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MSc Finance and Investment - 1 Year (Full-time)

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Individual programme fees are linked above. For detailed information on fee status, policies, payment and funding opportunities see:

An application fee of £50 is payable in respect of all applications submitted for this programme. For further information, visit the Business School website.

Applicants receiving an offer of admission, either unconditional or conditional, will be asked to pay a deposit of £1,500 within 28 days to secure their place on the programme.

Contact information: MSc Admissions Team
Phone: +44 (0)131 650 9663
Fax: +44 (0) 131 650 8077
Email: msc@business-school.ed.ac.uk; Jens Hagendorff (Programme Director)
Email: Jens.Hagendorff@ed.ac.uk; Address: University of Edinburgh Business School
29 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9JS

Entry requirements

An honours degree with an 'excellent' or 'very good' classification from a good university in which the subjects studied include finance, accounting or economics. Applicants with an honours degree in a non-related subject will also be considered, but they will need to demonstrate a very high standard of ability and motivation for the programme.

Relevant work experience will be an advantage, especially for applicants with a degree in a non-related subject.

For students from non-English-speaking countries there will be an English-language requirement. A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600 or above on the non-computerised TOEFL test (250+ computer based or 100+ in the internet based TOEFL test) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7 or above is required, or the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). For full details, visit the School's website.

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

Most business schools offer an MSc in Finance. Few offer an MSc with such a strong investment component. A powerful blend of academic rigour and vocational insight, the MSc in Finance and Investment will add considerably to the knowledge of those looking to further their career in this vital sector.

The School's location in the UK's second largest financial centre allows us to attract visiting speakers from the key financial institutions, fund management houses and a range of analysts. Students are able to interact with leading figures from many major companies; this is particularly evident in the dissertation, which offers an invaluable opportunity to collaborate on a topic that has real, of-the-minute industry relevance.

The practical, theoretical and numerical skills learnt through the programme, as well as the global perspective of investment markets and asset classes, will leave you well qualified for a range of finance related professions. We expect graduates to take up positions in investment analysis, portfolio management, financial statement analysis and evaluation, corporate finance, product development, client servicing and risk management.

The School is recognised a partner institution by the Chartered Financial Analysis (CFA) Institute. Equally the School is recognised as a Centre of Excellence in the provision of postgraduate education in finance and investment by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI). See also the CISI web site at http://www.cisi.org.

Programme structure

Learning will primarily be through reading, class discussions, solving problems in tutorials and attending the lectures. The group-work assignments are practical projects which require teamwork. The assignments simulate the approach in investment banking where teamwork and individual skill sets need to be directed and managed to achieve deadlines.

Learning outcomes

Students who undertake this programme will gain knowledge and understanding of:

global financial markets and the finance and investment industry;
the roles of different organisations and how they interact; plus the factors behind their success and failure;
the role of different asset classes;
how to estimate the fair value for an investment;
how to test assumptions and sensitivities, and compare different investments;
how portfolios of investments can be constructed and analysed.

Funding

Please see Scholarships and Student Funding Services for information about funding opportunities:

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Further Information

This article was published on Apr 25, 2013