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 offers training in the key areas of investment banking and financial investment.
•You will acquire an understanding of how financial markets operate, particularly in relation to the aims and operations of banking organisations and institutions.
•You will also study decisions by monetary authorities; their implications for the availability of credit, future movement of interest rates, exchange rates and their effect on economic and business activities.
•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 two optional courses. MSc candidates also produce a research dissertation in an approved related area.
Core courses
•Corporate finance and investment (subject to course approval)
•Financial markets, securities and derivatives
•Modern theory of banking and finance
•Portfolio analysis and investment (co-requisite for Advanced portfolio analysis)
•Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
•Advanced portfolio analysis
•Economic fundamentals and financial markets
•Financial derivatives
•International finance and money
•Mathematical finance (co-requisite for financial derivatives)
•Monetary policy and the role of central banks.
职业前景 Career Prospects：
We expect graduates from this programme to gain employment in financial institutions, government organisations and international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The programme also provides a strong foundation for PhD research.