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September 2010

Duration

24 months (F/T)
12 months of lectures
up to 12 months to write Professional Dissertation

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GGSB MSc in Finance Programme

GGSB MSc in Finance is a two-year course run in partnership with Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB). The course builds a strong foundation in the theory and practice of making financial decisions in an international environment, so it’s ideal for students aiming to work at the highest level in banking, financial services and corporate finance.

It’s also excellent preparation for the Chartered Financial Analysts® (CFA®) exams. Their syllabus covers a significant part of the CFA® Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and covers related fields such as management control systems, business law, corporate governance, and private equity investment.

GGSB is one of Europe’s most prestigious business schools, triple accredited by AMBA , EQUIS and AACSB and ranked by the Financial Times, Economist and Business Week.

Full-time
Duration: 24 months
Year one: Core modules
Year two: Final Master’s Project – Professional Dissertation

Programme Breakdown

The GGSB MSc in Finance has three compulsory core modules evaluated by assignment or examination. These are followed by a Capstone Course to prepare you for the Final Master’s Project, the Professional Dissertation.

24 Month Full Time Tuition
The Fundamentals of Finance
4 month
  • Quantitative Methods for Finance
  • Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Economics for Finance
Mastering Financial Management
4 month
  • International Financial Management
  • Investment and Valuation
  • Management Control Systems
  • Ethics, Professional Standards and Corporate Governance
 
Advanced Finance
4 month
  • Advanced Financial Statements Analysis
  • Derivatives
  • Fixed Income Investments
  • Audit and Risk Management
  • M&As, LBOs, and Venture Capital
 
 
Capstone Course
12 month
  • Financial Strategy and Integrative Case Study
  • Research Methodology and Dissertation Workshop
 

Once you’ve completed your core modules you’ll research and complete your final master’s project, which should be between 15,000 and 20,000 words in total. You’ll have a minimum of three months to complete your project which may be completed and submitted from anywhere in the world, using LSBF and GGSB’s Moodle internet-based learning platform.

  
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