Investment Management

Coventry University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Accounting and financeEconomicsFinance

About this course

Learn the critical knowledge and skills required to start a professional practice career in investment and portfolio management, securities trading, stock broking or investment banking.

Key course content includes:

  • Asset pricing: valuation of equity, debt and derivative securities.

  • Governance and sustainability: the financial and ethical challenges facing modern corporations.

  • Data analysis: statistical techniques of estimation, hypothesis testing and modelling.

  • Portfolio management: constructing an efficient portfolio and assessing fund performance.

    Why you should study this course:

  • Develop specialist expertise in asset management and portfolio construction.

  • Practice simulated trading and other finance-related activities using a wide range of industry-standard demo software on our Bloomberg terminals.

  • Access financial data, news and analytics on the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) workspace.

  • Use advanced learning facilities and get hands-on experience in our Bloomberg Trading Floor and EconLab.

  • There will be opportunities for you to obtain Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) certifications at no additional cost.

  • Learn from professionals with industry and research experience and interact with expert guest practitioners and scholars of investment and asset management (opportunities not guaranteed).

    For more information please visit our website.

  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

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

    Course Details

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