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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
University of Warwick
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Finance and Economics MSc explores the most advanced tools in finance and allows you to use your economics background as a springboard to increase your career options. Learn from two of the University of Warwick’s departments: Warwick Business School and the Department of Economics.
Course Overview
Our MSc Finance and Economics course is ideal for you if you already have a strong grounding in economics are highly numerate and want to learn to apply your knowledge to finance. You will explore the most advanced tools in finance and use your economics background as a springboard to increase your career options. You will be considering jobs in the City or in the capital markets of your own country in areas such as asset management corporate finance trading financial regulation and economic and financial consulting and central banking.
Teaching and Assessment
Lectures introduce key theories concepts and economic models. In classes you will solve financial problems and numerical exercises analyse case studies and make presentations. Modules are taught by staff from both WBS and the Department of Economics at Warwick through a combination of lectures classes and computer lab sessions.
Assessment
Assessment is a mix of exams and coursework with your 6000 word dissertation bringing all your learning together at the end.
Skills from this degree
- A unique chance to be taught by two top academic departments to gain a deep insight into both Finance and Economics
- Elective modules to help you specialise or explore new areas
- Apply to the QTEM Masters Network Program and spend up to an additional 12 months studying at one or two International Academic Partners completing an internship and taking part in a global Data Challenge with fellow QTEM students
- Access to dedicated CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches
Careers
Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including: Accenture Amazon Arup BAE Systems BNP Paribas CitiBank Deloitte Delphi European Central Bank GlaxoSmithKline IBM Morgan Stanley Nielsen Rolls-Royce Shell UBS and Unilever. They have pursued roles such as: actuaries; business and financial project management professionals; chief executives and senior officials; economists estimators valuers and assessors finance and investment analysts and advisers investment/merchant bankers and taxation experts.
WBS CareersPlus service
We offer you a comprehensive pre-arrival student and alumni careers service. You will have access to one-to-one career guidance appointments CV checks and tailored mock interviews. We regularly post job opportunities events and workshops on our bespoke online learning environment my.wbs.
Modules
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University information
University of Warwick
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University League Table
10th
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Campus address
University of Warwick, University of Warwick Coventry, Coventry, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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