Finance and Banking (Taught)

Overview
Start or advance your financial career with a global perspective as you explore the conceptual, analytical and professional skills you need to excel in industry during this era of financial globalisation.

Our MSc Finance and Banking course focuses on multinational corporate finance. You’ll cover topics including international money and financial markets, the theory and practice of corporate financial management, and how to analyse real-time financial market data movements.

You'll use our industry standard Bloomberg terminals and software, and have the chance to complete your Bloomberg Market Concepts training during the course. This certificate is recognised in industry and shows employers that you have relevant Bloomberg experience when you graduate.

You'll explore finance in an international context and using academic theory and real-world practices to support your learning. Taught by staff who have rich research and industry experience, you'll gain a comprehensive insight into banking and international finance, and graduate with a variety of career options.

Recognised by:
The University of Portsmouth is recognised as a Centre of Excellence for finance teaching by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).
On successful completion of your Bloomberg Market Concepts training you'll be awarded the Bloomberg Certificate, an essential qualification for all city professionals.

Course highlights

• Use our industry-standard Bloomberg terminals and software to access data from the world's global financial markets

• Earn your Bloomberg Market Concepts training certificate

• Become a student member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) to attend talks and network with industry professionals

• Have the option to earn a CISI Certificate in Corporate Finance

• Learn from teaching staff who are experts in the sector, with research and consultancy experience and links to industry

• Complete an independent research project which showcases your skills and knowledge in the field

Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits.

You need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. For example, 4 module worth 30 credits and 1 module worth 60 credits.

Core modules in this year include:

• Research Methods and Dissertation (45 credits)
• Corporate Finance (15 credits)
• Financial Econometrics (15 credits)
• Foreign Exchange Market Analysis (15 credits)
• International Banking, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (15 credits)
• International Banking: Efficiency, Competition and Regulation (15 credits)
• International Money and Capital Markets (15 credits)
• Statistics and Data Modelling I (15 credits)

Optional modules:

• Database Design and Implementation (15 credits)
• Digital Economy: Business, Markets and Institutions (15 credits)
• Digital Economy: Society, Culture and Policy (15 credits)
• Financial Technology: Macro Perspectives (15 credits)
• Financial Technology: Micro Perspectives (15 credits)
• Innovation Dynamics and Data Science (15 credits)

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry.

You are assessed in ways that reflect individual topics. You'll get help to build the personal management and employability skills that are essential for a fulfilling career.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business