Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
MSc / PGDip / PGCert in Global Finance (Online)
Online United Kingdom
Master degree
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 24,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* for MSc international and UK/Home students
Key Summary
Elevate your career from anywhere in the world with our fully online MSc Global Finance programme. The course is tailored for ambitious individuals, keen to advance their career in finance or pivot into the sector without pausing their careers.
The MSc Global Finance programme covers everything from fundamental financial principles to advanced investment strategies. It blends traditional topics with innovation, preparing you for a future where you can not only navigate the financial landscape but also help shape it.
Delivered by a leading global business school, you can expect a high-quality, engaging and interactive online learning experience. The teaching approach combines academic rigour with industry expertise to provide you with the most relevant and up-to-date knowledge, preparing you for real-world challenges.
Why choose this course?
- Study flexibly online without taking a career break at a triple-accredited business school
- Develop new skills that you can immediately apply in your existing role or which will help you pivot into a new area
- Interact with world-leading faculty who not only work at the frontier of academic research but also consult with financial institutions and government agencies
- Become part of the wider Bayes community while you study and join our extensive alumni network after you have completed your programme.
Duration
The part-time MSc course is 24 Months, the PG Diploma is 18 months and the PG Certificate is 12 months.
Whether your goal is to develop your career in finance, advance further within your current organisation or refresh your knowledge as a part of your continuous professional development earning our MSc in Global Finance can unlock a number of new opportunities for you professionally.
This part-time course will develop both your theoretical knowledge and develop your real-world financial skills. It also provides you with an opportunity to apply your learning to your workplace as you progress, ensuring that your studies can make a difference to your career right away.
Following graduation, you’ll be equipped to navigate the finance industry confidently whether this be in your career or in your own personal financial planning.
Of course, you’ll have our support throughout your studies and beyond. The Business School offers a variety of career services to help you make the most of your degree.
Course objectives
Over the course of this programme, our students will be taught by celebrated finance experts as well as active researchers in finance, gaining a practical understanding of current issues and equipped with the analytical, numerical, and interpersonal skills needed to successfully take on the challenges of today's rapidly evolving world of global finance.
Programme content is subject to change. We regularly review our module offering and amend it to keep it up-to-date and relevant.
MSc course modules
The first six modules of the course will build your foundational knowledge of finance and cash instruments and how to analyse them while furthering your expertise through in-depth explorations of industry tools, techniques, and challenges. Finally, the nine available elective modules (of which you will study six) will equip you with specialist knowledge of key industries within the financial sector while setting the course within a global context.
Core Modules
- Foundations of Finance
- Bond and Equity Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- International Banking
- Asset Management
Electives
You'll take six of the nine elective modules on offer
- Investment Strategy
- Derivatives
- Alternative Investments
- The Insurance Industry
- Global Real Estate
- Sustainable Finance
- Python for Finance
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Decentralised Finance
- Macroeconomics and International Finance