Investment Management MSc at Bangor University

The MSc Investment Management provides a grounding in the theory behind modern investment and risk management and prepares students for the investment management industry. It covers equity and bond portfolios, trading techniques, risk management, foreign exchange and derivatives, and emerging markets investment, with access to databases such as DataStream and SNL.

Department: Albert Gubay Business School  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Intake: January and September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Part 1 is 120 credits of taught modules (15 credits each): International Financial Markets, Research Methods, Investment Strategy and Portfolio Management and Financial Analysis, plus three options such as Credit Risk Analytics and Programming, Financial Econometrics, Financial Technology, New Venture Creation or Advanced Audit and Assurance. Part 2 is a supervised dissertation of about 10,000 words, a Finance Dissertation or the Financial Research and CFA Series module. Students can follow the CFA pathway preparing for the CFA Level 1 examination at no additional course fee.

Career pathways

Graduates are expected to work in investment institutions as investment specialists, managers or consultants in corporate bodies, or to progress to further research study.

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