Finance Analytics

With a focus on big data analytics, Finance Analytics MSc is designed to provide you with rigorous applied training in quantitative and empirical methods in Finance. Students will acquire the knowledge and develop the skills and expertise needed for a broad range of careers in finance and other multinational organisations.

• Learn about the internal workings of corporations, financial institutions and financial services firms, and their inter-relationships.
• Become familiar with latest development in FinTech and automation, including Robo-advice and trading.
• Located in the heart of London, King's Business School has a strong reputation for research-led teaching and close links to the financial industry.
• Our course is most suitable if you have a background in either Finance, Economics or Business, or have a degree with some quantitative elements.
• Throughout your studies, you will have access to a state-of-the-art

Our course has been designed in close collaboration with leading financial industry practitioners and covers the fundamentals of advanced analytics in Finance.

Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) required in a social or applied science (e.g. finance, economics, management, engineering, applied mathematics, computer science or other relevant subject) or equivalent overseas qualification. Our programme is most suitable if you have some quantitative background in either finance and/or economics or have a degree with some quantitative elements

MSc

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

Required Modules:

You are required to take:

• Introduction to Big Data Analytics in Finance (15 credits)
• Principles of Finance (15 credits)
• Data Analysis and Visualisation (15 credits)
• Business Risk Analytics (15 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)

Optional Modules:

In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from the following range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Big Data and Text Business and Finance Analytics (15 credits)
• FinTech Analytics and Robo Trading (15 credits)
• Conduct Risk Management (15 credits)

You are also required to take 30 credits from the following range of optional modukes, which may typically include:

• Empirical Finance (15 credits)
• Corporate Finance (15 credits)
• Financial Econometrics (15 credits)
• International Finance (15 credits)
• Behavioural Finance (15 credits)
• Portfolio Management (15 credits)

Fees:

• Full time overseas fees:

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