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Postgraduate degree

Banking & Finance MSc

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The Banking & Finance MSc is an innovative course designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the finance and banking industry. Explore the challenges facing financial markets and the global banking sector. Uncover the complexities of intricate financial principles and data applications to investment problems. Investment analysts, financial advisors and managers require a thorough understanding of many complex and challenging aspects of banking and financial markets, and our course is explicitly designed to equip you with these essential skills. The MSc in Banking & Finance at King's Business School offers a comprehensive finance education. You'll discover a wide range of topics including commercial & investment banking, financial derivatives, risk management, financial regulation and behavioural finance. By the end of your course, you'll have all the skills you need for a huge range of careers across the sector.

Key benefits

  • Our course provides you with a thorough knowledge of the main components of commercial and investment banking and the changing structure of the international financial industry.
  • Our practitioners have extensive and wide-ranging experience in the finance industry, providing invaluable contributions to the teaching of the modules and bringing theory into practice.
  • Close links and regular speakers from financial organisations give you insights and up-to-the- minute knowledge of the subject area and brings practical insights into the classroom by applying the theory to real-world scenarios.
  • State-of-the-art facilities - such as a virtual trading floor which provides exclusive access to the latest financial software used in the banking and finance industry, and access to specialised financial and economic databases and software used by economists in finance or in government. These facilities are coupled with a range of courses that familiarise you with such practical skills as trading and database use.
  • Located in the heart of London, King’s Business School has a strong reputation for research-led teaching and links to industry.
  • Apply for King's Business School scholarships of up to 50% tuition fees or £10,000 for our full-time postgraduate courses.
Dishabh, Banking & Finance

“Studying at King's is a great feeling full of experience and everlasting success.”

Dishabh, Banking & Finance, King's Business School student

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Employability

As a Business School student you not only have full access to all the award winning events and resources from our central team King’s Careers and Employability service but a bespoke service curated especially for you by our dedicated careers team.

  • Develop greater self-awareness of strengths, interests and values. Increase confidence in presenting yours authentic self to employers and making career decisions that work for you.

  • Gain insight, make connections and uncover opportunities through our campus events and connections with world- leading organisations, alumni, thought leaders and investors.

  • Sharpen your application skills for internships, placements, graduate schemes and jobs using cutting edge technology combined with personalised expert feedback and specialised workshops.

  • Build an impressive portfolio of work relevant domain knowledge, leadership, workplace digital or technical skills through employer and professional programmes and micro-certifications.

  • Apply and hone your skills in a real world context. Access a world-class range of internships, placements, start-up incubators, leadership initiatives and focused diversity and inclusion opportunities.

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Employability

As a Business School student you not only have full access to all the award winning events and resources from our central team King’s Careers and Employability service but a bespoke service curated especially for you by our dedicated careers team.

  • Develop greater self-awareness of strengths, interests and values. Increase confidence in presenting yours authentic self to employers and making career decisions that work for you.

  • Gain insight, make connections and uncover opportunities through our campus events and connections with world- leading organisations, alumni, thought leaders and investors.

  • Sharpen your application skills for internships, placements, graduate schemes and jobs using cutting edge technology combined with personalised expert feedback and specialised workshops.

  • Build an impressive portfolio of work relevant domain knowledge, leadership, workplace digital or technical skills through employer and professional programmes and micro-certifications.

  • Apply and hone your skills in a real world context. Access a world-class range of internships, placements, start-up incubators, leadership initiatives and focused diversity and inclusion opportunities.

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