International Financial Analysis

Graduate benefits

This degree has been designed to mirror a very large proportion of the fisrt-level syllabus requirements of the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Institute.  It will be of benefit to those students interested in a career in financial services.  

“The courses fitted together really well and it gave me a good background knowledge.” -MSc International Financial Analysis student, 2010/11

This programme is designed to smooth the way to obtaining the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Institute Charter and a professional career in financial services.

The programme covers the first-level syllabus of the CFA Institute – it offers a grounding in topics that will be of importance to budding financial professionals.

You will benefit from expert teaching, using the latest materials across a carefully chosen range of courses, informed by cutting-edge research in the area of international financial analysis.

By the end of the programme, you will be able to:

• explain the treasury function of multinational companies
• analyse the way in which businesses respond to issues of financing and investment
• explain and analyse the functioning of the principal capital markets, and the features of the main products traded on these markets
• analyse the accounts of major multinational corporations

By the end of the programme, you will be prepared to enter roles that call for application of accounting and financial information for financial decision-making.