Investments

University of Birmingham

Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Accounting and financeEconomicsFinance

Investments MSc is a postgraduate degree at University of Birmingham, based in Birmingham, taught full-time over 1 year.

About this course

Our MSc Investments degree is a specialist programme designed for graduates with a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline, who want to develop the highly sought after critical, analytical and technical skills required to manage complex financial assets.

Launch your career as an investment management specialist

Investment management is in a period of rapid change, driven by shifting investor preferences, margin compression, regulatory developments and advancing technologies. Our MSc Investments will help you lead on and work with those changes as part of a successful career in investments.

Access our Bloomberg Training Suite

You will have access to our state-of-the-art Bloomberg training suite where a range of trading techniques can be practised. You can further sharpen your financial modelling and analytical skills by using various software and financial databases available in the Birmingham Business School, such as Bloomberg, WRDS, Compustat, CRSP, Capital IQ, BoardEx, Morningstar, BankFocus, CSMAR, Datastream, Thomson One, and FAME.

What makes this course different?

This course will develop your critical, analytical, and technical skills for a career as an investment specialist in global financial markets.

- This is a specialist programme where you will be part of a small cohort, allowing you to develop a closer relationship with experts, staff and fellow students

- You'll enhance soft skills like teamwork, adaptability, leadership, time management, communication, work ethics, and cross-cultural awareness

- You will have access to our state-of-the-art Bloomberg training suite where a range of trading techniques can be practised

- Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city, is a prominent business and financial hub, home to esteemed global firms like IBM, HSBC, Lloyds, KPMG, and PwC

- Our strong industry links combine rigorous academics with practical focus, exemplified by the Market Microstructure module, enhancing job opportunities through innovative training used by leading global financial firms

- You'll gain robust theoretical foundation inspired by global research and industry practices

Career Prospects

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Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Birmingham
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Accounting and finance, Economics, Finance