MSc Finance, Investment and Risk (Dual Award) at University of Kent

Programme overview

The dual award route leads to two master's degrees in one year: the MSc Finance with Kent Business School at Canterbury and the MSc Mathematical Finance at Hong Kong Baptist University, where the summer term is spent. Study at Kent covers risk and crisis management, investments and portfolio management, derivatives and fixed income markets.

Faculty: Kent Business School | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time (Canterbury) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Hong Kong Baptist University stage comprises five compulsory modules: Topics in Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Derivatives, Computational Finance, Time Series Analysis and Mathematical Finance.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for finance roles in which employers seek strong analytical skills; the programme is professionally recognised by the CFA Institute, PRMIA and GARP. Optional industrial placement or in-company consultancy project available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2.2 or above: a good honours degree (minimum 2.2) from the UK or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification in a finance, accounting, economics, business, mathematics or engineering related discipline. International applicants: a Good level of English (CEFR B2), for example IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component, or PTE Academic 63 with at least 59 in each sub-test; a degree from a UK university or a majority English-speaking country is also accepted.

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply

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