Introduction:

Our MSc Finance and Investment Banking course will teach you about analysing and valuing investment products, critical analysis of information in derivatives markets and portfolio and investment management. You will explore the operation of markets, their major participants and the regulatory environments, as well as building a firm understanding of corporate finance, basic accounting and financial analysis.

This course emphasises the analysis and valuation of investment products, and critical analysis of information in derivatives markets and portfolio and investment management. You will work with financial tools and techniques in an applied setting, using our state-of-the-art Business Lab equipped with the latest Bloomberg software to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in this sector.

In your third semester, you’ll choose an experiential project. With the opportunity to use your skills in a real-world setting, you can choose from completing a consultancy experience project, an in-company experience project, a business research project or a global experience project.

Created in collaboration with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), our modules are closely aligned with the institution’s own qualifications, which you can work towards upon completion of your degree.

What you’ll gain from this degree?

• an ability to apply knowledge, tools and techniques to resolve issues in new and diverse situations within the field of investment banking.
• a wide-ranging theoretical background and equip you with practical skills for active interaction in the world of finance.
• an ability to apply advanced concepts and techniques to analyse financial markets and instruments.
• developmental skills to synthesise and critique a range of methods employed in analysing investments in financial products.
• an ability to evaluate the rigour and validity of published research, and to assess its relevance to the practice of investment banking.

Nottingham Business School have both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation.

• This course allows you a faster progression towards the CIMA Professional Qualification and the global professional designation of Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).
• Our Finance and Investment Banking course has been created in collaboration with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) institute.
• You will be allocated an Academic Mentor at the beginning of the academic year and you will meet with them regularly throughout the year. Your Mentor will help you make the most of your time at NBS.

Careers and employability

At Nottingham Business School, we’re focused on your employability from the start of your postgraduate degree. We provide you with a learning experience that integrates theory and practice.

This course will allow you to learn to analyse a variety of relevant data used in diverse contexts to support effective decision-making in the finance discipline and exercise judgment in organisational settings when faced with a range of alternative courses of action. This is supported by the development of your communication skills as you learn to communicate key issues and arguments in written and oral format to a professional standard.

Graduates from this course have gone onto roles within the public, private and third sector, undertaking positions such as:

• Equity Trader and Analyst
• Financial Associate
• Investment Manager
• Tax Accountant
• Fund Manager

What you’ll study

At NBS you can create a personalised learning experience, giving you a unique Masters degree that equips you with the skills you'll need, for the career you want. Each of the modules will be delivered over a four week period, with teaching delivered in three weeks and the fourth week left clear for assessment work. This enables you to focus on one subject at a time, whilst allowing time for preparation and assessment work.

Modules

Semester One

• Global Financial Markets (20 credits)
• Financial Statement Analysis (20 credits)
• Corporate Finance (20 credits)

Semester Two

• Valuation of Investment Products (20 credits)
• Derivatives Markets (20 credits)
• Investment and Portfolio Management (20 credits)

Semester Three

• Consultancy Experience Project (40 credits)
• Business Research Project (40 credits)

* Scholarships available for international students.