Finance with Industrial Placement University of Kent

Overview

The Finance with Industrial Placement MSc programme from University of Kent taught by academic experts and co-designed with industry experts, our MSc develops highly employable graduates. Further, our industry standard software allows students to apply their learnings to real business data.

Taking a Placement allows you to gain work experience in the UK or overseas as part of your Master's. While the placements are self-sought, the School offers support through extra-curricular engagement with our dedicated placements team. Opting for this course with a placement takes the length of your course to up to two years.

Reasons to study MSc Sustainable Finance and Investment at Kent:

• Kent Business School is a ‘Triple Crown’ accredited business school placing us in the top 1% of business schools globally to be accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB
• You’ll be part of a supportive community at our Canterbury campus, one hour from London
• You’ll learn from our expert teaching staff, many of which appear in the top 2% of researchers worldwide
• You can increase your career prospects through an optional short-term Professional Placement/Internship module as part of your degree, develop consultancy skills through our optional 'Finance Challenge' module or progress onto a 12-month optional Placement. You can even transform your idea into a business through the Business start-up Journey with Aspire.
• We are updating all of our modules on this course to ensure we provide you with the tools you need to make a real impact after you graduate. We are currently working with CFA and GARP to make sure these modules meet industry standards and retain this course's accreditations.
• You’ll gain access to employability support from enrolment up to 3 years after graduation at the historic Canterbury Cathedral.

What you’ll learn:

You’ll learn the capstones of finance such as foundations of finance, investments and portfolio management, financial risk management, financial econometrics and derivatives alongside modules on research methods and skills and in particular quantitative methods. You will finish your master's with a detailed report with the support of a dedicated expert supervisor.