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MSc Finance and Investment (Professional Placement)

Birmingham City University

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Birmingham City University

Course options

3 options available

  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    City Centre Campus (Millennium Point)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    18 Months

Course summary

The dynamic and fast-moving industry of investment offers wide variety of careers it demands professionals with high level of finance knowledge, technical skills and the abilities that quickly adopt to new challenges. The MSc Finance & Investment degree at Birmingham City University will equip you with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to start a graduate level career and make a difference in the industry. As the investment professionals of the future, you will gain knowledge as well as the essential soft skills like adaptability and lifelong learning skills. While you progress throughout the course, you will become more effective and creative in problem solving. You will develop ways of analysing and thinking about investments that will remain with you in the years ahead when new and different investment opportunities become available. Professional Placement option This course offers an optional professional placement. This allows you to spend 20 weeks with an employer, following completion of your taught modules, and is a great way to enhance your employability. The experience you gain through your placement will allow you to evidence your professional skills, attitudes and behaviours at the point of entry to the postgraduate job market. If you choose the placement option, you will be responsible for finding and securing a suitable placement to complement your chosen area of study. You will be able to draw on the University’s extensive network of local, regional and national employers, and the support of our Careers teams. If you do not secure a suitable placement, you will automatically be transferred back to the standard, non-placement version of the course.

Application deadline

17/07/2026

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 1,739month

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University

  • University League Table

    95th

  • Campus address

    City Centre Campus (The Curzon Building), 4 Cardigan Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7BD, United Kingdom

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BCU's facilities are world-class, staff have experience in every sector, and courses prepare you to tackle real-world challenges.
Many master's courses offer international students optional six-month professional placements towards the end of their studies.
Live and study in an affordable multicultural city. BCU is a modern and dynamic international university, with staff, students and alumni from 120 countries.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    82nd out of 104 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 209
    93 45%

    84th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    47.0 47%

    87th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.13 78%

    74th

    26

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