Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 42

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Finance and Information Technology Overview Rapid changes in information and technology, a changing and complex industry and the globalisation of the world’s economic and financial systems demand that modern day finance professionals have the analytical and technical skills alongside the intellectual curiosity to enable them to learn and adapt throughout their working lives. Our programme provides an exciting learning environment and will enable you to develop your potential and prepare you for work in the fast paced and challenging finance industry. It will build your range of knowledge and skills relevant for your professional life. Typical career destinations include corporate treasury functions (such as cash management or capital budgeting) and other financial management functions. Some graduates are likely to be employed in the management, control, design or development of information systems within these sectors. Additional information Our course is designed to provide a systematic understanding of finance together with the technical ability and professional skills to help work with, manage or develop info rmation systems within a financial organisation. Course type MSc, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate Mode of study Successful students will gain: Full-time • A command of analytical techniques, computing and appropriate software in the relevant areas of finance and information technology Entry requirements • Increased confidence in the analysis, synthesis and evaluation of problems and their solutions • Improved employability through enhanced professional and practical skills, including project management, team building and communication skills Applicants must have a second-class honours degree (2.2 or equivalent), along with the relevant language qualifications. For further information please visit the website. Contact email [email protected] Module titles First semester core modules are Financial Markets, Quantitative Methods in Finance, Project Scope and Portfolio Management and Systems Design and Programming. Second semester core modules are Financial Modelling, Metrics, Estimation Analysis and Teams. The following is a list of indicative elective modules: • International Money and Finance • Corporate Finance • Applied Finance • Behavioural Finance • Web Technology and Security • Cloud Computing You will also complete a Dissertation. Note – some elective modules may require prior programming ability. www.keele.ac.uk/kms/mscfinanceit 42 Key Information Good to know Computer facilities are used extensively and you will acquire expertise with a wide range of statistical, economic and modern business software. You will have access to commercial databases, including Datastream, which is the main source of information for economic and financial data.