The MSc Finance enables
you to deepen your understanding of financial markets,
banks, and their relation to economic performance. It
provides a sound platform for advancing your career in
finance and policy. Because finance is so wide ranging,
the degree enables you to choose between three majors:
- Economic Policy
- Financial Sector
Management
- Quantitative
Finance
The three alternative
pathways of the MSc Finance programme enable you to
select a study path best suited to your objectives and
skills.
The MSc Finance (major: Quantitative Finance) is designed to advance a
career in management within banks and other financial
firms.
Programme aims
The programme enables
you to deepen your understanding of the principles,
applications, and context underlying decision-making in
financial sector management.
Programme details
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You study
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Study period
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Cost |
|
MSc |
8 courses |
2-5 years |
£8,640 |
|
Individual Professional Courses
|
IPCs offer
people in the financial and management
sector an effective form of flexible
professional education. It is also an ideal
option if you're keen to sample the
programme. The fee per course is £1,080 |
Prestige
The
programme has been developed by academics at the Centre
for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS), a
postgraduate research and teaching department within
SOAS, University of London. Staff at CeFiMS have
international reputations and are involved in
researching their subjects at the very limits of current
knowledge.
Career
progression
As a
graduate of this programme you will be well prepared for
senior management positions in deposit banks, investment
banks, fund management, consultancy, central banks and
international bodies.
Comprehensive study materials and support
You
will be sent all the study materials that you need to
complete the programme, which may typically include:
-
A
core text specially written for the course. This is
the backbone of the course and is comparable to a
series of lecures. It is organised into eight study
units, each of which lasts one week.
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Textbooks and collections of readings.
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Online and multimedia tools. Some courses provide
video lectures on DVD. These expand on issues that
have been raised in the course and relate the
material to 'real world' examples. The Online Study
Centre (OSC) provides instant access to course
materials and also offers academic, administrative
and technical support.
-
A
study calendar for each course to help you organize
your time. This sets out a schedule for coursework
and assignment deadlines.
-
A
Student Handbook explaining the nature of distance
learning and the specific character of the
programme. The University also send you a Study Skills textbook
and an audio CD that offers tips on effective
distance learning.
Your
time commitment
This
will depend partly on choices you make, but most
students take three years to complete an MSc. The study
calendar consists of five sessions per year. Each
session is devoted to a specific course and lasts eight
weeks (with the exception of the fifth session which
runs for 10 weeks). During each session you will need to
allocate between 15-20 hours per week to complete the
programme.
Summary of key dates
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Application
deadline |
17 November
2008 for a January 2009 start |
31 March 2009
for a June 2009 start |
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Enrolment deadline |
19
December 2008 for a January 2009 start
|
4 May 2009
for a June 2009 start |
|
Programme starts |
January
2009 |
June 2009 |
|
Examinations |
October |
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