Structure
MSc Business Finance is available for one year’s study full-time. You will take five compulsory modules in the first semester, and two compulsory modules plus three electives in the second semester. The pre-semester modules in maths and statistics take place in September. They are especially designed for students who want to review concepts such as statistical distributions and matrix algebra.

Pre-sessional modules
Mathematics
Statistics
Semester A	Semester B	Post-Semester B
Business Finance	Cases in Business Finance	7,000 word dissertation
Investment Management	Elective	 
Commercial and Investment Banking	Elective	 
Quantitative Methods in Finance	Elective	 
Applied Finance with Eviews	Data Analysis for Dissertation	 
Elective modules include
Financial Derivatives
International Finance
Behavioural Finance
Risk Management for Banking
Asset Management
Principles of Accounting
Applied Risk Management
Banking Regulations
Topics in Financial Econometrics
Bond Market Strategies
Alternative Investments
Valuation and Private Equity
Applied Wealth Management
Credit Rating
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic Asset Allocation
Portfolio Construction Theory
Systematic Trading Strategies
In order to reflect the practical and applied side of this programme the School organises a number of extra optional modules that aim to provide further practical training to students, whose subject matter changes from year to year. These modules are taught by City practitioners, who provide an insider’s view on topics of interest to the financial community.