MSc Banking and Finance

About the course

This course is ideal if you’re looking to pursue a career in international financial markets and the banking sector. The course will enable you to develop your understanding, and critically evaluate the theories affecting the financial services sector, financial management and capital markets, as well as the important issues facing banking and economics systems.

The programme is supported with our state-of-the-art Trading Room which is equipped with professional software, providing up-to-date market data and financial analysis tools giving students a feel for how to deal responsibly with financial and economic market data. The Trading Room provides simulation of what it is like to work in the financial industry and provide experience of a real life financial markets environment, thus enhancing your experience and employability.

Further Study

Opportunities for course progression include the traditional PhD or a Master’s by Research; a one year, full-time research degree. It contains little or no formal taught component and is attractive if you want a briefer research-based degree or prepare for a full PhD.

Through research our staff and students are contributing to the latest developments in their field. Huddersfield Business School hosts a number of relevant research centres and groups covering a wide variety of research areas. These include accounting and professional ethics, risk reporting, accountability, corporate governance and efficiency in banking. Our research projects make major contributions and impact within the business community locally, regionally and internationally.