Banking and Finance MSc

The banking and finance industry has become a major end-user and even a major driver of technological innovation, such as machine learning, big data analysis, and algorithm trading. This course uniquely combines theory and applications of finance, economics, quantitative methods, and big data analysis to allow you to increase your career opportunities in this fast-paced field.

Why study MSc Banking and Finance* at Middlesex University?

The MSc Banking and Finance is an academically solid program that provides the foundations of a career in financial services and the banking industry. This course has an emphasis on relevant and prominent issues for the sector such as financial regulation, risk management, international systems, banking institutions, and securities markets.

The program covers all aspects of the industry from macroeconomic and corporate to regulatory, computational, and quantitative. Advanced skills preparation in financial modeling, econometrics, and quantitative risk management will prepare you for the practical requirements of your profession.

You'll be taught by academics who are currently involved in pioneering research in areas such as portfolio management, corporate finance, and ethics in finance. Many have also been practitioners with organizations such as Standard & Poor's and The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. We value skills training as highly as we value theory, so you can also expect to learn the practical ways in which you can use this knowledge within your profession, including training in a range of financial software systems.

Course highlights

• Benefit from unlimited access to the Financial Markets Lab, where you can set up or simulate your trades in FX, equity, and derivatives markets
• There is a strong emphasis on the practical application of theory to ensure you are ready for the working world
• Complete year-long modules to improve your learning and enhance the assimilation of complex subjects in a rewarding and beneficial manner
• You'll use specialist industry standard databases such as Bloomberg and Datastream, as well as software packages including Stata
• Free online subscription to The Financial Times.

• We normally require a second class honours degree 2:2 or above, in an appropriate subject with a significant amount of mathematics in its curriculum
• We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years work experience. Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

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  The most commonly accepted evidence of English language ability is IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all components).

The MSc Banking and Finance course enhances analytical skills, knowledge acquisition, and exposure to subject frontiers. It supports careers in investment management, hedge fund management, equity, bond, foreign currency markets, corporate treasury management, and risk management across various sectors.