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Overview

Who is it for?

You are an ambitious recent graduate looking to develop a full range of skills to help launch your career in finance or accounting. This is a highly practical master's course in Investment Management so you’ll need to possess a high level of quantitative skills.

Your coursework will involve you in examining accounting and finance from the perspective of those who use financial reports to evaluate company and managerial performance.

Brian Ciambella
I chose the programme at Bayes for a number of reasons: I liked the curriculum with its focus on venture capital and private equity and I wanted to opportunity to do a deep dive research dissertation. Living and studying in the heart of London also appealed to me.

The programme provided me with the skills I needed to work in private equity and become a venture capitalist. Over the last 15 years, I have invested $17B in market capital in over 20 of the world’s leading global technology companies and have founded three companies that have had successful exits.

- Bryan Ciambella

Objectives

To join this very practical and demanding Investment Management programme you’ll need a high level of quantitative skills. You’ll already hold the equivalent of a UK upper second degree, with previous study or evidence of skills in finance or quantitative methods.

You’re likely to be a recent graduate looking for a course to kick-start your career in finance or accounting. And you’re ready to make the most of the senior industry and peer group contacts you’ll make on your studies and at student societies and networking events.

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Structure

What will you learn?

On the Investment Management master’s degree, you will:

  • Learn from top finance and business leaders on a course delivered with extensive input from City of London financial institutions and leading practitioners.
  • Tailor your course to your career aspirations with a choice of options in the third term, including a supervised research project plus elective modules, or electives only.
  • Get valuable international experience on electives in places such as New York or Madrid.
  • Study on a master’s course that’s - accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) - a CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts) Institute Partner Programme -  a Member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts (CAIA) Academic Partnership Programme
  • Build on our links to financial institutions close by in the City of London to further your career and connect with alumni and industry leaders.

Induction weeks

All of our MSc courses start with two compulsory induction weeks which include relevant refresher courses, an introduction to the careers services and the annual careers fair.

Assessment methods

Assessment

We review all our courses regularly to keep them up-to-date on issues of both theory and practice.

To satisfy the requirements of the degree course students must complete:

  • nine core courses (15 credits each)

and either

  • five electives (10 credits each)
  • three electives (10 credits each) and an Applied Research Project (20 credits)
  • one elective (10 credits) and a Business Research Project (40 credits).

Assessment of modules on the MSc in Investment Management programme, in most cases, is by means of coursework and unseen examination.

Coursework may consist of standard essays, individual and group presentations, group reports, classwork, unseen tests and problem sets. Please note that any group work may include an element of peer assessment.

Term dates

Term dates 2023/24

  • Induction: 11th September 2023 - 22nd September 2023
  • Term one: 25th September 2023 - 8th December 2023
  • Term one exams: 8th January 2024 - 19th January 2024
  • Term two: 22nd January 2024 - 5th April 2024
  • Term two exams: 22nd April 2024 - 3rd May 2024
  • Term three - international electives: 6th May 2024 - 17th May 2024
  • Term three: 20th May 2024 - 5th July 2024
  • Term three exams: 8th July 2024 - 19th July 2024
  • Resits: 12th August 2024 - 23rd August 2024
  • Additional resit week - tests only: 26th August 2024 - 30th August 2024.

Timetables

Course timetables are normally available from July and can be accessed from our timetabling pages. These pages also provide timetables for the current academic year, though this information should be viewed as indicative and details may vary from year to year.

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Please note that all academic timetables are subject to change.

Teaching staff

Course Director

Course director profile

Professor Aneel Keswani

Reader in Finance

The teaching staff on the MSc in Investment Management have many years of practical experience working in the financial services sector and are also active researchers in their fields

This knowledge and experience inform the highly interactive lectures that make up the MSc in Investment Management

Module Leaders include:

Application

How to apply

Apply for MSc Investment Management

Documents required for decision-making

  • Transcript/interim transcript
  • Grading system used by your university
  • Current module list if still studying
  • CV
  • Personal statement - this should be 500-600 words in length and answer the following:
    • Why have you selected this course? What are your motivating factors?
    • What are your areas of interest within the course?
    • What contributions do you feel you can make to the course?
    • How do you see the course affecting your career plans?

