MSc Investment Analysis
Course summary
Discover how to undertake security valuation and portfolio management by studying equity, debt and derivative markets in domestic and international sectors, and learn about the key techniques used by financial traders.
Course outline and modules
Our MSc Investment Analysis has a strong focus on the practical application of finance within a trading or corporate setting.
This exciting masters programme is a fantastic platform to launch your career. You’ll benefit from a detailed insight into business finance, investment management and gain technical skills and first-hand experience in trading, and coding, using Python programming.
You’ll evaluate a UK listed company as part of your final project, have the opportunity to attend a workshop helping students taking the CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level I examination, and practice your skills in our dedicated Bloomberg trading room facility.
What will I learn?
The course covers a wide range of stimulating subjects, including the valuation of investments, trading techniques, investment management and corporate finance from a broad as well as an international perspective. You’ll learn key theories to give you thorough grounding in these areas but also develop a practical understanding of how these various concepts and models are applied in real-life business scenarios.
We’ll ensure you have a clear understanding of the fundamentals relating to investments and what you should be looking for when making investment decisions. We explore equity, debt and derivative markets in domestic and international sectors. You’ll undertake security valuation and financial distress exercises and we explain various other techniques used by financial traders.
What sets this programme apart from others, is our strong focus on the practical application of technical skills in a trading or corporate financial setting.
Practical experience
You’ll gain hands-on experience working with real-time financial, accounting and economic data, thanks to our dedicated Bloomberg trading room facility and industry software. Your exposure to these practical tools and techniques will give you the confidence and technical capability to gain a competitive advantage over other graduates in the job market.
Overseas opportunities
Our extensive network of university partners includes some of the highest ranked business schools in Europe, such as EDHEC Business School in France, as well as other highly regarded universities across the world. You can study in Australia, China, Singapore, USA and a host of other countries. Recent MSc Investment Analysis students spent time at Copenhagen Business School and at the University of South Africa.
All of our overseas study programmes are all tuition-free and lectures and assessments are in English.
Course summary
Discover how to undertake security valuation and portfolio management by studying equity, debt and derivative markets in domestic and international sectors, and learn about the key techniques used by financial traders.
Course outline and modules
Our MSc Investment Analysis has a strong focus on the practical application of finance within a trading or corporate setting.
This exciting masters programme is a fantastic platform to launch your career. You’ll benefit from a detailed insight into business finance, investment management and gain technical skills and first-hand experience in trading, and coding, using Python programming.
You’ll evaluate a UK listed company as part of your final project, have the opportunity to attend a workshop helping students taking the CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level I examination, and practice your skills in our dedicated Bloomberg trading room facility.
What will I learn?
The course covers a wide range of stimulating subjects, including the valuation of investments, trading techniques, investment management and corporate finance from a broad as well as an international perspective. You’ll learn key theories to give you thorough grounding in these areas but also develop a practical understanding of how these various concepts and models are applied in real-life business scenarios.
We’ll ensure you have a clear understanding of the fundamentals relating to investments and what you should be looking for when making investment decisions. We explore equity, debt and derivative markets in domestic and international sectors. You’ll undertake security valuation and financial distress exercises and we explain various other techniques used by financial traders.
What sets this programme apart from others, is our strong focus on the practical application of technical skills in a trading or corporate financial setting.
Practical experience
You’ll gain hands-on experience working with real-time financial, accounting and economic data, thanks to our dedicated Bloomberg trading room facility and industry software. Your exposure to these practical tools and techniques will give you the confidence and technical capability to gain a competitive advantage over other graduates in the job market.
Overseas opportunities
Our extensive network of university partners includes some of the highest ranked business schools in Europe, such as EDHEC Business School in France, as well as other highly regarded universities across the world. You can study in Australia, China, Singapore, USA and a host of other countries. Recent MSc Investment Analysis students spent time at Copenhagen Business School and at the University of South Africa.
All of our overseas study programmes are all tuition-free and lectures and assessments are in English.
