Master's programs
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MSC INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCE
Full Time
Regular fees: 15000 CHF
You might be eligible for a bursary of 2000 CHF reducing your tuition fees to 13,000 CHF.
This course has been designed specifically to enhance knowledge of the banking and finance industry and improve your employability prospects.
You will learn about key challenges in the current global economic environment, consider issues from around the world, and analyse and evaluate problems to identify the best solutions to improve international banking and finance strategies and practice.
Banking continues to experience a number of problems requiring the development of new opportunities and you will find this course is relevant, innovative and challenging.
3 good reasons to study International Banking and Finance:
- Equip yourself for a career in the rapidly expanding banking and finance industry
- Take a Business Innovation Project to enhance your practical skills and experience
- Develop expertise in Banking and Finance
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Normally a minimum 2:2 honours degree or equivalent.
A wide range of professional qualifications are also accepted either in partial or complete fulfilment of entry requirements.
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
The scheme has been designed to meet the aims of the online MSc in a flexible manner and can be tailored to the individual preferences of each student. The MSc requires you to complete four courses plus a final dissertation. The programme consists of the following modules:
INTRODUCTORY
Not-for-credit
Induction
This is the first module of the programme which gives an orientation to the course and the online learning style. It does not carry credits and students are encouraged to go through the material in this module at their own pace and get accustomed to the online medium.
STAGE 1
120 credits, four taught modules
Core
- Bank Financial Management and International Banking
- Corporate and Quantitative Finance
- Equity Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Engineering and Risk Management
Research Methods Live Class
One week intensive live lectures online to prepare for your final dissertation.
STAGE 2
60 credits, Individual dissertation
Dissertation Work
A conventional dissertation of 12,000 to 15,000 words, consisting of research question, aims and objectives, rationale for undertaking the study, literature review, research methodology, analysis of findings, conclusions and recommendations.