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MSc - Master of Science
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Full Time
Jan 2027
16 Month
Serious disruption is occurring within the financial industry with digital tech and Big Data. This progression course will provide you with advanced financial skills required to thrive in an evolving financial environment. Advance your financial knowledge with our progression course, suitable for individuals with a background in finance or a related discipline.Benefit from a blended learning experience, with combined teaching elements of theory and practice. Tailor your learning and study areas of interest by choosing from our range of option units, bringing you closer to your future career . Undertake a significant piece of self-managed research in an area that interests you in relation to your course. Study relevant and up-to-date developments in the financial industry including FinTech, Big Data, derivatives and risk management. Enhance your employability with an optional 30-week placement overseas or in the UK, with Bournemouth being home to many large financial companies such as J.P.Morgan and Barclays.
In addition to the core modules students need to study optional modules. They will also have optional placement year.
Mathematical, programming and statistical tools used in the real world for analysing and modelling financial data. You'll use these tools to model asset returns, the stock, bond and exchange rate, and measure risk using different software.
In addition to the core modules students need to study optional modules. They will also have optional placement year.
Gain an understanding of the types of financial markets, their links and roles in modern economies, and the quantitative and qualitative research techniques that apply to this field.
In addition to the core modules students need to study optional modules. They will also have optional placement year.
The functions of money and banking and their importance in the economy. You'll learn about interest rates and yield curves, monetary policy issues and banking regulation at an international context, along with contemporary issues in money and banking.
In addition to the core modules students need to study optional modules. They will also have optional placement year.
This unit aims to provide you with the necessary theoretical background for the application of portfolio selection and how to apply modern portfolio theory to investment management, coving specific issues such as ethical investment strategies.
In addition to the core modules students need to study optional modules. They will also have optional placement year.
The research project provides Master's level students with an opportunity to undertake a significant piece of self-managed research in an area that interests you and is relevant to the course.
Accommodation (Bailey Point) - 207 to 214 Per Week
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