Teaching & modules
Modules
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totaling 180 credits.
Required Modules
You are required to take:
- Research Project (60 credits)
- Quantitative Finance and Analytics Techniques (15 credits)
- Financial Markets & Institutions (15 credits)
- Asset Pricing (15 credits)
- Investments Analysis (15 credits)
- Applied Corporate Finance (15 credits)
- Finance (Asset Pricing) Foundations Workshops (0 credits)
Optional Modules
In addition, you are required to take 45 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:
- Applied Financial Derivatives (15 credits)
- Empirical Finance (15 credits)
- Financial Econometric (15 credits)
- Financial Regulation and Governance (15 credits)
- Topics in Applied Finance (15 credits)
- Principles of Behavioral Finance (15 credits)
- Applied Wealth Management (15 credits)
- Portfolio Management (15 credits)
- Credit Ratings (15 credits)
- Computational Finance (15 credits)
- Emerging Markets Finance (15 credits)
- Risk Management Theory and Applications (15 credits)
- International Finance (15 credits)
- Financial Engineering (15 credits)
- Bond Markets’ Instruments and Trading Strategies (15 credits)
Teaching methods - what to expect
| Module | Lectures, seminars and feedback | Self-study |
| Per 15-credit module | Between 20 and 30 hours which typically consist of a combination of lectures, teacher-led and student-led group discussions based on the main areas of study. | Approximately 120-130 hours. |
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Assessment
- Written examinations
- Coursework
- Individual or Group Projects
- Presentations
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.