MSc in Global Banking & Finance

Overview of Global Banking & Finance Course

The MSc in Global Banking and Finance exposes course members to the latest developments in the financial industry, set within a practical business context. With the truly international educational background of the EBS London students, the MSc in Global Banking & Finance seminars are never short of a global perspective.

The programme enables students to think from first principles, deal with financial issues and contribute to the formulation of finance-related strategies upon graduation. Softer managerial skills complement the more quantitative aspects traditionally associated with Masters degrees in this area.

Programme Aims

The MSc in Global Banking & Finance aims to:

Offer training in the academic discipline of finance within a global business context
Provide rigorous, critical analysis of issues in banking and financial markets
Provide an understanding of the interaction of finance with international financial services, international business and financial economics in the public and private sectors

Programme Objectives

MSc graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate the skills necessary to tackle problems within the complex world of international finance and banking
Prepare and implement findings directed at the evaluation of corporate, market, investment and risk management situations
Demonstrate business and cultural skills related to the professional workplace in an international context

Programme Features

A multidisciplinary and integrative curriculum reinforcing the strategic and international dimensions of global banking and finance
Two semesters of seven taught core modules, one elective module and a 15,000 word dissertation
Regular workshops and seminars by business practitioners from the
corporate financial world
Proactive Careers and Business Relations centre with extensive and diverse business links worldwide

Reuters Suite

The Thomson Reuters Suite offers students access to computer terminals with Thomson Reuters software, as well as terminals dedicated to the Bloomberg and Datastream online resources.

Programme Outline

Specialist Core Modules

Bank Risk Management
Banking Regulation
Monetary Policy and Central Bank Operations
Corporate Finance
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Investment Analysis

Specialist Elective Modules (choose one)

Alternative Investments
Financial Engineering
Trading in Global Financial Markets
Microfinance
Bond Market Strategies