入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： One of the following:
A good UK honours degree (minimum lower second class)
Equivalent overseas degree recognised by Aston University.
英语要求：one of the following:
TOEFL score of 620 (paper based) or 260 (computer based) with a TWE of 5, or 105 (internet based) with a minimum score of 25 in writing and speaking and 23 in listening and reading
IELTS score of 7 overall (with a minimum of 7 in writing and speaking and 6.5 in listening and reading).
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £15,140
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme will provide students with knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to careers to the financial and insurance sectors, such as in financial analysis, stockbroking, market trading, investment and commercial banking, investment regulation and corporate finance. Through a high quality teaching programme we blend finance theory with practical applications and research tools.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Compulsory Modules:
• BFM102 Valuation of Investments (Double Module)
• BFM105 Market Microstructure
• BFM114 Quantitative Methods for Finance
• BFM115 Financial Econometrics
• BFM116 Finance Theory and Practice
• BFM206 Business Finance.
Elective Modules (Choose one)
• BFM117 Trading Techniques
• BFM208 International Finance.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Candidates must have a good level of quantitative and analytical skills. While it is anticipated that most applicants will have studied finance or economics at undergraduate level, this programme is also appropriate for students with good first degrees in mathematics, statistics, computing, engineering or the sciences.
Career opportunities:
This specialised programme is designed to prepare you for a career in a wide range of banking, finance and insurance organisations.
Potential employers include investment and retail banks, specialist finance houses, investment management companies, business services consultancies, insurance/ reinsurance companies, pension funds, regulatory bodies and specialist actuarial and underwriting practices.
Examples of jobs taken up by our recent graduates include:
• Investment Banker – Bualuang Securities PCL
• Management Trainee - Bank of China (Beijing)
• Asset Manager - Dexia Asset Management
• Stock broker - Capital Group
• Risk Analyst - N.Power
• Analyst - Euromax Capital Global Finance (UK)
• Junior Financial Analyst – IATCO (Saudi Arabia)
• Accountant - KPMG (Paris)
• Auditor - Deloitte (Paris)
• Financial Economist - The French Treasury
• Risk Analyst - Barclaycard.
Personal development:
Students will acquire skills in the following areas: giving presentations; team working; report writing; negotiation and IT skills.