Overview
The MSc Finance suite of courses is designed to equip you with the knowledge and technical skills required to meet the needs and demands of the profession and make a more meaningful contribution to the organisations they work for. The various pathways will provide you further opportunities to pursue rewarding careers by exploring areas relevant to their chosen subject specialism.
The MSc Finance and Risk Management course will provide you with a well-grounded knowledge and understanding of key concepts and principles that support and inform corporate financial and strategic decision-making and is best suited for those interested in investments and portfolio management.
UWL’s suite of finance courses opens up a range of opportunities in a multitude of industries across the world, and our graduates are currently employed at banks and financial institutions, management consultancy firms, five-star hotel chains and healthcare organisations.
Extended Masters and Enhanced Extended Masters options
If you have an undergraduate degree but do not meet the entry criteria for this course, you may qualify for our Extended Masters or Enhanced Extended Masters courses.
These courses feature four specially designed modules which will improve your academic and English skills. Once completed you can progress directly onto the regular Masters course. See below for more information.
Why study Finance and Risk Management with us?
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Course detail & modules
We are a leading provider of national and international business and finance education, winning accolades such as Public Sector Accountancy College of the Year at the PQ Awards 2021.
Thanks to our West London location – close to the Thames Valley’s M4 corridor, Heathrow Airport and the City of London – and our longstanding reputation, we have formed strong connections with a number of potential employers.
If you are a Finance or Business graduate with strong numerical skills and interested in pursuing a career in investment banking, portfolio management, risk analysis and the like, then this course, which has been created with input from industry professionals, will enable you to acquire the skills and knowledge required by employers in this field.
Extended Masters and Enhanced Extended Masters
Our Extended Masters and Enhanced Extended Masters courses are intended for students who already have an undergraduate degree but don't meet the entry requirements to study for a Masters degree.
Over a full-time semester, you will study four modules specially designed to improve your academic and English language skills:
- Advanced Study Skills
- Critical Thinking, Analysis and Evaluation
- Statistics
- English (Business English on the Enhanced course)
Once completed, you will progress directly onto the core Masters course.
What's the difference between an Extended Masters and an Enhanced Extended Masters? The Enhanced Extended Masters is similar to the Extended Masters but with a greater focus on improving your English skills. It also includes a Business English module which will allow you to gain a full understanding of this critical subject area.
Study & career progression
Once you graduate, you could go on to be a:
- risk analyst
- investment consultant
- finance and risk analyst
- risk manager
- strategy consultant
- risk adviser.
After completing your studies, you will be eligible to apply for a doctoral course at the Claude Littner Business School.
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