remaining 76 hours is made up of pre-reading, directed reading, preparatory work and assessment. Methods of assessment are varied and linked to learning requirements.  They may include open and closed book examination, essays, coursework assignments and case studies.

Entry Requirements

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.  For full details of entry requirements, including English Language requirements, please visit the Masters Entry Requirements section on the School of Management website 

Contact Details

MSc Programme Team, Bradford University School of Management, Emm Lane, Bradford BD9 4JL, UK

Download Prospectus

Please visit the School of Management website to download a prospectus.

How to Apply

You may apply online at www.bradford.ac.uk/management/programmes/masters/apply

Cognate Course

Yes