The University of Sheffield
Department of Economics

MSc Finance

Content and Structure

Students are required to complete 8 taught modules over two semesters: in each semester students are required to take 4 modules which are examined at the end of each semester. In addition students are required to complete a dissertation. The award of an MSc Finance requires students to pass taught modules and the dissertation.
Semester 1 Core Modules
MGT6105 Modern Finance
MGT6106 Raising Capital
ECN6520 Macroeconomic Analysis
ECN6540 Quantitative Methods and Econometrics
Semester 2 Core Modules
MGT6109 Asset Pricing
ECN6660 Monetary Economics and Dynamic Optimisation
One from:
ECN601 Applied Microeconometrics
ECN602 Applied Macroeconometrics
Option modules
ECN6002 Development Finance
ECN6530 Mathematical Methods for Economics
ECN6620 International Money and Finance
One from (if not taken above)
ECN601 Applied Microeconometrics
ECN602 Applied Macroeconometrics