This programme is designed to offer specialist and integrated instruction in both Finance and Financial Regulation. The programme will be attractive to graduates who wish to broaden their knowledge and understanding of the operations of firms, organisations and markets within their financial, economic and regulatory environments. It will also appeal to graduates wishing to pursue regulatory and compliance based careers.
The taught modules are designed to enable students to appreciate and understand both finance and financial regulation.
Modules
Elective modules (choose one)
One of the following:
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A good UK honours degree (minimum lower second class) in one of the following areas: Finance, Accounting, Law with Finance and/or Accounting. Business Studies entrants should demonstrate some prior understanding of Finance, Law and /or Accounting at an undergraduate level
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Equivalent overseas degree recognised by Aston University.
As well as:
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Two professional references – at least one must be from an academic referee
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An official academic transcript of your university grades to date
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A completed application form.
For International Students:
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An official academic transcript, with an official English translation, of your university grades to date
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Students whose native language is not English will also need to satisfy our English language requirements with one of the following:
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A TOEFL score of 100 with a minimum score of 23 in writing and speaking and 20 in reading and listening (internet based)
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An overall IELTS score of 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in listening and reading)
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A PEARSON score of 61 overall with a minimum score of 61 in writing and speaking and 53 in reading and listening
Pre-sessional English language programmes are available for good applicants whose English qualification falls just short of these requirements.
The taught modules are assessed through a mixture of examinations and coursework. The taught element of the programme is complemented by a substantial piece of research. Successful completion of both the taught and research parts of the programme leads the completion of the degree.
This programme is designed for candidates wishing to pursue a career in finance in the private and public sectors as well as those wishing to pursue a career in financial regulation with financial regulatory bodies and financial institutions such as banks. The programme is also suitable for those wishing to pursue more advanced studies, such as a PhD on completion of the programme.
For information on sector opportunities see the Banking, Investment and Insurance overview on the Prospects website.
Students will acquire skills in the following areas: giving presentations; team working; report writing; negotiation and IT skills.
Aston Business School's outstanding student facilities include:
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A purpose-built suite which is accessible exclusively to Masters students
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24 hours access
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Free Wi-Fi connection
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Modern lecture/tutorial rooms
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Computer labs
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Lounge area
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IT equipment and packages and use of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Professor Nathan L Joseph
MBA, DIC, PhD
I am an Associate of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA) and a Member of the EURO Working Group on Financial Modelling. I am also Associate Editor for the International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, and on the Editorial board for International Quarterly Journal in Finance, Finance Letter, and Journal of International Business and Finance.
My current research interests include: Modelling asset pricing; Risk management and asset pricing; Market efficiency and stock price overreaction; Corporate governance and share price impacts.
Sir Adrian Cadbury
Honorary Professor
Sir Adrian graduated from Cambridge in 1952, where he studied economics at King’s College. He is perhaps most well known for his chairmanship of the Committee on The Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (more commonly known as the Cadbury Committee) between 1991 and 1995 and the code of best practice which bears his name. The development of corporate governance worldwide owes much to the work of the Cadbury Committee and the principles it developed under Sir Adrian’s chairmanship. The Committee’s work provided the foundation for the UK’s current Combined Code on Corporate Governance.
Sir Adrian has a long-standing relationship with Aston. He served as Chancellor of the university between 1979 and 2004 and he continues to play an important and valued part in the life of the university. Sir Adrian contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, speaking in particular on governance, business ethics and corporate social responsibility. He publishes on corporate governance matters and serves on the editorial board of the journal Corporate Governance: An International Review.
Mr Robert Goddard
BA (Hons), LLM (Commercial Law)
Robert's teaching and research interests are in company law, corporate governance and taxation. He is particularly interested in Scots law and company law in the Crown Dependencies. On the MSc Finance and Financial Regulation, he teaches corporate governance and investment regulation. He has published widely in academic and practitioner journals and contributes to OUP's Annotated Companies Acts. He maintains a blog to support his teaching - visit it here.
Dr Stuart Cooper
BA (Hons), ACA, PGC in Teaching & Learning, PhD
Stuart is a qualified Chartered Accountant with several years’ audit experience. In 2002 he successfully completed his PhD entitled “Stakeholder Accounting: The Case of the Electricity Industry in England and Wales”. His primary research interest is in the area of social and environmental accounting and reporting. His teaching has included financial accounting, taxation and finance modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr Anastasia Chivikova
LLB, LLM, PhD in Law
I joined the Aston Business School as a lecturer in law after completing my PhD at the University of Birmingham. My specialist area is the financing of international trade, in particular the law on bank guarantees. In that context, my research has focused on such issues as the balance between the interests of the parties to banking arrangements, exceptions to the ordinary rules of contract and the interrelationship between different branches of law. In my PhD thesis, I undertook a comparative analysis of several common law jurisdictions with the aim of suggesting directions for reform in England. My general research and teaching interests are banking law and regulation, and business law.
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