University of Sheffield · Full-time
Finance
Develop the tools and techniques you need to critically assess real-world investment strategies, financial instruments and market behaviours. Course description Advance your understanding of how finance theory is applied in the real world. You'll study essenti…
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School of Economics · Business and management
Develop the tools and techniques you need to critically assess real-world investment strategies, financial instruments and market behaviours. Course description Advance your understanding of how finance theory is applied in the real world. You'll study essential topics, such as corporate finance, behavioural finance, and asset pricing and portfolio theory. You'll learn to use the core analytical skills needed to thrive in the financial industry. Our academics will teach you how to use econometric methods to analyse data and interpret complex financial models. Towards the end of the course, you will complete an extended research project on a topic of your choosing. Our academics will support you in applying the analytical and technical skills needed to explore your interests within the field of finance. Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Getting in
As the university states it
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in economics or a degree which meets the module requirements below. Module requirements You should have studied the following four modules: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Mathematics, Statistics or Econometrics. We also consider a wide range of international qualifications. We assess each application on the basis of the applicant’s preparation and achievement as a whole. We may accept applicants whose qualifications don’t meet the published entry criteria but have other experience relevant to the course. The lists of required degree subjects and modules are indicative only. Sometimes we may accept subjects or modules that aren’t listed, and sometimes we may not accept subjects or modules that are listed, depending on the content studied.
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