MSc INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (WITH INTERNSHIP)

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 here

• Joint 2nd in Accounting and Finance for career prospects among London universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
• Employability: Providing students with an individualized learning experience to develop the skills and aspirations that enable them to enter employment, further study, or start their 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 2020Theand No 7 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.

• 2.1 honours degree in any subject from the UK or Bachelors degree equivalent to UK Second Class Upper Division; or
• 2.2 honours degree in relevant subject area; or
• Students with a non-relevant degree but with at least a 2.2. Honours and relevant work experience in financial services will be considered on an individual basis; or
• the Fundamental Level (Knowledge and Skills) of the ACCA professional examinations;

   

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• Completion of the Operational and Management levels of CIMA examinations; or
• Other relevant professional qualifications including from overseas.
• Required English language skills to undertake this programme IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) 6.5.

At LSBU, students have access to an Employability Service, free employability workshops and events, an online board, Job Shop advisers, a Careers Hub, Student Enterprise team, and a Masters degree in international finance. These resources can help students find jobs in finance, banking, investment, regulatory agencies, credit rating agencies, and financial consultant firms. Graduates who possess an LSBU Masters degree are likely to be highly employable in trading and analyst positions.