Electives

Participants select between six and eight electives from a portfolio of approximately thirty courses. The electives build on the solid foundations established by the core courses and allow participants to focus on areas of particular interest and relevance to their current job or future career.

An opportunity to specialise
Some participants may choose to specialise in a particular area of finance. Concentrations are awarded in corporate finance, investment management and quantitative finance to participants who complete at least three electives in the chosen field.  For each concentration there is a mandatory practical module taught by a leading practitioner.

To find out more download Industry specialisms and recommended electives (PDF 92KB).

Alphabetical listing
Electives are listed alphabetically by title below. While this illustrates the number and range of electives offered, the portfolio may vary slightly from year to year. To view the content of the electives, download Electives in Detail (PDF 35KB).

• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Advanced Financial Analysis and Financial Modelling
• Behavioural Finance
• Credit Risk
• Dissertation Option
• Emerging Markets
• Energy: Markets, Models and Strategies
• Equity Investment Management
• European Financial Markets
• Financial Analysis of Mergers and Complex Restructurings
• Financial Engineering and Risk Management
• Financing the Entrepreneurial Business
• Fixed Income Securities
• Global Capital Markets and Currencies
• Hedge Funds
• International Finance
• Investment Management Programme
• Mergers, MBOs and other Corporate Reorganisations
• Options and Futures
• PhD Seminars in Financial Economics I, II and III
• Project Finance
• Securities Analysis and Financial Modelling
• Strategy for MiFs
• Time Series Analysis, Market Models and Forecasting
• Topics in Assessment Management
• Trading and Financial Market Structure
• Using Better Measurement to Improve Performance
• Venture Capital and Private Equity
• World Economy: Problems and Prospects

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