COURSE CURRICULUM

The MSc in Finance and Risk Management modules provide advanced knowledge and practical skills in financial analysis, quantitative finance, investment, and risk management. Corporate Finance and Valuations develops understanding of investment decisions, financing structures, CAPM, capital structure, dividend policies, business valuation, and sustainability considerations in corporate finance. Econometrics for Finance provides a highly technical foundation in decision analysis, inferential statistics, regression, correlation, model specification, time-series analysis, and forecasting, supporting rigorous financial analysis. Financial Derivatives and Risk Management focuses on the pricing and application of options, forwards, futures, and swaps, alongside hedging and Value-at-Risk techniques for managing financial exposure. Financial Engineering introduces quantitative and computational approaches to finance, including risk-management models implemented using R programming, while examining the applicability and limitations of financial models. Financial Reporting and Analysis develops students’ ability to critically interpret financial statements and annual reports, assess corporate financial performance, and use accounting information to support informed decisions. Investments and Security Analysis focuses on portfolio management, security valuation, investment theory, capital markets, asset pricing, and quantitative methods for analysing fixed-income and equity investments, while also introducing responsible investing and its environmental and social impact. Project and Risk Management combines theoretical and practical approaches to project and risk management, introducing recognised PMI and PM2 methodologies, practical project work, management tools, techniques, and relevant software packages. Research Methods for Finance supports students in developing research and analytical capabilities for finance-related investigations. Finally, the 60-credit Dissertation allows students to independently select a research topic, formulate a research question, review relevant literature, design a research proposal, collect and analyse data, and complete an extended research project. Overall, the modules develop quantitative, analytical, investment, valuation, financial modelling, risk-management, research, and decision-making skills for careers in finance and financial risk management.