MSc International Finance is for those working or hoping to work in finance or accounting. You'll gain an academic qualification in domestic and international financial operations and you'll address current challenges and issues facing the world's international financial institutions and markets.
The course links theory and practice in international financial matters through intensive, selective, and expert-orientated modules with a clearly defined business outlook. One of the main attractions of this course is that it provides a wide range of modules to suit your specific interests. The content focuses on financial markets, the analysis and management of financial intermediaries, and their interaction with financial instruments, investment, and risk management. This will see you studying a broad range of related topics such as asset fund management, portfolio theory and investment analysis, credit risk, and financial institutions' main operations and performance within an international context.
6 reasons to study International Finance at LSBU!
- Joint 2nd in Accounting and Finance for career prospects among London universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
- We are in the heart of London, the global financial centre in Europe. We Provide students with an individualised learning experience to develop the skills and aspirations that enable them to enter employment, further study, or start their own businesses. Students will a get Bloomberg market certificate (BMC) during their study of the course.
- We are top 5 for satisfaction with teaching in Accounting and Finance among London universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020The and No a for overall score in the UK for Accounting and Finance among UK universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
- Internationalization: Developing a multicultural community of students and staff, which through international alliances and partnerships will further build our capacity and capabilities in education, research, and enterprise.
- Research and enterprise: Delivering outstanding economic, social, and cultural benefits from our intellectual capital, by connecting our teaching and research to the real world through commercial activities and social enterprise.
- Practicability and digital skills: The course is highly practical with a large part of it associated with the learning of Bloomberg software. You will learn practical skills in a real-world environment, with visits to Bloomberg and the Bank of England.