The banking and finance industry has become a major end-user and even a major driver of technological innovation, such as machine learning, big data analysis and algorithm trading. This course uniquely combines theory and applications of finance, economics, quantitative methods, and big data analysis to allow students to increase their career opportunities in this fast paced field.

The MSc Banking and Finance is an academically solid program that provides the foundations of a career in financial services, and in the banking industry. This course has an emphasis on relevant and prominent issues for the sector such as financial regulation, risk management, international systems, banking institutions and securities markets.

The program covers all aspects of the industry from macroeconomic and corporate to regulatory, computational and quantitative. Advanced skills preparation in financial modelling, econometrics, and quantitative risk management will prepare students for the practical requirements of the profession. Students can also choose what they study with optional modules covering accounting and corporate finance, big data analysis, and FinTech.

Middlesex University values skills training as highly as they value theory, so students can also expect to learn the practical ways in which students can use this knowledge within their profession, including training in a range of financial software systems.