Why choose Investment and Finance MSc at Middlesex?

This course provides you with the theoretical and practical knowledge of corporate and investment finance to prepare you for the practical requirements of your profession and increase your career opportunities.

The finance and wealth management industry has become increasingly globalised, complex and reliant on information technology to create and manage financial asset portfolios, private equity, and hedge funds.

You'll learn the theoretical foundations using the tools, databases and simulations in our Financial Markets Lab. You will be able to demonstrate and examine the prevailing theories in modern finance and the techniques.

This practical knowledge of corporate and investment finance will prepare you for the requirements of your profession and increase your career opportunities in the financial district of the City of London, a short train journey away.

There's also an international focus on risk management, treasury and investment banking and you will gain advanced skills in financial modelling, econometrics, and quantitative risk management.

What you will gain

There is a strong emphasis on the practical application of theory to ensure you are ready for the working world. You will benefit from unlimited access to the Financial Markets Lab.

You will explore the different financial markets and the various financial assets traded in each market. You will understand the valuation methods of these financial assets as well as portfolio theory, investment analysis and management. You will also be able to create and manage your own investment portfolios as well as effectively manage clients’ portfolios or wealth funds.

Upon completion of this course, you will have further developed your professional experience and have solid theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of:

• Portfolio theory and practice, financial analysis and management
• Financial assets, such as stocks, fixed-income securities and derivatives
• Financial engineering and other quantitative techniques to evaluate financial instruments

• Financial databases such as Datastream (Eikon) and Capital IQ.

  About your course

• Our modules are specifically structured to give you plenty of time to analyse large amounts of data and explore complex subjects to their fullest. The course will equip you with the theory and practice needed to communicate and evaluate empirical work, as well as give you valuable training in specialist databases and software packages.
• You will extend relevant theories on topics related to corporate governance and sustainability, portfolio theory, capital structure, dividend policy, exchange rates, financial derivative products, and interest rates. The focus of the course will always be on how to apply learning and theory to practical situations in the financial sector.
• The dissertation research project is a chance for you to extend your knowledge of a selected topic and apply it to the formulation and design of a substantive investigation.