Documents which may follow at a later date

  • English language test result if applicable
  • GMAT result if applicable
  • Confirmation of professional qualification examinations/exemptions/passes, if applicable
  • Two references
  • For a successful application to receive an unconditional status, all award documents must be verified, and should be provided to the relevant Admissions Officer via one of the methods stated in your offer.

We cannot comment on individual eligibility before you apply and we can only process your application once it is fully complete, with all requested information received.

Individual Appointments

If you would like to arrange an individual appointment to discuss the application process and be given a tour of the facilities, please complete this form.

Please note - these are subject to availability.

Terms and conditions

Students applying to study at Bayes Business School are subject to City, University of London's terms and conditions.

Entry requirements

  • A UK upper second class degree or above, or the equivalent from an overseas institution.
  • Some level of previous study or evidence of skills in finance or quantitative methods is essential.
  • Work experience is not a requirement of this course.

GMAT

  • GMAT is not required for application, but may be requested as a condition of offer at the discretion of the Admissions Panel.

English language requirements

If you have been studying in the UK for the last three years it is unlikely that you will have to take an English language test.

If you have studied in the UK at degree level for less than three years (e.g. 3+1, 2+1, 2+2, etc.) you will be required to provide the results of an approved English language test and possibly resit the test to meet our academic entry requirements.

Full list of approved English language tests/qualifications and minimum requirements.

Fees

UK/EU/International £31,700 Tuition fees are subject to annual change

Fees in each subsequent year of study for continuing students (where applicable) will be subject to an annual increase of 2%. We will confirm any change to the annual tuition fee for continuing students in writing prior to commencing each subsequent year of study (where applicable).

Deposit: £2,000 (usually paid within 1 month of receiving offer and non-refundable unless conditions of offer are not met)

First installment: Half fees less deposit (payable during on-line registration which should be completed at least 5 days before the start of the induction period)
Second installment: Half fees (paid in January following start of course)

Information about Scholarships

Career pathways

As an MSc in Investment Management graduate you’ll be equipped for a career in asset management, wealth management, hedge fund management, investment and private equity.

Recent graduates are now working as analysts, associates, traders and advisers in investment banks, financial services organisations and professional services firms.

You’ll get help from our careers team to decide on your career path and realise your professional goals, and you’ll be able to make use of our connections with influential organisations in the finance industry.

Class profile

  • Investment Analyst - Global Markets
  • Trainee - Leveraged Capital Markets
  • Analyst - Global Markets Corporate Sales
  • European Gas Market Analyst - Trading and Shipping
  • Broker - Environmental and Renewables]

Previous graduates have gone on to work in consulting and financial services across the UK, the EU, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

(Data provided from alumni who completed the annual destination data survey for 2020/21 and 2019/20).

Course information and statistics (2022/23 cohort)

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58
nationalities in previous cohort
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23
average age of student body

Accreditation

This MSc is accredited by several professional bodies.

See accreditation details

CFA Program Partner

The CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, recognises the rigour and the relevance of the MSc in Investment Management and has awarded this course partner status. CFA Program Partner status is awarded to a select number of universities around the world whose degree courses incorporate at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge. The CFA Program is the essential qualification for those wishing to pursue a career in the finance sector and the CFA Institute recognises the MSc in Investment Management as strong preparation for their professional exams.

Each year a number of CFA scholarships are available to Bayes students, offering financial assistance with the CFA exam registration fees.

Member of CAIA Academic Partnership Programme

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts Association (CAIA) is an independent organisation committed to education in the field of alternative investments and is recognised globally as the hallmark of excellence.

The partnership recognises that the content of the MSc in Investment Management reflects the concepts, tools and practices required by investment professionals working with products ranging from hedge funds to commodities.

Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

Graduates of the MSc in Investment Management will be eligible to apply for the following:

  • General Insurance qualifications framework
    60 non specific credits at Advanced Diploma level
  • Financial Services qualifications framework
    AF4 Investment Planning (30 credits at Advanced Diploma level)
    Plus
    30 non specific credits at Advanced Diploma Level