入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Applicants should have at least a 2:1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest less than 6)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £13,750
课程特征 Course Features：
This Masters programme will look at the economic and financial determinants of financial risk, the individual and collective actions that can mitigate their negative impact and how to take advantage of the opportunities inherent to financial risk.
•You will acquire a sound understanding of financial risk (market risk, liquidity risk, counterpart risk), learn about financial instruments: how to use them in practice to achieve different goals; and how to optimise your opportunities.
•You will be encouraged to attend our annual series of practitioners’ talks and annual Economics seminar series.
•The programme is offered by the Centre for Economic & Financial Studies which covers research and postgraduate teaching in economics and finance.
课程内容 Course Content ：
You will take five compulsory courses and select two optional courses from the list below. MSc candidates also write a dissertation.
Core courses
•Basic econometrics (or Modelling and forecasting financial markets subject to approval from the programme director)
•Economic fundamentals and financial markets
•Financial markets, securities and derivatives
•Financial risk analysis
•Modelling and forecasting financial markets (for students who are not required to take Basic econometrics)
•Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
•Advanced portfolio analysis
•Corporate finance and investment (subject to course approval)
•Financial derivatives
•Financial services
•International finance and money
•Mathematical finance (co-requisite for Financial derivatives)
•Modelling and forecasting financial markets (if not taken as a compulsory course)
•Portfolio analysis and investment (co-requisite for Advanced portfolio analysis).
职业前景 Career Prospects：
We expect graduates to find employment in financial institutions (including banks, investment banks and asset management firms); governmental bodies involved in financial decision-making; organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank; and other firms working in the area of financial transactions and provision of finance.