MSc Finance: The University of Manchester

Course description

From derivatives and investments to mergers and acquisitions and global markets, this course covers the essential information you need to pursue a range of exciting careers in finance at an international level, or an academic career via a PhD.

Investing in an MSc Finance adds up to a great career and you gain valuable quantitative skills that are in high demand by employers. A dissertation, focusing on empirical research, allows you to explore your chosen area of interest in detail, and you are supported throughout by their high-calibre staff.

Recent graduates have accepted positions in the City, with the 'Big 4' global financial services firms, major world banks and financial institutions.

The MSc Finance is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council as postgraduate preparation for a PhD.

Module details

Typical compulsory course units and optional course units include:

• Introductory Research Methods for Accounting and Finance
• Essentials of Finance
• Derivative Securities
• Financial Econometrics
• Advanced Empirical Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Foundations of Finance Theory
• Portfolio Investment
• International Macroeconomics and Global Capital Markets
• Financial Statement Analysis
• International Finance
• Real Options in Corporate Finance
• International Mergers and Acquisitions

Career opportunities

The course provides training for a research degree and general training for those who wish to take up specialist positions in Finance (such as a Financial Analyst) or those who wish to subsequently pursue a research and/or an academic career via a PhD in Finance.