MSc Degree in LMBS www.londonmet.ac.

uk Professor Roman Matousek

Type of courses
MSc

in International Banking and Finance MSc in Finance MSc in Financial Derivatives and finance MSc in International Business and finance (IBF) And more see: www.londonmet.ac.uk

About the degree

The degree offers a good mix of academic and vocational coverage of the subject material involved, the focus of which is on the advanced theoretical and empirical literature in international banking and finance. To achieve the courses aims and achieve the best delivery of the subject material, the course is taught by academics with experience of the teaching and research in economics and finance. The course strives to deliver a programme that will see the successful, graduating student well equipped to enter national or international companies with a theoretical and applied knowledge of economics and finance.

Admissions Criteria MSC

Postgraduate degrees are for students who have already completed an undergraduate degree to a good standard or have enough experience in the relevant field. A master's is usually taught like an undergraduate degree and takes one or two years. It is more challenging than a bachelor's and demands considerable independent thought from students. IELTS or TOEFL

Key Features of Postgraduate Courses

The

Masters award has a total credit point value of 180 points at level M. This represents a total volume of 1800 notional learning hours associated with the award, where 1 credit point is equivalent to 10 learning hours. Your Masters course will normally divide between a total of 120 credit points for the taught elements and 60 credit points for the Dissertation

 Masters

180 points 6 modules + dissertation

Postgraduate

Diploma

120 points

6 modules
Postgraduate

Certificate

60 points

3 modules

Modules

6 modules plus dissertation Quantitative Research Methods Financial Markets and Portfolio Theory Banking Operations and Strategy Domestic and International Banking Plus 2 optional modules,

Corporate Finance Development Finance International Finance Economics of European Integration Bank Capital Management Financial Derivatives Modelling and Forecasting Financial Markets Islamic Banking and Finance Risk Hedging and Financial Instruments Law of International Banking and Finance Law of International Banking Transactions

 All

taught modules and the dissertation/project module are marked on a percentage scale, with a pass/fail threshold of 50%. Based on the final aggregate average percentage result, the overall Masters award may be graded Masters (50-64%), Masters with Merit (65 69%), or Masters with Distinction (70% plus).

 In

the postgraduate programme, the Department runs 8 postgraduate courses, which are offered both full-time and parttime. Each course is co-ordinated by a Course Leader. Individual modules are co-ordinated by a Module Leader. A three hour weekly session is scheduled for each module.

Attendance
Most

subjects are progressive in their content with sessions building upon each other, so if you do miss sessions you will need to catch up with any work that you have missed. You should inform your Course Leader and module tutors if you are going to be unable to attend your course for some time, other than the occasional unavoidable absence.

Studying
You

should aim to attend all your timetabled classes which include a weekly lecture. You also need to study in your own time and altogether you should plan to spend 12-14 hours a week on each module, making a forty hour week commitment for a full-time student!!!

Marking and Assessment

Classification

thresholds for each grade of award as follows: Masters degree with

Masters degree with Masters degree Fail

70%

and above Distinction 65% - 69.99% Merit 50% - 64.99% 0% - 49.99%

Study Resources and Facilities

Libraries

The

library service at City Campus maintains three libraries, located at Calcutta House, Commercial Road and Moorgate. Full details of the Library services are available on the web at http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/libraries.

Internship
The

best students can be offered an internship during Summer in Financial Institutions in the City of London You gain a real working experience from different departments.