Overview

This Research Methods for Finance module from The Open University UK aims to develop your competency in applying statistical and econometric techniques to problems in finance. It will alert you to the assumptions and limitations that underpin these quantitative methods. At the end of the module you'll be able to decide on which techniques to apply, and able to design and execute an empirical investigation of a problem in finance.

Career opportunities:

This module is essential if you are working, or planning to work, in the finance sector especially in financial institutions. It will also be beneficial if you work, or intend to work, outside of the finance domain such as conducting academic research in finance. This module will also be of interest if you wish to expand your knowledge and skills, in order to increase future opportunities, by acquiring key transferable skills.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

research methods and methodology in finance.
exploring and interpreting data.
modelling variation: probabilities, random variables, distributions.
samples and populations.
testing hypotheses.
regression analysis.
time series analysis.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 6 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-11-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Finance View 86 other Masters in Finance in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

All entrants to this MSc Finance must hold a BA/BSc degree awarded by a recognised university, or equivalent.
Various higher education and professional qualifications are considered equivalent to a degree. If you hold a qualification that you believe is an equivalent level to a UK degree you should contact us. The Open University Business School Masters Programme Committee is responsible for judging whether applicants’ qualifications meet the requirements for admission.
You will also need an appropriate facility in English language, sufficient to be able to work effectively at postgraduate level; generally this means capability equivalent to an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 6.5.

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