Finance - Aungier Street

What is Finance?

Applications are invited for this intensive one year full-time course for finance graduates wishing to pursue a career in the financial services industry or a career in the finance function.

Module listing

Year One

Semester 1

Corporate Finance 1 [Mandatory]

Derivatives 1 [Mandatory]

Dissertation [Mandatory]

Econometrics 1 [Mandatory]

Financial Statement Analysis [Mandatory]

International Capital Markets [Mandatory]

International Finance 1 [Mandatory]

Research Methods [Mandatory]



Semester 2

Research Methods [Mandatory]

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies [Elective]

Econometrics 2 [Elective]

Financial Asset Valuation [Elective]

Financial Institutions [Elective]

Fixed Income [Elective]

International Finance 2 [Elective]

Risk Management [Elective]

Minimum Entry Requirements?

Applicants should have an honours bachelor degree (2.2) or higher with finance constituting a major part and will be assessed as to their general suitability.



If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.



Note: Due to the considerable competition for our postgraduate courses satisfying the minimum entry requirement is not a guarantee of a place. Depending on the course of study applications will be assessed based on your academic grades and may also take into account your work/life experience. Applicants may also be required to attend for interview for specific courses.

Applications for full-time and some part-time postgraduate programmes commencing in September 2026 are now open. Applications for the remaining part-time programmes will open in February 2026. Please check individual course pages for application details.

1 year full-time, on-campus delivery.

Commencement Date September 2026

What are my career opportunities?

Graduates of the course will be equipped to work in a number of areas in the financial sector. Graduates will have a strong exposure to the financial markets and to market instruments. As such they are equipped to work in roles where analysis of financial and economic information is required, corporate finance type roles in a wide variety of organisations. They would also be equipped to carry out econometric analysis in a research support role in a financial institution.