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MSc/PgDip/PgCert
International Finance and Banking
International Finance and Investment

Location
Southwark

Duration
1 Year plus dissertation (full time)

Mode of study
Full and part-time

Start date
September

Number of places
50

Simple timetable information
Daytime and evening classes are attended by both full and part-time students

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
Full-time: 2431
Part-time: 2432

Course contact
Shashi Kumar
kumars@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7792
Key facts

Course units

Core

– Corporate Finance and Regulation

– Financial Management of International Business

– International Financial Reporting and Governance

– Analytical Techniques for Finance

– International Financial Markets and Institutions

– Research Methods

– Dissertation (MSc only)

Options*

3 to be taken as appropriate to intended award:

– International Banking

– Bank Lending and Credit Risk

– Bank Value and Performance

– Advanced Investment Analysis

– International Bond and Fixed Interest Markets

– Institutional Fund Management

– Treasury Management

– Financial Derivatives

– Current Issues in International

Corporate Finance
NB: Some of the core units may also be taken as electives

*Options may be offered on either day or evening modes and will depend on minimum student numbers

Course description

This programme is oriented to individuals engaged or intending to pursue a career in which knowledge and competence in international finance is required. It provides analytical and business-led tools that combine academic study with a pragmatic and well structured finance content for decision making.

The programme focuses on financial markets, the analysis and management of financial intermediaries and their interaction with financial instruments, investment and risk management.

As a specific goal, the Masters intends to link theory and practice in international financial matters through intensive, selective and expert oriented units with a clearly defined business outlook. In consequence, there is an important emphasis on specialisation with a global markets perspective. Some units are conceived as a clear preparation for career development and for attaining further professional qualifications both in securities and financial institutions.

The full-time MSc is structured in two semesters, with a minimum of five core units and a maximum of three electives to be chosen from a unit portfolio. The core units provide the theoretical and analytical fundamentals in international finance or information management. The electives concentrate on specific issues that will help students to build an individualised, professional orientation.

Students studying for a Masters with a variant (e.g. Banking) are required to choose two units from their appropriate specialist pathway and to submit a dissertation within the corresponding field. However, students are also free to combine subjects of their own choosing that do not follow one of the specialist pathways. In that case, they will be awarded the standard MSc in International Finance.

Career opportunities

Graduates from this programme are expected to obtain positions in major international companies, financial institutions, and financial consultant firms in the UK and overseas.

Typical background of applicant

The course is suitable for students in the area of economics, business, and finance. Many of the applicants have working experience in related disciplines. Other students with degrees in engineering, statistics, accounting and information systems have also been successful in attaining their Masters degree.

Recent guest lecturers and events

– Dr Adrian Durrant, from E-hedge

– Hedge Funds: What They Do and Their Participation in the Current

Credit Crisis”.

– Professor Robin Jarvis – Financing Small Business

– Visitors from Landsbanki –Iceland Banking

– Visit to HSBC HQ, Canary Wharf

– Visit to State Street Bank