Overview

The Investments programme from University of Birmingham has been especially designed for graduates with a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Accounting or Science), who want to develop the highly sought after critical, analytical and technical skills required to manage complex financial assets.

You will have access to our state-of-the-art Bloomberg training suite where a range of trading techniques can be practised. You can further sharpen your financial modelling and analytical skills by using various software and financial databases available in the Birmingham Business School, such as Bloomberg, WRDS, Compustat, CRSP, Capital IQ, BoardEx, Morningstar, BankFocus, CSMAR, Datastream, Thomson One, and FAME.

Career opportunities

Graduates will leave Birmingham perfectly placed to take up key investments roles in a wide range of careers including banks and large corporations, investment institutions, pension funds and charitable organisations as well as roles with wealthy individual clients. It also provides ongoing careers support for international students who wish to work in the UK after graduation.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation

Private Equity and Venture Finance

Risk Management in Financial Markets

Blockchain, Financial Applications and Cybersecurity

Market Microstructure and Trading Techniques

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-29 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-12 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

PTE Academic

67

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Investment View 90 other Masters in Investment in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

PTE Academic

67

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to be considered, applicants will have or should be expecting to achieve an Honours degree (2:1 or higher) or postgraduate diploma from a UK university (or overseas equivalent) in a highly quantitative subject (such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Accounting or Science).
Applicants who demonstrate being able to exceed the minimum entry requirements will be given preference.

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Tuition Fee

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International

36000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 36000 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

19650 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19650 GBP per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Birmingham

765 - 1134 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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General requirements

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Living costs for Birmingham

Funding

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