Corporate Finance MSc

Corporate Finance MSc:

• Comprehensive training in finance with a special focus on corporate finance, such as the valuation of firms and investment projects, optimal capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and financial accounting
• Wide range of elective modules
• Optional, ungraded modules (eg C++, Python, Matlab, financial trading on Bloomberg and other trading-room systems, technical analysis)
• Compare with other MSc courss in SEF

School of Economics and Finance (SEF):

• 10th in the UK for research power in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014)
• Close proximity to London’s financial districts (City of London and Canary Wharf)
• Self-contained campus with on-site accommodation
• State-of-the-art building
• Teaching by research-active academics as well as visiting city professionals

Facilities

• Close to London’s financial districts (City of London and Canary Wharf)
• State-of-the-art building
• Virtual trading room with Reuters and Bloomberg trading terminals, Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation (TWS), and FXCM FX Trading Station

Structure

Optional pre-semester modules in maths and statistics
Six compulsory taught modules

Choose Between

Three elective modules
Dissertation (7,000 words)

OR

Five elective modules
Research Project (2,500 words)

Assessment

75% Modules
25% Dissertation

Teaching

Taught by research-active academics as well as visiting city professionals

Teaching of each module typically consists of a two-hour lecture and one-hour seminar (for solving homework) each week

Career paths

Wide range of careers in financial sector, especially in companies’ finance departments or in investment banks.

Our dedicated careers team offers students one-on-one appointments, support with job applications, practice interviews, information about internship opportunities and employability events.

Funding

There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree.

• Scholarships and bursaries
• Postgraduate loans (UK students)
• Country-specific scholarships for international students

Our Advice and Counselling service offers specialist support on financial issues, which you can access as soon as you apply for a place at Queen Mary. Before you apply, you can access our funding guides and advice on managing your money:

• Advice for UK and EU students
• Advice for international students