INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENT AT NORTHUMBRIA
Welcome to International Finance and Investment at Northumbria University
MSc International Finance and Investment
YOUR COURSE
Why International Finance and Investment Northumbria? If you have a passion for mathematics and quantitative finance, and want to use it to build a lucrative career within financial research, then this is the ideal Master’s for you. Our Bloomberg terminals will give you invaluable access to live data from financial markets across the globe. You’ll use this, combined with our advance econometric packages, to build advance econometric models for the purposes of forecasting, developing trading strategies and examining policy implications for financial markets. The course is regularly refreshed to keep pace with advances in the financial sector, and is bench marked against the syllabus of the CFA Institute. DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
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 You will delve into specialist areas such as econometrics & forecasting, financial markets & institutions, and investments & risk management, and develop advanced analytical and evaluative skills.  You can either progress within academia by continuing onto a PhD, or seek a position within the international financial sector as quantitative research analyst, where they are in high demand.  The course is designed to build on the transferable skills important for employment in the areas of business finance, banking, financial markets, investment and quantitative finance research.
International Finance and Investment MSc Examples of Current Modules Financial Econometrics and Forecasting I
Financial Econometrics and Forecasting II
International Financial Markets and Institutions
Investments and Risk Management
Leadership and Management Development
Academic Language Skills for Postgraduate Business Students
Research Methods and Analytics for Business Practice
Masters’ Management Enquiry
NBS Masters Consultancy Project
The Newcastle Business School Masters Dissertation
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Advanced Practice -Two Year Study Options Advanced Practice with investigative consultancy project routes are similar to many of our 1-Year MSc with consultancy project routes. The 2-year Advanced practice courses spend more dedicated time in the Business Clinic, reflected on the total assessment input for the two 60 credit modules. Students on the two year pathway will choose two modules from: Applied Management Work Investigation Masters’ Study abroad* Business Clinic PG Group Consultancy Project The Newcastle Business School Masters Dissertation Masters’ Internship
*Subject to availability and government guidance during Covid-19.
Teaching and Assessment Teaching Courses are split into modules worth 20 or 60 credits. You study for 180 credits per year. You will learn via lectures, seminars and workshops (interactive, practical sessions). The course will equip you with the specialised skills required to implement finance and econometric theory in areas such as quantitative analysis, financial research, international financial markets and institutions, investment, derivatives and risk management. Self directed study time varies depending on each module. DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Teaching and Assessment Assessment Assessment forms an integral part of your learning experience. You will be assessed through essays, presentations and exams. You can choose to complete a 15,000 word dissertation. This is supported by an academic supervisor with relevant expertise in the subject. Alternatively you could complete a Masters’ Consultancy Project. This would give you a thorough introduction to essential management concepts, tools, functions and disciplines enabling you to demonstrate relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations, the external context in which they operate and how they are managed Usually there are four exams and six assignments, but this may change depending on the Covid-19 situation.
Our Staff We hold double accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – an international hallmark of excellence – in large part due to the quality of our staff. With experience in research and industry developing specialisms including investment, financial risk, professional banking, and consortium finance, staff incorporate professional experience and ongoing research into the syllabus. This ensures you are upto-date with current developments in a fast changing subject field.
Dr Pankaj Chandorkar
Dr Binam Ghimire
Prof Janusz Brzeszczynski
Collaborative, Relevant Research  Research is headed by a team of leading international professors, academic staff and doctoral research students.  This allows for the development of multidisciplinary working across Newcastle Business School as well as capitalising upon our national and international university, industry and public sector collaborations.
Entry Requirements Applicants should normally have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, such as accounting, finance, mathematics or engineering, or a discipline with a quantitative element. International qualifications - if you have studied a non-UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in from our country pages at www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry. English language requirements - International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). * The university accepts many UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find more details at www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications.
YOUR CAMPUS
Our Facilities Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.* Major campus investment in recent years – Sport Central, Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer and Information Sciences Building. One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.*** Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 *** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.
International Finance and Investment Facilities
Newcastle Business School provides first-class teaching in a world-class environment. From social spaces and hub areas to lecture theatres and exhibition spaces, our facilities are exceptional.
As a finance student you will have access to the cutting-edge trading room which features the Bloomberg Terminals, used by top traders throughout the world. This hands-on experience gives you access to real-time data as well as historical financial news and information. We are one of only a handful of universities with this facility.
Technology is woven into the course via statistical and econometric packages such as E-Views and Stata along with live Bloomberg terminals providing live economic and financial data, to increase your skill set and enhance the experiential learning elements of the course.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
YOUR FUTURE
Career Success at Northumbria Boost your earning potential: according to the Department for Education’s Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2019, postgraduates earn on average £8,000 a year more than their undergraduate counterparts. Which? University Student Survey 2018 ranked us as one of the top rated universities for ‘job readiness’ in the UK. Northumbria is ranked 2nd in the UK for graduate start-ups based on turnover, according to the HEBCIS Survey 2018/19. Graduate Futures - our Careers and Employment service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation.
Where do our Graduates Go? You will receive a wealth of employment support as part of your Masters study. Core to this process is the two-part module Developing Global Management Competencies. This module aims to prepare you to be highly employable, enabling you to demonstrate your ability to make an immediate impact on any organisation you join after graduation. Past Students have joined Barclays and Santander. A few students have also formed a proprietary investment management firm.
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DISCLAIMER: All information on this presentation is accurate at the time of viewing. Courses starting in 2021 are offered as a mix of online and face to face teaching due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor government and local authority guidance in relation to Covid-19 and we are ready and able to flex accordingly to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Students will be required to attend campus as far as restrictions allow. Contact time will increase as restrictions ease, or decrease, potentially to a full online offer, should restrictions increase. Our online activity will be delivered through Blackboard Ultra, enabling collaboration, connection and engagement with materials and people.