Finance, Investment and Risk (Dual Award)

Entry requirements

A good honours degree (minimum 2.2) from the UK or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification in a finance, accounting, economics, business, mathematics or engineering related discipline.

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Finance managers invest, manage or protect a business’s money. Employers are increasingly selective in their search for those with rich cognitive skills to get the job done.

This dual award course gives students the opportunity to attain not one but two Master’s degrees and travel as they do so – studying one with Kent Business School and the other in the financial hub of Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Reasons to study MSc Finance (Dual Award) 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, diverse 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 Industrial Placement or In-Company Student Consultancy Project, or even transform your idea into a business through the Business Start-Up Journey with ASPIRE
• You’ll gain access to employability support from enrolment up to 3 years after graduation at the world-famous Canterbury Cathedral
• Study your summer term at Hong Kong Baptist University (MSc Mathematical Finance)

What you’ll learn

During your study at Kent Business School, you build expertise in theory surrounding risk and crisis management, investments and portfolio management and detailed learning of things such as derivatives and fixed income markets.

Gain the expertise to drive financial innovation, leverage new technologies, and make decisions that generate lasting value for organisations and stakeholders.

Further details in relation to the second Master's award – MSc Mathematical Finance, can be found on Hong Kong Baptist University website.