MSc Banking and Finance

The Banking & Finance MSc is an innovative course designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the finance and banking industry. Explore the challenges facing financial markets and the global banking sector. Uncover the complexities of intricate financial principles and data applications to investment problems. Investment analysts, financial advisors and managers require a thorough understanding of many complex and challenging aspects of banking and financial markets, and our course is explicitly designed to equip you with these essential skills. The MSc in Banking & Finance at King's Business School offers a comprehensive finance education. You'll discover a wide range of topics including commercial & investment banking, financial derivatives, risk management, financial regulation and behavioural finance. By the end of your course, you'll have all the skills you need for a huge range of careers across the sector.Key benefitsOur course provides you with a thorough knowledge of the main components of commercial and investment banking and the changing structure of the international financial industry.Our practitioners have extensive and wide-ranging experience in the finance industry, providing invaluable contributions to the teaching of the modules and bringing theory into practice.Close links and regular speakers from financial organisations give you insights and up-to-the- minute knowledge of the subject area and brings practical insights into the classroom by applying the theory to real-world scenarios.State-of-the-art facilities - such as a virtual trading floor which provides exclusive access to the latest financial software used in the banking and finance industry, and access to specialised financial and economic databases and software used by economists in finance or in government. These facilities are coupled with a range of courses that familiarise you with such practical skills as trading and database use.Located in the heart of London, King’s Business School has a strong reputation for research-led teaching and links to industry.Apply for King's Business School scholarships of up to 50% tuition fees or £10,000 for our full-time postgraduate courses.Our Banking & Finance MSc course is designed to equip you with a thorough understanding of the many complex and challenging aspects of banking and financial markets, and to develop the expertise needed for a broad range of careers in the finance and banking sectors as well as in multinational financial organisations. The course will focus on major issues in the area of banking and finance such as commercial and investment banking, investments, financial statement analysis and financial derivatives.Course AimsEmploy industry standard techniques and methods used in modern banks and financial institutions.Apply knowledge and skills to solve theoretical and applied problems in finance.Critically evaluate the impact and effectiveness of current banking practices.Analyse the banking & financial systems of advanced and transitional economies.Communicate effectively and exhibit key skills valuable for both employment in the finance sector and lifelong learning.