COURSE OVERVIEW
Are you looking for a specialist degree that will prepare you for a high-octane career as a trader or investment manager?
You’ll need a cool head, great communication skills and an analytical mind to get ahead in the competitive world of investment management. Not only will you have to read the financial markets, you need to build long-term business relationships, as well as being decisive and confident.
The Investment Management course at Swansea University is our flagship programme focusing on finance and investment management and you will gain an advanced understanding of managing assets and risk in complex organisations.
This advanced programme is for students who have already studied accounting and/ or finance, at undergraduate level.
Your degree is accredited by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA) with University Affiliated Programme status. You will also have the opportunity to pursue a further professional CFA qualification alongside your master’s degree.
This close affiliation with the CFA, a global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for excellence in industry, will enhance your career prospects and give you the edge to thrive in today’s competitive world.
WHY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AT SWANSEA?
- An enhanced specialist programme that may be completed in a single year
- Designed for graduates in finance related subject areas who are seeking a specialist programme to enable accelerated career opportunities in finance and investments
- All modules are taught by our world-class faculty who have industrial and academic knowledge
- Professional body accreditation, which can help to accelerate your career
- Based in the £22 million School of Management building on the Bay Campus
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We have an excellent track record of placing our graduates with major multinational companies.
Your CFA affiliated MSc Investment Management programme will prove to employers you have the ability in all aspects of business and that you are a strategic thinker with strong financial know how and the right business acumen.
Your next step could lie in any of these roles:
- Investment Trader
- Finance Analyst
- Investment Manager
You will study a range of compulsory and optional modules in semesters one and two of this course, before undertaking an independent project/dissertation in your third semester.
Disclaimer: Module selection options may change
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 180 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
- International Financial Markets and Institutions
- Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis
- Quantitative Methods and Economics
- Equities and Fixed Income Securities
- Research Skills
- Global Risk Management and Derivatives
- Asset Management
- International Corporate Finance
- Independent Project
* Scholarships available for international students.
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