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Lancaster University: Advanced Financial Analysis
| Institution | Lancaster University View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Accounting and Finance |
| Web | www.lancaster.ac.uk |
| lumspgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01524 510733 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
The investment management and financial analysis sectors require industry professionals with advanced technical knowledge, plus practical experience with databases and programming languages. This one-year MSc is designed to equip you with these skills, as well as helping you acquire your Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level II professional qualification.
You will be part of a select cohort of students with strong finance backgrounds. This means you can study more technical and practice-oriented modules than those offered by many other UK Masters programmes in finance. Our specialist faculty in accounting and finance also combine with expert tutors from leading global financial services training provider Fitch Learning to prepare you to complete CFA Level II.
Our core modules embed training in financial programming languages including R and Matlab and provide hands-on experience with Datastream and Refinitiv EIKON. Thre is also the opportunity to study for the Bloomberg Market Concepts certificate. Meanwhile, our career skills module will help you improve your financial writing, presentation and oral communication skills. You will also receive specialist finance careers support from Opening City Doors.
In the first term, you will prepare for the February CFA Level I exam or, if you already have CFA Level I, you will have the option to take the Financial Risk Manager Level 1 exam. In the summer term, you will prepare for the August CFA Level II exam. Your CFA exam results do not contribute to your Masters degree result but your marks on your CFA training modules do contribute to your final Masters grade.
Since the programme’s launch, graduates have gone on to work for leading City institutions including Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC, China Foreign Exchange Trade System, Vietnam Investments Group and Marcum Bernstein and Pinchuk LLP. Generous scholarships covering CFA exam fees are also available.
MSc
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Finance or Accounting with a significant number of Finance and/or Quantitative modules studied. Graduates from other areas (e.g. Economics, Business Studies, Mathematics or another quantitative subject) who have passed the CFA Level 1 exam are also encouraged to apply. We normally require an IELTS (Academic) Test with an overall score of at least 7.0, and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test. |
| Location | Main Site Admissions Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4YW |
Lancaster University is home to a dynamic postgraduate community and offers a wealth of both taught and research study options across a wide range of subject areas. Studying at Lancaster is all about broadening your horizons, finding new perspectives and discovering new experiences. By living and studying with students and staff from over 130 countries students join a global community and have the opportunity to make international connections.
We are proud to be highly ranked in three major UK league tables. We are also climbing in the world rankings and are currently in the top 125 out of more than …
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