Financial management is at the heart of business decision-making.ÊThe Êprogramme offered by the Êwill equip you with the theory and analytical techniques required for a successful career as a finance professional.
YouÕll gain hands-on experience of the process of financial decision-making and practical knowledge of the workings and role of financial markets in the allocation of capital. The course also gives you an understanding of the qualitative and quantitative techniques needed to interpret market reactions to geopolitical events such as Brexit, oil-price shocks and financial crises.
Gain real-life experience
- In our Financial Statement Analysis module, youÕll work as part of a team to develop an investment buy or sell recommendation. In your dissertation, youÕll identify and answer a real world question, or extend your company analysis skills developed in Financial Statement Analysis.
Careers
- Our MSc Finance graduates have enjoyed worldwide success within different organisations, ranging from multinational banks to asset management companies.Ê
- The financial decision making process is becoming increasingly automated. As technology advances, we wish to ensure that our graduates have the opportunity to remain employable and relevant as finance professionals. This course opens up a range of exciting career opportunities which include fund management, security dealing, financial market regulation, treasury management, financial engineering and corporate finance work within merchant banking firms. This MSc also give you a highly transferable knowledge and skill set if you subsequently decide to diversify into other careers including further PhD study and academia.
- Recent graduates of the University of Stirling MSc Finance have been appointed to posts such as business manager in futures trading and senior assistant assessing country risk for an investment bank. Working in locations across the world, our graduates can be found in major financial organisations such as Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of China and HSBC.
