Investment Banking and Finance

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Accounting and financeEconomicsFinance

About this course

This Masters in Investment Banking & Finance focuses on the key areas of banking and financial investment. You will develop an enhanced understanding of how financial markets operate, particularly in relation to the aims and operations of banking organisations and institutions.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • Investment Banking & Finance will provide you with an excellent understanding of: how to correctly value financial products such as equities and derivatives using theoretical models of assets, the role of risk in portfolio choice, how international financial markets function and the role of adverse selection and moral hazard problems on the informational irregularities within financial markets.

  • You will gain the necessary skills to help you manage portfolios according to customer requirements.

  • You will have access to dedicated computer labs that will enable you to put theory into practice and develop real-life portfolio management skills.

  • Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner logoWe are now partners with Bloomberg Experiential Learning. The ELP program recognises and celebrates academic institutions that are leaders in experiential learning through the integration of Bloomberg terminal exercises into curriculum.

  • Take advantage of our individualised skills development programme, which will ensure you balance academic theory with crucial employability skills to help you maximise your potential and achieve your career goals.

  • Adam Smith Business School is triple accredited.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE You will take four core courses and two optional course and complete a substantial independent piece of work, normally in the form of a dissertation.

    Core courses Corporate Finance and Investment Dissertation GCEFS Investment, Finance and Asset Pricing Modern Theory Of Banking And Finance Portfolio Analysis and Investment

    Optional courses Basic Econometrics Economic Fundamentals And Financial Markets Financial Markets, Securities and Derivatives Financial Services International Finance And Money Understanding Development: A Multidisciplinary Approach

    • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    4124 Finance officers
    3531 Brokers
    1131 Financial managers and directors
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
    2421 Chartered and certified accountants
    3533 Financial and accounting technicians

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Accounting and finance, Economics, Finance

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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