Semester 1 (Sept - Dec)	
Capital Markets

Portfolio Management

One from:

Corporate Finance *
Corporate Governance

One from:

Financial Analysis
International Accounting Standards *

Semester 2 (Jan - April)
Current Topics in Investment Management

 Research Methods

Two from:

Comparative Financial Reporting *
Derivatives *
Emerging Financial Markets
Research in Finance

Captial Markets
Semester 1 (mandatory)

Examines the way capital markets and institutions function in practice, with particular emphasis on equities and bonds.

Portfolio Management
Semester 1 (mandatory)

Introduces portfolio management as a logical process, providing organisation and structure to what is a complex set of procedures.

Corporate Finance
Semester 1 (optional)

The aim of this course is to introduce you to contemporary topics in corporate finance and look at the major decisions facing a firm in this area.

Corporate Governance
Semester 1 (optional)

Develops understanding of issues relating to corporate governance and the financial research methods used to approach them including principal-agent theory, ownership structure and control, board of directors, CEO turnover, mergers and acquisitions and state versus private ownership.

Financial Analysis
Semester 1 (optional)

Looks at how to analyse the financial performance of an organisation through the use of published financial information.

International Accounting Standards
Semester 1 (optional)

Evaluate theories and empirical studies in the areas covered by international standards of accounting, analyse the outcome of the standard setting process from different theoretical perspectives, and assess observed practices in terms of regulatory and cultural frameworks.

Current Topics in Investment Management
Semester 2 (mandatory)

This is specialised course that sees senior investment practitioners come in each week to give guest lectures, which not only provide insights into the investment industry but also allow you to gain a real world understanding of the knowledge and theories you are studying.

Research Methods
Semester 2 (mandatory)

Looking at both qualitative and quantitative techniques this course will equip students with the means to develop and carry out their own research projects and to evaluate the contributions of others.

Comparative Financial Reporting
Semester 2 (optional)

Provides an international perspective to the study of accounting by looking at the reasons for national differences, the tendencies towards harmonisation, the problems of multinational companies, as well as analysis and evaluation of financial reports prepared in other countries.

Derivatives
Semester 2 (optional)

Develops a thorough understanding of financial derivative instruments, and be able to appraise their application in risk management.

Emerging Financial Markets
Semester 2 (optional)

Supplements understanding of mainstream finance during the year, and applies it to the specific circumstances of emerging financial markets. This exposure is also designed to assist you with identifying possible dissertation topics and data sources.

Research in Finance
Semester 2 (optional)

Covers quantitative methods used in research in the area of finance and financial markets. It will extend knowledge from the main Research Methods course by equipping students with modern methodology applied for the time series analysis. The first part of the course is focused on the theory and the second one on practical applications in the computer lab.

Students will build models of stock and currency prices, evaluate them using different criteria and use them for the forecasts and formulation of trading strategies. They should perform their own work using real data from financial markets. By applying modern econometric methods, students will prepare themselves for their dissertation as well as for further research, either in academia or in the non-academic world.