Entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above in any discipline or appropriate work experience in the financial sector together with relevant professional qualifications.

Months of entry

January, March, May, July, September, November

Course content

Learn the critical knowledge and skills required to start a professional practice career in investment and portfolio management, securities trading, stock broking or investment banking.

Key course content includes:

Asset pricing: valuation of equity, debt and derivative securities.
Governance and sustainability: the financial and ethical challenges facing modern corporations.
Data analysis: statistical techniques of estimation, hypothesis testing and modelling.
Portfolio management: constructing an efficient portfolio and assessing fund performance.

Why you should study this course

Develop specialist expertise in asset management and portfolio construction.
Practice simulated trading and other finance-related activities using a wide range of industry-standard demo software on our Bloomberg terminals.
Access financial data, news and analytics on the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) workspace.
Use advanced learning facilities and get hands-on experience in our Bloomberg Trading Floor and EconLab.
There will be opportunities for you to obtain Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) certifications at no additional cost.
Learn from professionals with industry and research experience and interact with expert guest practitioners and scholars of investment and asset management (opportunities not guaranteed).

Please use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.