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Degree Programme Table: Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) (PTMSCFINAN1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Statistics For Finance

Must be taken during Semester 1

CMSE11086 15 credits
Financial Markets and Investment

Must be taken during Semester 1

CMSE11170 15 credits
Financial Statement Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 1

CMSE11338 15 credits
Corporate Finance

Must be taken during Semester 1

CMSE11342 15 credits
Quantitative Research Methods in Finance

Must be taken during Semester 2

CMSE11339 15 credits
Dissertation (MSc Finance)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

CMSE11377 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 45 credits in this group.

Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) -Energy Finance & Markets Stream - Semester 2 Compulsory Courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you wish to take the Energy Finance & Markets stream you must take these two courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Energy and Environmental Markets
CMSE11341 15 credits
Energy Finance and Policy
CMSE11371 15 credits
AND

Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) - Energy Finance & Markets Stream - Semester 2 Option Courses

Select exactly 15 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You should select one course from the courses below.

The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2017/18 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Investment Management
CMSE11124 15 credits
Financial Engineering
CMSE11290 15 credits
OR

Group B

Select exactly 45 credits in this group.

Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) - Investment Stream Semester 2 Option Courses (Group 1)

Select between 30 and 45 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2017/18 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Equity Valuation
CMSE11096 15 credits
Investment Management
CMSE11124 15 credits
Behavioural Finance
CMSE11203 15 credits
Fixed Income
CMSE11212 15 credits
Financial Engineering
CMSE11290 15 credits
AND

Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) - Investment Stream Semester 2 Option Courses (Group 2)

Select between 0 and 15 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you have selected 3 courses from the Investment Stream Semester 2 Option Courses (Group 1) you do not select a course from this group.

If you have selected only 2 courses from the Investment Stream Semester 2 Option Courses (Group 1) you MUST SELECT one option course from this collection.

The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2017/18 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Advanced Corporate Finance
CMSE11083 15 credits
Accounting, Planning and Strategy
CMSE11173 15 credits
Corporate Governance
CMSE11279 15 credits
Case Studies in Corporate Finance
CMSE11340 15 credits
Energy Finance and Policy
CMSE11371 15 credits
OR

Group C

Select exactly 45 credits in this group.

Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) - Corporate Finance Stream Semester 2 Option Courses (Group 1)

Select between 30 and 45 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2017/18 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Advanced Corporate Finance
CMSE11083 15 credits
Equity Valuation
CMSE11096 15 credits
Accounting, Planning and Strategy
CMSE11173 15 credits
Corporate Governance
CMSE11279 15 credits
Case Studies in Corporate Finance
CMSE11340 15 credits
AND

Finance (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) - Corporate Finance Stream Semester 2 Option Courses (Group 2)

Select between 0 and 15 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you have selected 3 courses from the Corporate Finance Stream Semester 2 Optional Course (Group 1) you do not select a course from this group.

If you have selected only 2 courses from the Corporate Finance Stream Semester 2 Elective Course (Group 1) you MUST SELECT one optional course from this collection.

The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2017/18 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Investment Management
CMSE11124 15 credits
Behavioural Finance
CMSE11203 15 credits
Fixed Income
CMSE11212 15 credits
Financial Engineering
CMSE11290 15 credits
Energy Finance and Policy
CMSE11371 15 credits
OR

Group D

Select exactly 45 credits in this group.

Finance (MSc) - No Specialism Semester 2 Option Courses

Select exactly 45 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2017/18 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Advanced Corporate Finance
CMSE11083 15 credits
Equity Valuation
CMSE11096 15 credits
Investment Management
CMSE11124 15 credits
Accounting, Planning and Strategy
CMSE11173 15 credits
Behavioural Finance
CMSE11203 15 credits
Fixed Income
CMSE11212 15 credits
Corporate Governance
CMSE11279 15 credits
Financial Engineering
CMSE11290 15 credits
Case Studies in Corporate Finance
CMSE11340 15 credits
Energy and Environmental Markets
CMSE11341 15 credits
Energy Finance and Policy
CMSE11371 15 credits
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