Finance and Investment (Taught)

Reasons to choose Kingston

• This course is taught by research active staff and provides cutting-edge knowledge regarding the latest developments in the finance sector.

• Kingston is one of the few UK universities with a Bloomberg trading room. It also has specialist databases, such as Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, and Fame.

• This course offers exemptions from professional exams of the ACT. It offers the highest number of exemptions for gaining a professional certificate.

Please note: this course was previously titled MSc Finance. From September 2026, the awarding title of this course will change to Finance and Investment MSc, in order to better reflect the content of the programme.

About this course

You will gain a well-integrated knowledge of financial accounting, finance and investment and management accounting. You will link these topics to issues of
management and corporate strategy, studying real-life examples and case studies. This course has been developed in consultation with professionals at RBS Capital Markets, Commerzbank AG, Standard Chartered Bank and NatWest Bank. As part of this course you may apply for Bloomberg certification, often a huge advantage in the jobs market.

Career opportunities

This course will prepare you for careers in the financial industries. Graduates progress to roles such as sales executives in financial products, investment analysts, data analysts or in fintech.